Dateline Rice for Sept. 18, 2012

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Israeli leader closely involves himself in US race
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history and fellow in history at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in an article about statements made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the 2012 presidential race. Separate articles discuss Brinkley’s lecture at the University of Georgia and report that he will speak at a history conference in Springfield, Mo.
Boston Globe (This Associated Press article also appeared on ABCNews.com, HuffingtonPost.com and nearly 160 other media outlets.)
http://bo.st/V85ANm
Cronkite caught TV wave and changed journalism, biographer says
OnlineAthens.com
http://bit.ly/RZxtsh
Upcoming conference offers range of topics for history buffs
Springfield News-Leader (Mo.) (subscription required) (This article also appeared in the Livingston County Daily Press & Argus.)
http://sgfnow.co/OU1tB8

Hidden billionaires unmasked as Westlake Chemical soars
Trustee Albert Chao is quoted in an article about Houston-based Westlake Chemical Corp.
Businessweek (This article also appeared on Bloomberg.com.)
http://buswk.co/Qh7UhA

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Hoax or not, a bomb threat is taken seriously at colleges
University police departments may be on alert after bombs threats placed to universities around the country have forced tens of thousands to evacuate. Rice’s emergency management plans are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the Albany Times-Union and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.)
http://bit.ly/QivDhs

SMU, TCU top Dallas-Fort Worth colleges in US News’ list
Rice University is ranked No. 17 in U.S. News & World Report’s guide to America’s best colleges for the ninth consecutive year. Rice is also 10th on the list of best-value schools.
Dallas Business Journal
http://bit.ly/OWsVy7

The Woodlands’s Demme Durrett earns Girl Scouts of the USA Gold Award
Rice is mentioned in an article about the recipient of the Girl Scouts of the USA Gold Award.
UltimateWoodlands.com
http://bit.ly/Oax71H

BROADCAST/WEBCAST

KHOU-TV
KHOU-TV’s "Picture of the Day" was submitted by Rice’s Electrical Department.
http://bit.ly/NzMH5b

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Sequestration could hurt cyberdefense programs
Impending cuts of about $900 million from Homeland Security Department infrastructure and network protection funds and other federal cybersecurity accounts could knock out support for private-sector cyberdefense programs. Chris Bronk, fellow in information technology policy at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
NextGov.com
http://bit.ly/Qhon5x

PCAOB announces third auditor rotation roundtable
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board will hold a meeting on auditor independence and audit firm rotation at Rice’s Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business Oct. 18.
Accounting Today
http://bit.ly/PsS30d

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

US and Brazil — At last, friends on ethanol
After years at each other’s throats, Brazil and the United States are working together to promote the use of ethanol in a collaboration that could revolutionize global markets and the makeup of the biofuel itself. Ronald Soligo, professor of economics and Rice Scholar at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
PlanetArk.org (This article also appeared on AgProfessional.com.)
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/66564

Fossil fuel industry opens wallet to defeat Obama
With nearly two months before Election Day, estimated spending on television ads promoting coal and more oil and gas drilling or criticizing clean energy has exceeded $153 million this year. Amy Myers Jaffe, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houma Courier (La.) (This article also appeared in the Thibodaux Daily Comet.)
http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20120917/WIRE/120919685?tc=ar

Ambassador Edward Djeredjian to speak at Najarian-Endowed Lecture on Human Rights
Edward Djerejian, founding director of Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, will be the speaker at the third annual K. George and Carolann S. Najarian, MD Endowed Lecture on Human Rights in Boston.
Armenian Mirror-Spectator (Mass.)
http://bit.ly/SYiXm0

Guam’s spider boom tied to snakes’ effect on birds
An abundance of spiders on Guam is the result of the loss of forest birds caused by an invasive snake that decimated the avian population, researchers say. Haldre Rogers, the Huxley Research Instructor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, is quoted.
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (This Associated Press article also appeared in the Washington Examiner, the Oklahoman, the Franklin Daily Journal and the Columbus Republic.)
http://bit.ly/SYnk0c
Arachnopocalypse: With birds away, the spiders play in Guam
MongaBay.com
http://news.mongabay.com/2012/0917-hance-guam-spiders.html
Garden spiders in Guam in highest numbers
FrenchTribune.com
http://frenchtribune.com/teneur/1213467-garden-spiders-guam-highest-numbers

Judge tosses Wisconsin union reform: Why judges are dismantling the GOP agenda
A year after Wisconsin exploded in protest over Republican legislation to gut collective bargaining for public employees, a Wisconsin judge has nullified the law and ruled that it violates workers’ equal rights under the Constitution. Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor and chair of political science and fellow in political science at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
MinnPost.com
http://bit.ly/RXMIlA

Is Scripps losing another star scientist?
An article reports that a Scripps Research Institute faculty member may join Rice.
San Diego Union-Tribune (This article also appeared on ArgentinaNews.net, KenyaStar.com, TorontoTelegraph.com and TurkmenistanNews.net.)
http://bit.ly/PBtFs2

David Brooks guides an unexpected journey
An article about an upcoming lecture by New York Times columnist David Brooks at the University at Buffalo mentions his 2011 Rice commencement speech.
Buffalo News (N.Y.)
http://bit.ly/S5mnka

Teach kids math? 17-year-old has an app for that
Rice is mentioned in an article about an educational app developed by a Missouri high school student.
Kansas City Star (Mo.) (This article also appeared on Individual.com.)
http://bit.ly/PBXJ6L

Onward to the stars!
An article discusses the anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s famous 1962 speech at Rice.
Patch.com
http://bit.ly/Oyi0cw

First Lutheran Church concerts: Violin, trumpet, flutes and more
Alumna Emily Herdeman Kelly ’10 will perform in Rockford, Ill., Feb. 17.
Rockford Register Star (Ill.)
http://bit.ly/PlMe4Z

Churches cross racial divide as they serve
Rice research is cited in an article about segregation in churches.
Christian Chronicle
http://bit.ly/RpsjQZ

SPORTS

Healthy Ross leading Owls’ running attack
Will Rice College senior Charles Ross is profiled for his performance on the Rice Owls football team.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/PvTyLc

Herd falls: Rice ahead
An article previews a football game between Rice and Marshall University.
Scout.com (subscription required)
http://bit.ly/S3T41p

As exodus continues, one Owl offers commitment
McMurtry College senior Tamir Jackson has voiced his commitment to the Rice Owls men’s basketball team.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/OAOdjv

Rice forward Kazemi to leave program
Rice University has granted Owls basketball player Arsalan Kazemi’s request to seek a transfer to another school.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/V8bwWL
Rice grants Arsalan Kazemi’s release
MyFoxHouston.com
http://bit.ly/PDcPsy
Rice basketball star Kazemi to leave program
KHOU.com
http://bit.ly/PvFmlB
Rice star Arsalan Kazemi to transfer; has six schools in mind
CBSSports.com (Coverage of this event also appeared on FoxSportsHouston.com, SportsPageMagazine.com, WDKY-TV [Lexington, Ky.], WLEX-TV [Lexington, Ky.] and WildCatBlueNation.com.)
http://cbsprt.co/O9JxXv

USC announces transfer of center Omar Oraby from Rice
McMurtry College senior Omar Oraby will transfer to the University of Southern California.
SBNation.com
http://sbn.to/PAPOqc

Conference USA news and notes
Rice is mentioned in an article about Conference USA football.
Canada.com (This article also appeared on SportsNetwork.com, FirstCoastNews.com [Jacksonville, Fla.], WKYC.com [Cleveland], WTSP.com [Tampa Bay, Fla.], 9News.com [Denver] and WGRZ.com [Buffalo, N.Y.].)
http://bit.ly/RpqO5l

NEWS RELEASES

Theory: Music underlies language acquisition
Contrary to the prevailing theories that music and language are cognitively separate or that music is a byproduct of language, theorists at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music and the University of Maryland, College Park advocate that music underlies the ability to acquire language.
https://news2.rice.edu/?p=34249

Rice University takes the measure of nanotubes
A Rice University laboratory has come up with a one-size-fits-almost-all way to measure batches of single-walled nanotubes that promises to help researchers and industry make more efficient use of the wondrous carbon material.
https://news2.rice.edu/?p=34243

Arlie Hochschild, author of ‘The Outsourced Self: Intimate Life in Market Times,’ to speak at Rice Sept. 20
Arlie Hochschild, professor emeritus of sociology at the University of California at Berkeley, will discuss her new book, "The Outsourced Self: Intimate Life in Market Times," as part of the Gray/Wawro Lecture Series at Rice University Sept. 20.
https://news2.rice.edu/?p=34238