Dateline Rice for April 28, 2014 (Weekend Edition)

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Excerpt: Sheryll Cashin’s ‘Place, Not Race’
An excerpt from Sheryll Cashin’s “Place, Not Race” mentions Rice.
ABC News
http://abcn.ws/1hxGNzm

Apollo 12 astronaut’s moon mementos up for auction
The Alan Bean painting “John F. Kennedy’s Vision,” which had been previously been on loan to Rice, is up for auction.
Yahoo! News
http://yhoo.it/1m1JvRL

Houston Coalition aims to naturalize more immigrants
As of May 5, citizenship applications will double in length from 10 to 21 pages. A Rice study about Houston’s diversity is referenced.
WorldJournal.com
http://bit.ly/1lpon55

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Man about town
Bernard “Bun B” Freeman, the Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning’s Distinguished Lecturer, is featured.
Texas Monthly (This is a shortened version of the full article available to subscribers.)
http://bit.ly/1rwSJCC

Cold economics may limit big LNG ambitions
Oil contracts and transport costs are the main economic realities of buying American fuel. Kenneth Medlock III, the James A. Baker III and Susan Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics, is quoted about the risks of exporting too much gas.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1mRlkm7

Local team’s robots compete in California showdown
Alumnus Andrew Lynch ’09 is featured for the robotics team he created while studying at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1rEFAJR

A&M’s Stansbury denies assaulting Rice student
A Texas A&M football player was arrested for allegedly assaulting a Rice student March 16 on the Rice campus.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1hHgeIc

Students drive to be stingiest in Eco-marathon
St. John’s School senior Jake Nyquist, who plans to study engineering at Rice, was captain of a team that designed a car for entry in the Shell Eco-marathon.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required. This appeared on the front of the City/State section. This article also appeared in San Antonio Express-News.)
http://bit.ly/1m1mXRh

Emerson String Quartet visits with new player
The Emerson String Quartet will perform at Rice’s Stude Concert Hall.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1fJNVog

Voters unhappy with both parties
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 about the Texas primary and the people’s dissatisfaction with both major political parties.
KTRH-AM (This article also appeared in KPRC-AM.)
http://bit.ly/1mR0HGx
Primary runoff battle ramps up for Texas Senate 10 seat
Star-Telegram
http://bit.ly/1hHutww

Better education key to future
Steve Murdock, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology and director of Rice’s Hobby Center for the Study of Texas, is referenced for the information in his new book, “Changing Texas: Implications of Addressing or Ignoring the Texas Challenge.”
DentonRC.com
http://bit.ly/PLdjCU

Baylor College of Medicine: Angelaki named to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Dora Angelaki, adjunct professor of electrical and computer engineering and adjunct professor of psychology, has been named to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Spring Observer (This article also appeared in the Tomball Potpourri.)
http://bit.ly/1mRxrSJ

TCEQ punishes inconvenient research
The Alamo Area Council of Governments failed to submit its air quality study to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The TCEQ’s edit of a report from Rice is referenced.
San Antonio Express-News
http://bit.ly/S24syO

Islamist political parties in the Middle East topic of April 30 talk at Rice’s Baker Institute
Shadi Hamid, a fellow in the Brookings Institution’s Saban Center for Middle East Policy, will discuss his new book at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
The Rancher (This article also appeared in Bellaire Examiner.)
http://bit.ly/1j7Zeet

Is the landmark UT Dallas ‘Art Barn’ doomed?
The deconstruction of Rice’s Martel Center is mentioned.
Guide Live
http://bit.ly/1fJyj45

LeTourneau University ranks 5th in state for return on students’ investment
Rice is mentioned in an article about LeTourneau University’s return-on-investment ranking.
Longview News-Journal (This article also appeared in KETK-TV.)
http://bit.ly/1flcDk9

BROADCAST

KPRC-TV
Rice’s 33rd annual Kinder Institute Houston Area Survey results are reported. Stephen Klineberg, professor of sociology and co-director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
http://bit.ly/1m0VNpe
Houston Area Survey shows major changes in the Bayou City
NewsFix
http://bit.ly/1lp7VSw
Survey says: Give immigrants a path to citizenship
News 92 FM
http://bit.ly/1m0SKgA
Houston’s a great place to live and work, as long as you’re not stuck in traffic, Kinder Institute finds
RED News
http://bit.ly/1m12is3

Missing Shaker grad’s parents want FBI on the case
The family of missing Martel College senior Reny Jose is requesting help from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and held a candlelit vigil in his honor.
WNYT.com
http://bit.ly/1kd2Z0l
Candlelight vigil to be held for missing college student, Shaker grad
Fox 23 News
http://bit.ly/1rwXEDK
Videos: Walk, vigil held for missing Albany man
The Record News
http://bit.ly/1hHkI1i
Rally set for missing college student
Times Union
http://bit.ly/1mRqGQT
Community Briefs
Times Union
http://bit.ly/1isH2gQ
WRGB-TV (Albany, N.Y.)
http://bit.ly/1nW61bJ
YNN-TV (Albany, N.Y.)
http://bit.ly/1mRtm0F
WGDJ-AM (Albany, N.Y.)
http://bit.ly/QUXCtP

KHOU-TV
Clarinetist Lin Ma performed on KHOU 11 Saturday Morning News.
http://bit.ly/S1YFte

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Nutriflow delivers fat to preemies
Rice students designed a mixing device called Nutriflow that assures 95 percent of the fat content in milk will reach preemies. Martel college senior Mika Tabata is quoted. Wiess College senior Alexa Juarez, McMurtry College senior Denizen Kocak, Wiess College senior Nathan Liu and Hanszen College senior Jane Jarjour are mentioned.
Medical Xpress
http://bit.ly/1flhhPc

The ISS may soon recycle extra heat into electricity
Rice engineering students created a thermoelectric generator to tap excess heat and conserve energy on the International Space Station.
Crazy Engineers
http://bit.ly/QPZyEg
Project recycles waste heat into electricity for spacecraft systems
Phys.org (This article also appeared in Clean Tech.)
http://bit.ly/1pGMEbb

Flexible battery made of nickel-fluoride electrodes around solid electrolyte
Rice chemists created a flexible material with the high-energy of a battery or supercapacitor. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and of computer science, and postdoctoral researcher Yang Yang are quoted. Graduate student Gedeng Ruan is mentioned.
AZoNano.com
http://bit.ly/1itRS05

Nanoreporters gather intel on oil before pumping
Rice scientists created a nanoscale detector that reports on the presence of hydrogen sulfide in crude oil and natural gas while still in the ground. 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.
Daily Fusion
http://bit.ly/1rEKKpc
Nanoreporters go underground to check oil for sulfur
Epoch Times
http://bit.ly/QUG8Ok
Nanotechnology aids in hydrogen sulfide detection
Hydrogen Fuel News
http://bit.ly/QUPVnr
Nanoreporters tell ‘sour’ oil from ‘sweet’
Controlled Environments
http://bit.ly/1k4eHsK

The changing colors of the universe
An article about galaxies includes Rice’s photo of the Orion Nebula.
The Conversation
http://bit.ly/1rxqVOy

Double-digit sales growth expected from Herbalife, despite FTC issues
A Rice stock market study is referenced.
Investing.com
http://bit.ly/1mReFIz
What to expect as Buffalo Wild Wings spreads across the country
Seeking Alpha
http://bit.ly/1k4da61

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Michael A. MacDowell: Online textbooks can drive down cost of education
Rice’s OpenStax College is featured.
TimesLeader.com (This article also appeared in Weekender.)
http://bit.ly/1rERHGG

Pianist Nic Temple plays in honor student recital concert this weekend
Robert Roux, professor of piano, chair of keyboard, is mentioned.
The Siskiyou
http://bit.ly/1kdqWV2

Theologians I have known: Reflections on their personalities, part 1
Alumnus Roger Olson ’82 authored an editorial about the influential theologians he has met.
Patheos
http://bit.ly/1nyK5Gh

Judge Russell Healey, attorney Marianne Aho appointed to 4th Circuit bench
Alumna Marianne Aho ’86 was appointed to the Fourth Circuit bench.
Daily Record
http://bit.ly/1fpH8oU

Erik Davis on VALIS, P.K.D. and high weirdness
Author Erik Davis is interviewed about the dissertation on author Philip K. Dick that Davis is working on at Rice.
Disinformation
http://bit.ly/1mRxH44

Working in Clark County: Mark Moreland: Violin maker
Violin-maker Mark Moreland created his first cello for a Rice graduate in October 2010.
The Columbian
http://bit.ly/1kd3CHh

SPORTS

Rice baseball defeats Southern Miss Saturday, 3-2
Rice baseball won against Southern Mississippi University 3-2 in Hattiesburg, Miss.
Boxscore
http://bit.ly/1fpekgi
Rice shuts out USM in opener
SunHerald.com
http://bit.ly/1h6TOfM
WJTV-TV (Jackson, Miss.)
http://bit.ly/QQo4Fq
WAPT-TV (Jackson, Miss.)
http://bit.ly/1rxhcYv
WDAM-TV (Hattiesburg, Miss.)
http://bit.ly/1rxhs9S
WLOX-TV (Biloxi, Miss.)
http://bit.ly/S1ZGSa
http://bit.ly/1isSusV

Rice men’s golf ranks 4th at C-USA championship
Rice men’s golf tied for fourth place at the Conference USA Championship at the par-70 Oak Tree Country Club.
The Rancher (This article also appeared in Sugar Land Sun and Bellaire Examiner.)
http://bit.ly/1isvWbE

UH records fall at Rice Twilight meet
Articles recap results from Rice’s J. Fred Duckett Twilight Meet.
The Rancher (This article also appeared in Memorial Examiner, Bellaire Examiner and Sugar Land Sun.)
http://bit.ly/1m13sZ0
Track and field finishes Rice Owls invite
NMStateSports.com
http://bit.ly/1j8wC4M
Cougars break records at Rice Twilight Meet
The Daily Cougar
http://bit.ly/1hHIrhZ

Coaching carousel: 2014 coaching changes grades
Rice receives an A-plus for its new head basketball coach Mike Rhoades.
WSB-TV (Atlanta) (This article also appeared in WFTV-TV, WPXI-TV, WSOC-TV, WHIO-TV and Journal-News.)
http://bit.ly/1isU3XC

NEWS RELEASES

Transparency is key for marketers using location-based micro-marketing, Rice U. expert says
Marketers have recently latched on to Apple’s iBeacon technology, which extends location services in its iOS mobile operating systems. iBeacon is being used in Major League Baseball and by a number of companies to hyperserve customers based on location.
http://bit.ly/1j8Ws8E

College textbook publisher drops price on every title
Rice University-based publisher OpenStax College today announced a distribution partnership with NACSCORP, a subsidiary of the National Association of College Stores (NACS), that will allow the nonprofit publisher to drop prices on all its print textbooks and distribute them to more than 3,000 college stores.
http://bit.ly/1kdP8qn

Flexible battery, no lithium required
Rice chemist James Tour and his colleagues have developed a flexible material with nanoporous nickel-fluoride electrodes layered around a solid electrolyte to deliver battery-like supercapacitor performance that combines the best qualities of a high-energy battery and a high-powered supercapacitor without the lithium found in commercial batteries today.
http://bit.ly/1fpskGM

Islamist political parties in the Middle East topic of April 30 talk at Rice’s Baker Institute
Shadi Hamid, a fellow in the Brookings Institution’s Saban Center for Middle East Policy, will discuss his new book “Temptations of Power: Islamists and Illiberal Democracy in a New Middle East” at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy April 30.
http://bit.ly/1nN9dX6