Dateline Rice – Oct. 28

FEATURED ITEMS

National Public Radio’s ‘Morning Edition’ (This story also appeared on WNYC.org [New York].)
Scientists and conservationists accuse Texas’ environmental agency of editing references to climate change and sea level rise out of a public report. John Anderson, the W. Maurice Ewing Chair in Oceanography and professor of Earth science, is quoted. Anderson and Christopher Hight, associate professor of architecture and director of undergraduate studies, are quoted in articles about their study recommending that Galveston officials focus on developing the east end of the island.
http://tinyurl.com/3b7s7rc
Isle’s future in East End, study says
Galveston County Daily News
http://galvestondailynews.com/story/267702
Think about report on West End redevelopment
Galveston County Daily News
http://galvestondailynews.com/story/267746
KUT-FM (Austin, Texas)
http://kut.org/2011/10/west-galveston-island-erosion/
KHOU-TV
http://tinyurl.com/6l5ovqe
KPRC-TV
http://www.click2houston.com/news/29608245/detail.html
KTRK-TV
http://tinyurl.com/64qodxm
Report: Gulf sucking Galveston neighborhood out to sea
Midland Reporter-Telegram
http://tinyurl.com/6kk9smm

President Zhang Jie met with President Leebron of Rice University
An article reports that Shanghai Jiao Tong University President Zhang Jie met with Rice President David Leebron to discuss collaboration between their universities.
SJTU.edu.cn
http://tinyurl.com/3gehqwj

Higher prices help Big Oil profits, but production slowdowns raise concerns about supplies
Higher oil prices have masked a slowdown in production among the biggest oil companies. Ken Medlock, the James A. Baker III and Susan Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and adjunct assistant professor in economics, is quoted.
Washington Post (This Associated Press article also appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, FoxNews.com, NPR.org, CNBC.com, MSNBC.com, ABCNews.com, CBSNews.com, HuffingtonPost.com, BNet.com, MSN.com, the Houston Chronicle, NineMSN.com and nearly 250 other media outlets.)
http://tinyurl.com/6jpoaud

As deadline nears, colleges turn to custom net price calculators
Come Oct. 29, all of the roughly 7,000 colleges and universities in the United States will have tools online that aim to lend clarity to out-of-pocket costs for prospective students and families, in accordance with a mandate passed in 2008 by the Department of Education. Anne Walker, director of student financial services, is quoted.
U.S. News & World Report
http://tinyurl.com/3cg77zx

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Chinese hackers may have attacked US satellites
Suspected Chinese hackers interfered with two U.S. satellites on four separate occasions in 2007 and 2008. Research by Christopher Bronk, fellow in information technology policy at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, is cited.
ComputerWorld.com (This article also appeared on ComputerWorld.co.nz, ITWorld.com, CIO.com.au, PCAdvisor.co.uk, ARNNet.com.au, TechWorld.com.au, NetworkWorld.com, IDG.no, CIO.com.au, MacWorld.co.uk and ComputerWorld.co.au.)
http://tinyurl.com/6e9nnwk

Credit rating companies favor firms paying most
Credit-rating companies routinely award higher rankings to debt issued by banks and corporations that pay them the most, a conflict of interest that may escape Congressional efforts to change the way they do business. Research by John Hund, visiting assistant professor of management at the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, is cited.
Bloomberg.com (This article also appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, BusinessWeek and InvestmentNews.com.)
http://tinyurl.com/6fm58sb
Bloomberg-TV
http://mms.tveyes.com/transcript.asp?StationID=210&DateTime=10/28/2011 10:29:58 AM

LOCAL/STATE

Fort Bend chamber division to address public and higher education
The Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce’s Education Division will host an informative session with University Representative Y. Ping Sun Nov. 4.
UltimateFortBend.com
http://tinyurl.com/6ceb9nk

Houston attracts companies of all ages
Alumna Allison Lami Sawyer ’10 is quoted and Robert Kester ’10 is mentioned in an article about their company Rebellion Photonics.
Houston Business Journal
http://tinyurl.com/3gawfa9

Tips for making the most of ‘Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs’ at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Rice’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies is mentioned in an article about a Tutankhamun exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Culturemap.com
http://tinyurl.com/4xpngwr

Former space council director: Decline of NASA is a long way in making
Mark Albrecht, the former executive secretary of the National Space Council, spoke at Rice’s James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy Oct. 26.
Bay Area Citizen
http://tinyurl.com/655ccmy

The theatrical art of public speaking: Whether it’s UP, TEDx or Poitier, it’s become an obsession
Rice is mentioned in an article about public speaking.
Culturemap.com
http://tinyurl.com/44oh2xc

Book & Arts Fair opens this weekend
Alumnus Peter Seymour ’07 is mentioned in an article about the Jewish Book & Arts Fair.
Jewish Herald-Voice
http://jhvonline.com/book-arts-fair-opens-this-weekend-p11996-96.htm

‘Festival of Contemporary Films from India:’ First of its kind in multiple ways
An article discusses Indian film events at Rice.
Houston Press
http://tinyurl.com/6fwauoa

Mosquitoes invade, but cold may send them away
Rice is mentioned in an article about a recent mosquito outbreak in Houston.
HBUCollegian.com
http://hbucollegian.com/?p=1153

BROADCAST/WEBCAST

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s ‘Nature of Things’
A segment of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s “Nature of Things” discusses a water purification method developed by Vicki Colvin, the Kenneth S. Pitzer-Schlumberger Professor of Chemistry, professor in chemical and biomedical engineering and director of the Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology, and alumni John Fortner ’07 and Jesse Farrell ’09.
http://tinyurl.com/3qlqypp

KIAH-TV
Rice is mentioned in a story about New York-based photographer Scott Pasfield.
http://tinyurl.com/3hxehvd

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Stars spew out organic matter into space — life may have its origin in star dust
An article about complex organic compounds in space credits an accompanying photo to Rice.
ZMEScience.com
http://tinyurl.com/6bodv28

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Quillen discusses her vision for Davidson College
An article profiles Carol Quillen, former vice president for international and interdisciplinary initiatives, for being Davidson College’s first female president.
Lake Norman News (N.C.)
http://tinyurl.com/6corpu3

Kiplingers ranks Drury University 66 out of 100 for best values in private universities
Rice University is ranked No. 4 on the list of best values in private universities and colleges by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine.
CentralKYNews.com
http://tinyurl.com/3esot7m

An up-close look at deep space
Rice is mentioned in an article about a stop made by the Dome Theater Mobile Planetarium.
Indianapolis Star
http://tinyurl.com/6k5xomz

SPORTS

Rice walk-on packs big heart into college football’s smallest frame
Duncan College freshman Jayson Carter is profiled for his performance with the Rice Owls football team. Head coach David Bailiff is also quoted.
Yahoo.com
http://tinyurl.com/3mm7ctx

Cougars fill up the bucket
Articles recap the Oct. 27 Bayou Bucket football game between Rice and the University of Houston.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front of the Sports section.)
http://tinyurl.com/3uhkwpx
Rice offense can’t keep up with Houston
Houston Chronicle
http://tinyurl.com/3dpkhd4
Keenum throws nine touchdown passes in Houston’s 73-34 win over Rice
West University Examiner (Texas)
http://tinyurl.com/3atomlz
Recap: Houston vs. Rice
Tacoma News Tribune (Wash.) (This Sports Network article also appeared in the Raleigh News & Observer, FirstCoastNews.com [Jacksonville, Fla.] and nearly 260 other media outlets. More coverage of this game appeared in the Globe and Mail, SBNation.com, NEPatriotsDraft.com and BleacherReport.com.)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/10/27/1882743/recap-houston-vs-rice.html

Rice swimmers host elite invitation meet
The defending Conference USA champion Rice Owls swim team hosts four high-caliber programs in one of the top collegiate meets in the country at the inaugural Rice-Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Medical Center Fall Invitational.
Cypress Times (Texas)
http://tinyurl.com/6e4slac

Legendary Rice quarterback to be inducted in Texas Sports Hall of Fame
Alumnus Tobin Rote ’50 is one of 10 sports legends who have been selected as members of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2011
West University Examiner (Texas)
http://tinyurl.com/3b4xnrr

NEWS RELEASE

Shepherd School opera and chamber orchestra to present Mozart’s ‘Così fan tutte’
Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music opera and chamber orchestra will perform Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” in Alice Pratt Brown Hall’s Wortham Opera Theatre Nov. 4, 6, 8 and 10.
http://www.media.rice.edu/media/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=16390

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