Dateline Rice for Feb. 6, 2014

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Hacks on gas (and the grid): Cybersecurity, energy and national defense
Christopher Bronk, fellow in information technology policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed on cyberattacks and the effect on national security and is quoted in an article on this topic.
Forbes
http://onforb.es/LBAZYw
US Army must be prepared for cybersecurity threats to energy sector, study says
Phys.org
http://bit.ly/LBzObw

Legion hears results of TBI treatment study
Eshel Ben-Jacob, a senior investigator at Rice’s Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, adjunct professor of biochemistry and cell biology, briefed the American Legion about the results of a study done on the effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
American Legion
http://bit.ly/1b5faNx

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Photo advisory: Rice University’s Charles McConnell discusses global energy strategy at 2014 Winter NAPE
Charles McConnell, executive director of Rice University’s Energy and Environment Initiative and former U.S. assistant secretary of energy for fossil energy in the Department of Energy, shared his views on global energy strategy at the Expo’s Feb. 5 Business Conference.
Fort Mill Times
http://bit.ly/1ix0XrH

Capsule art reviews: ‘The Age of Impressionism: Great French Paintings from the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute,’ ‘Garden Object’
El Ultimo Grito’s “Garden Object” installation is on view at Rice University Art Gallery through March 16.
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/1fIhQzE

BROADCAST

Authorities warn about possible toothpaste tube bombs
Airlines traveling to Russia received an advisory from the Department of Homeland Security about the threat of toothpaste bombs. Richard Stoll, the Albert Thomas Chair in Political Science and scholar at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
KPRC-TV
http://bit.ly/LBIUF6
http://bit.ly/1fyqAGo

Controversia por el oleoducto Keystone XL
Paul Brace, the Clarence L. Carter professor of political science, commented on the political implications of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline.
Univision
http://bit.ly/1nWBRGB

KRIV-TV
Raise Your Hand Texas is sponsoring 26 principals from seven Houston-area school districts to attend the yearlong Rice Education Entrepreneurship Program Business Fellowship for School Leaders.
http://bit.ly/1dsVRYA

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Bill Glick: Great entrepreneurs are neither made nor born
Bill Glick, dean of Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, authored an op-ed about business leaders.
Smart Business
http://bit.ly/1gN8BBc

Why CVS is giving up smoking
John Palizza, a former lecturer in management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Management, is quoted about CVS no longer selling tobacco products.
Marketplace
http://bit.ly/1fyioGd

Natcore technology adds scientist to accelerate laser and quantum dot progress
The development of a manufacturable quantum dot solar cell at Rice is mentioned.
Hispanic Business
http://bit.ly/1jiof8e

Graphene could be a starting point for diamond based nanoelectronics materials
Perfect sheets of diamond a few atoms thick appear to be possible even without the big squeeze that makes natural gems. Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and professor of chemistry, and Pavel Sorokin, a former postdoctoral associate at Rice and now a senior researcher at the Technological Institute for Superhard and Novel Carbon Materials in Moscow, are quoted.
New Electronics
http://bit.ly/LBz5Hp

Graphene ribbons exceed theoretical conduction limit
James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and of computer science, is quoted in an article about the development of graphene nanoribbons.
Chemistry World
http://rsc.li/Mv0xY3

Space flies offer clues about microgravity’s impact on astronauts
Rice contributed to a study about the immune system of fruit flies sent on a 12-day space shuttle mission.
Space Daily
http://bit.ly/1fIqUog

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Demographics help guide planning
Stephen Klineberg, professor of sociology and co-director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is referenced for his insight on racial demographics.
Community Impact
http://bit.ly/1fInz8E
Study: Blacks most likely to emphasize importance of postsecondary education
emPower magazine
http://bit.ly/N8JtIh

McKendree does well at speech and debate meets
McKendree University competed against 30 other colleges and universities, including Rice, at the Mile High Swing Jan. 18-20.
Belleville News Democrat
http://bit.ly/1jgRJTN

Austin, Texas: model state for restoration and progress
McMurtry College senior Bili Yin is quoted in an article about Austin, Texas.
The Daily Campus
http://bit.ly/1fyjGRB

Port-A-Cool, LLC announces new president, CEO
Alumnus Ben Wulf ’01 is the new president and CEO of Port-A-Cool, the Texas-based manufacturer of portable evaporative coolers and cooling media.
Light and Champion
http://bit.ly/1kgZh9b

Fencing club: Crossing blades since 1941
Rice is mentioned as a fencing opponent for University of North Texas.
North Texas Daily
http://bit.ly/1fyusHo

SPORTS

Articles mention Rice’s signing-day picks.
Rice: Bailiff hopes class will lead to another C-USA title
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/LTqm4a
Crosby’s Walter twins sign with Rice
KHOU-TV
http://bit.ly/1b2JEQ6
Rice signs 18 Texas players, 1 from Alaska
KHOU-TV
http://bit.ly/1it2hwi
Aggies land top-5 recruiting class
KHOU-TV
http://bit.ly/1iuJ4Ks
Rice’s Texas-heavy class includes signee from North Pole, Alaska
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1brIY19
Athletics: Nine Crosby student-athletes ink with colleges
Lake Houston Observer
http://bit.ly/1fvtEmx
5 St. Pius X athletes to sign with colleges today
The Leader
http://www.theleadernews.com/?p=15909
National Signing Day across the Brazos Valley
KBTX-TV (Bryan/College Station)
http://bit.ly/1nUUjPN
2 Tigers, 2 Brahmas to play college football
Wharton Journal Spectator
http://bit.ly/1dr95VO
Class acts sign to Rice University
NewsFix
http://bit.ly/1jiix6j
Interior football players make nifty moves
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
http://bit.ly/1fVMTHD
Nelson’s stock soared before signing with Hawkeyes
Iowa City Press Citizen
http://icp-c.com/1eXHcpr
Walter twins, Alaskan WR, among 19 to sign with Rice football
Examiner
http://exm.nr/N8nK39
Local athletes begin college dreams
WEYI-TV
http://bit.ly/1kh6LsO
Owls sign 19 on Signing Day
Bulldog Blitz (This article also appeared in goPOWERCAT and Rivals.)
http://bit.ly/1lCUwsp
KTVA-TV
http://bit.ly/LTDBBH

Rachel Moody, Christian McCurdy pace national swimmers of the week honors
Wiess College senior Rachel Moody is the Philip Hunsaker CollegeSwimming.com Women’s Division I and Conference USA Swimmer of the Week.
Swimming World Magazine
http://bit.ly/1lBdXSo

Men’s college hoops: Rice to host North Texas on Thursday
Rice men’s basketball will play North Texas Feb. 6 at Tudor Fieldhouse.
Humble Observer (This article also appeared in Lake Houston Observer, Atascocita Observer and Kingwood Observer.)
http://bit.ly/MuVsPu
Rice Owls vs. North Texas Mean Green – Feb. 6, 2014
Sports Chat Place
http://bit.ly/1kZCTPG

Rookie season of growing pains for San Francisco 49ers TE Vance McDonald
Alumnus Vance McDonald ’13 is featured.
Rant Sports
http://bit.ly/LBHUAT

Former fat quarterback Jared Lorenzen is now even fatter (and still playing quarterback!)
SportsRadio 610 will hold a combine at Rice Stadium Feb. 22.
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/1kVbj60

NEWS RELEASES

Rice’s Naomi Halas elected to National Academy of Engineering
Rice University Professor Naomi Halas today joined the elite rank of scientists who have been elected to both the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Halas is one of 67 new NAE members announced today and was elected to the NAS in 2013.
http://bit.ly/1gQ9DMR

Quick test finds signs of diarrheal disease
Bioengineers at Rice University and the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston have developed a simple, highly sensitive and efficient test for the diarrheal disease cryptosporidiosis that could have great impact on global health.
http://bit.ly/1fyCobM

Rice University’s Shepherd School East Coast tour to include Carnegie, Meyerhoff halls
Rice University’s Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra will embark on its first-ever East Coast tour with debut performances at Baltimore’s Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Feb. 15 and New York City’s Carnegie Hall Feb. 18.
http://bit.ly/N8M0Ci

Shepherd School orchestra to present preview of East Coast tour Feb. 8 and 13
Rice University’s Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra will give Houston fans a sneak preview of its upcoming East Coast tour with concerts Feb. 8 and 13 in Alice Pratt Brown Hall’s Stude Concert Hall.
http://bit.ly/LTEnie