Dateline Rice for Jan. 16, 2014

FEATURED ITEM

Texas-sized campaign cash flows in governor’s race
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor and chair of political science and fellow in political science at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in an article about donor funds given to Texas political candidates.
Washington Post (This Associated Press article also appeared in the Houston Chronicle, Yahoo! News and more than 20 other affiliates.)
http://wapo.st/K6kB2b
Dewhurst outraises challengers in campaign reports
Houston Chronicle (This appeared on the front page.)
http://bit.ly/1cuF07c
Top Texas races bring big bucks in final weeks
KHOU-TV (This article also appeared in Star-Telegram, the Brownsville Herald, KXAN-TV, the Gazette and Merced Sun-Star.)
http://bit.ly/19vfK5X
Wendy Davis outraised Greg Abbott over past 6 months — or did she?
National Review Online
http://bit.ly/1hs9hck
How much did the candidates for Texas governor raise so far?
KUHF-FM
http://bit.ly/1eF4UI0
Competitive Texas races bring excitement, big donors
Abilene Reporter-News
http://bit.ly/KlsMHk
Governor’s race may break fundraising records
Abilene Reporter-News
http://bit.ly/1mbgX5w
Upping the ante: Abbott, Davis post big early fundraising hauls in Texas governor’s race
Star Tribune
http://strib.mn/1fBWsyv

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Appropriations bill removes restrictions on NSF funding for political science
The powers of presidents are one of the many topics studied by political scientists with help from the National Science Foundation. A blog authored by Rick Wilson, the Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Political Science and professor of statistics and of psychology, is referenced.
Washington Post
http://wapo.st/1dTw5NE

Crazy! Spider launches slingshot web to snag prey (video)
Graduate student Phil Torres is mentioned for his research about the Ray spider.
Yahoo! News UK and Ireland (This article also appeared in Yahoo! Maktoob.)
http://yhoo.it/1cuISFf
Acrobatic spider launches slingshot web to snag prey
Mother Nature Network
http://bit.ly/1fzhEVU
Daredevil spider slingshots itself at food
Business Insider
http://read.bi/1gQdwxt

Cultural alliance grants to bring artist, concerts to York City
Wayne White’s Rice University Art Gallery installation “Big Lectric Fan to Keep Me Cool While I Sleep” is mentioned.
York Dispatch
http://bit.ly/1j8ZHOw

Steele headlines MLK banquet
Alumna Tracy Steele ’85 is the featured speaker at a Martin Luther King Day banquet in Malvern, Ark.
Malvern Daily Record
http://bit.ly/1gQx0lr

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Recent editorials from Texas newspapers
An editorial in the Austin American-Statesman about politics and science mentions the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s deletion of parts of a report that a Rice professor wrote for the agency in 2011.
KTBC-TV (Austin) (This article also appeared in KSLA-TV and KRHD-TV.)
http://bit.ly/1j26Qh1

George P. Bush kicks off statewide bus tour in Pasadena
Rice alumnus George P. Bush ’98 is beginning his statewide campaign for Texas Land Commissioner.
The Pasadena Citizen (This article also appeared in Deer Park Broadcaster.)
http://bit.ly/1cqt727

Higher ed coming out of controversial time, some university leaders say
An article about the Association of American Universities (AAU) and the state of higher education mentions that Rice is one of three Texas schools that are AAU members.
San Marcos Mercury
http://bit.ly/1hYEwOQ

Sugar Land Land-Use Forum speakers announced
Stephen Klineberg, professor of sociology and co-director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, will be a guest speaker for the first Land-Use Forum.
Fort Bend Star
http://bit.ly/1cqDJ16

Endangered historical and archeological sites topic of Jan. 21 Archeological Society meeting
Alumnus Louis Aulbach ’70 is one of the presenters for a program entitled “Endangered Historical and Archaeological Sites along Buffalo Bayou.”
Fort Bend Star
http://bit.ly/1m7dlld

Third Ward renaissance: A call for renewal
Stephen Fox, lecturer of architecture, is quoted in an article about the renovation of the Third Ward.
The Daily Cougar
http://bit.ly/1aa0Qmg

MFAH Friday and Saturday afternoon lecture series – January 2014
Rice is included in Barrie Scardino Bradley’s new book, “Houston’s Hermann Park: A Century of Community.”
CultureMap
http://bit.ly/1eUQLqL

On-the-go musicians strike the right note to balance family and career
The Pacifica Quartet will perform at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music Jan. 16.
CultureMap
http://bit.ly/1hs4kAh

First United Methodist Church opens 2014 concert season
Thomas Jaber, professor of music and director of choral ensembles, will accompany Daniel Montenegro for a concert at Chapel of the Resurrection.
Fort Bend Star
http://bit.ly/1fzjkid

Video: Dave Hickey, part 2: Sabbatical art
American art and cultural critic Dave Hickey spoke at Rice about the importance of art.
Glasstire
http://bit.ly/1j9blsy
Video: Dave Hickey, part 3: Administrated art history
Glasstire
http://bit.ly/1mboL7p

BROADCAST

KTRH-AM
Christopher Bronk, fellow in information technology policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, comments on Target’s massive data breach.
http://bit.ly/Klyglr

What your social situation says about how you’re likely to die
Justin Denney, assistant professor of sociology, discusses his study titled “The Social Side of Accidental Death.”
KUHF-FM
http://bit.ly/1aaeAxx

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Volcanic mayhem drove major burst of evolution
New evidence suggests volcanoes cause global warming, due to their large emission of carbon dioxide. Cin-Ty Lee, professor of Earth science, is quoted.
New Scientist
http://bit.ly/1aHFPgW

Researchers ‘detune’ a molecule
Rice physicists Yajing Li and Douglas Natelson found that it’s possible to soften the bonds between atoms by applying a voltage and running an electric current through a single buckyball.
Nanowerk
http://bit.ly/1i1hRBE

#Catholic and #Islamic eschatologies compared
David Cook, associate professor of religious studies, is interviewed.
Vivificat!
http://bit.ly/1arUoBw

LPFM watch: FCC grants 107 LPFM applications, more oppositions filed
Nonprofit groups applying for LPFM (low-power FM) are being turned away, due to their ineligibility. Rice and other radio advocacy groups filed objections against questionable applicants.
Radio Survivor
http://bit.ly/1deHFpg

Announcing our exclusive health care summit Feb. 21: Request an invite
A health care summit entitled “From Precision Medicine to Precision Management” will be held at Rice’s BioScience Research Collaborative.
Xconomy
http://bit.ly/1eN6KZC

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

The future of American business: Simon Sinek
John F. Kennedy’s speech given at Rice in 1962 is referenced.
AskMen
http://bit.ly/1mb85wN

Lecture to address the American ‘religion of no religion’
Jeffrey Kripal, the J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religious Studies, will discuss Americans calling themselves “spiritual, but not religious” at Arizona State University.
ASU News
http://bit.ly/1dTDuwx

SPORTS

Men’s college hoops: Rice faces 1st C-USA road test
Rice men’s basketball is playing against Southern Miss Jan. 16.
Your Spring News (This article also appeared in Your Atascocita News, Lake Houston Observer, Kingwood Observer, Humble Observer and the Villager.)
http://bit.ly/1dwE9ZV

Texas Tech gives No. 12 Baylor a rude awakening
Rice women’s basketball won against Louisiana Tech 82-68. Jessica Kuster broke the school record for rebounds.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1cuUf00

College football: Rice University receives 2013 AFCA Academic Excellence Award
Rice received the AFCA Academic Excellence Award for having a 100 percent graduation rate for freshman athletes in the Class of 2006. Rice football coach David Bailiff also accepted the 2013 American Football Coaches Association Academic Achievement Award at the AFCA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind.
Cypress Creek Mirror
http://bit.ly/1mbdS5E

Malzahn named coach of the year after 1st season with Auburn
Rice football coach David Bailiff is featured in an article about being among the top five finalists for the Paul “Bear” Bryant Award for Coach of the Year.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1aQyviU
Auburn’s Malzahn named Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant Coach of the Year
WWNT-AM (Dothan, Ala.) (This article also appeared in WBRC-TV, WTVM-TV, WAFF-TV, WBRC-TV, WSFA-TV, WXIX-TV, KAIT-TV and WMBF-TV.)
http://bit.ly/L9ZtYR
KCEN-TV (Waco, Texas)
http://bit.ly/KlxoNw
WHNT-TV (Huntsville, Ala.)
http://bit.ly/Klxo08
KRIV-TV
http://bit.ly/LjOzQZ
KPRC-TV
http://bit.ly/1aR0Yp4
WOAI-TV (San Antonio)
http://bit.ly/1aR1G5u
KHOU-TV
http://bit.ly/Lap6st
KTRK-TV
http://bit.ly/1huQfSs
WTVY-TV (Dothan, Ala.)
http://bit.ly/1kEfDtP

UH hires former Texans assistant as running backs coach
Former Rice Owls wide receivers coach Dan Hammerschmidt is the new running backs coach at University of Houston.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1m8WX0J

Club sports foster healthy lifestyles, are outlets for fun, camaraderie
The Rice women’s soccer team is mentioned.
UT Dallas
http://bit.ly/1apSTqN

JFP top 25: Final college football poll
The Rice Owls dropped out of the final college football poll.
Jackson Free Press
http://bit.ly/1eFb1fz

Newly hired head football coach starts his tenure at JMU
Alumnus Andrew Mehringer ’10 has been announced as a co-offensive coordinator for the James Madison University football team.
The Breeze
http://bit.ly/1arFXNS

Straight from the top: A Q-and-A session with Washington Nationals President of Baseball Operations/GM Mike Rizzo
Alumnus Anthony Rendon ’12 is mentioned.
Penn Live
http://bit.ly/1m8RjvF

NEWS RELEASE

Researchers ‘detune’ a molecule
Rice physicists Yajing Li and Douglas Natelson found that it’s possible to soften the bonds between atoms by applying a voltage and running an electric current through a single buckyball.
http://bit.ly/1kEw8Gj