Dateline Rice for June 19, 2012

FEATURED ITEM

Teen girl wins birth lottery and invests in the future of African girls
Lovett College sophomore Shannon McNamara is profiled for her work as founder of Shannon’s After-school Reading Exchange.
Forbes.com
http://onforb.es/MafviV

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

When university presses fail
Former provost Eugene Levy, the Andrew Hays Buchanan Professor of Astrophysics, is quoted in an article about the closure of university presses in the U.S.
Inside Higher Ed
http://bit.ly/MrgDtO

Austerity doesn’t pay as debt markets ignore rating cuts
John Hund, visiting assistant professor of management at the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted in an article about austerity measures taken by Britain.
Bloomberg.com (This article also appeared on MoneyNews.com.)
http://bloom.bg/Mnj3vV

Cost of college a burden for children of divorce
A study shows that children of divorced parents can have difficulty affording college. Rice research is cited.
MSNBC.com (This article also appeared on KITV.com [Honolulu].)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47866164#.T-Bz5ZEnIXU

Venezuela: potential changes?
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor and chair of political science and fellow in political science at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in an article about the Venezuelan presidential campaign. An English translation of this article is not available. Jones also appeared on KTMD-TV to discuss President Barack Obama’s recent immigration policy shift. A link to this broadcast is not available.
Sanlian Life Weekly (China)
http://bit.ly/MrOV0e
KTMD-TV

Texas lawyer convicted in judicial kickbacks probe
A Rice alumnus is mentioned in this court trial based on a federal investigation into judicial corruption in Brownsville, Texas.
MSNBC.com (This Associated Press article also appeared in the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, FoxNews.com, CBSNews.com and nearly 110 other media outlets.)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47866888#.T-Bz5ZEnIXU

HOUSTON/TEXAS

The science of the summer solstice
A sidebar accompanying an article about the summer solstice mentions the James Turrell "Twilight Epiphany" Skyspace at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front of the Star section.)
http://bit.ly/Lb5OT5

Rice’s Amy Jaffe discusses China and US energy policies
Amy Myers Jaffe, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Studies at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, will discuss "China’s Rise: Energy Implications, Environmental Challenges" at the Asia Society Texas Center June 19.
Houston Business Journal
http://bit.ly/Lh4k7R

Living loud and proud
An article about gay pride events in Houston mentions video interviews with prominent members of Houston’s LGBT community presented by Rice’s Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality.
Houston Press
http://www.houstonpress.com/2012-06-14/culture/living-loud-and-proud/

Generations’ ‘Our Town’ is magnificently resplendent production
Generations: A Theatre Company’s production of Thornton Wilder’s "Our Town" in Rice’s Hamman Hall is reviewed.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/Mm6liP

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Meet Wall Street’s most eligible bachelorettes
Alumna Aerin Williams ’08 appears on a list of the most eligible bachelorettes on Wall Street.
BusinessInsider.com
http://read.bi/LxAuKA

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

First black president for Southern Baptists?
The Southern Baptist Convention is poised to elect its first African-American president. Michael Emerson, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology and co-director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
TheRoot.com
http://www.theroot.com/buzz/first-black-president-southern-baptists

TU President, family moving into dorm
Alumnus Geoffrey Orsak ’85, who was recently named president of the University of Tulsa, will be moving his family into a dorm apartment to better learn the campus.
KRMG.com (Tulsa, Okla.)
http://www.krmg.com/news/news/local/tu-president-family-moving-dorm/nPYsF/

SPORTS

2012 capsules on teams in Appalachian League
Lovett College junior Tyler Duffey is mentioned in an article about minor league baseball.
TriCities.com
http://bit.ly/KQEaGg

Awty coach, Rice star Harlan returns to US Olympic Trials
Alumnus Ryan Harlan ’04 will compete in the decathlon at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials.
West University Examiner (Texas)
http://bit.ly/N40ZWK

NEWS RELEASES

Djerejian available to comment on Syrian crisis
Edward Djerejian, founding director of Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and former U.S. Ambassador to Syria and to Israel, is available to comment on current developments in Syria and on the United States’ Middle East policy.
https://news2.rice.edu/?p=30368

Jones School to host ‘The Supreme Court’s Impact on Health Care Reform’
Houston attorney Sheri Dacso will discuss the effect of federal health care reform legislation on the relationships between physicians and hospitals during a free public lecture at Rice University June 21. Her talk, "The Supreme Court’s Impact on Health Care Reform," is part of Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business’ Health Care Speaker Series.
https://news2.rice.edu/?p=30383