In The News

Each month,
Rice News will publish a sampling of faculty, staff and
administrators who have been quoted in newspaper or magazine
articles or who have been interviewed on television or radio.
To obtain a copy of the clipping packet from which the In
the News items are collected, contact the Office of Media
Relations and Information, (713) 348-6774.

The New York
Times
A news brief announced President Bush’s choice of Michael
Hammond, dean of the Shepherd School of Music, to head the
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).

The Washington
Post
An article reported Bush’s choice of Hammond to head
the NEA. Hammond commented that he is honored by the nomination.
Rice President Malcolm Gillis was quoted as saying America
will gain an eloquent, dedicated spokesman for the arts.

The Wall
Street Journal
Commenting on the oil industry producing oil in difficult
places during difficult times, Amy Jaffe, senior energy
adviser at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy,
said that the industry always has had this risk.

Steve Currall,
director of the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship
and associate professor of management and psychology at
the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management, commented
on the effect the acquisition of Compaq by Hewlett-Packard
will have on Houston’s image as a city with a high-tech
industry rather than simply an oil town.

Los Angeles
Times
An article reported Bush’s choice of Hammond to head
the NEA. Hammond commented that he is honored by the nomination.

The Christian
Science Monitor
Michael Emerson, associate professor of sociology, commented
on churches with culturally diverse congregations and the
positive impact they can have.

The Washington
Times
An article reported Bush’s choice of Hammond to head
the NEA. Hammond commented that he is honored by the nomination.

Wired on
the Web
In an article about teaching genetics to nonscientists,
Robin Couch, postdoctoral research associate in chemistry,
said she believes everyone needs to have a basic understanding
of genetics so that they can play an active role in shaping
our society.

CBS Marketwatch
Scott Cutler, adjunct professor in the Department of Electrical
and Computer Engineering, was mentioned among technology
leaders who have joined forces on IDG Executive Forums’
Agenda Advisory Council.

Houston Chronicle
An article reported Bush’s choice of Hammond to head
the NEA. Hammond commented on the nomination. Gillis noted
that America will gain an eloquent, dedicated spokesman
for the arts. Larry Rachleff, professor of conducting, said
Hammond is a brilliant man with vision and energy and uncommon
goodness.

An article announced
a grant from the National Science Foundation for the creation
of the Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology.
Richard Smalley, the Gene and Norman Hackerman Professor
of Chemistry and professor of physics, and Vicki Colvin,
associate professor in chemistry, were named co-directors.
Currall and Mark Wiesner, professor of civil and environmental
engineering and chemical engineering, both commented on
the center.

An article about
foreigners’ attitudes toward the United States included
a quote from Edward Djerejian, director of the Baker Institute,
who said that since the end of the Cold War, the United
States has been the sole superpower and that makes it the
de facto object of both respect and rage.

Ric Stoll, professor
of political science, and James A. Baker III, honorary chairman
of the Baker Institute, commented on the difficulty of fighting
terrorists in Afghanistan.

David Ikenberry,
associate professor of management at the Jones School, commented
on the performance of the stock market on its first day
open after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

An opinion piece
written by Dagobert Brito, the George A. Peterkin Professor
of Political Economy, appeared.

PBS
Sally Reynolds, instructor and program coordinator of the
Cain Project in Engineering and Professional Communication,
was interviewed for a segment about art and spirituality
for the program “Art in the 21st Century.”