Dateline Rice for Sept. 27, 2012

FEATURED ITEMS

Competition is good for business (plans)
A new study of high-tech startups that participated in the Rice Business Plan Competition shows that these entrepreneurs have a much higher rate of success than typical new ventures and are therefore more likely to contribute to job growth. Brad Burke, managing director of the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, is quoted.
FoxBusiness.com
http://bit.ly/SA6l3m

Double-strength glass within reach
Scientists report that methods from microelectronics and nanotechnology could make glass about twice as strong as the best currently available. Peter Wolynes, the D.R. Bullard-Welch Foundation Professor of Chemistry and professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted. Apiwat Wisitsorasak, a graduate student in physics and astronomy, is mentioned.
NextBigFuture.com
http://nextbigfuture.com/2012/09/double-strength-glass-within-reach.html

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

The Obama experiment
Nearly four years after President Barack Obama pledged to put science in its rightful place, Nature asks if he kept his word. Neal Lane, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor and senior fellow in science and technology policy at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Nature
http://www.nature.com/news/us-science-the-obama-experiment-1.11481

Is the Texas twang dyin’, y’all? Other accents blend in
The Texas accent is fading as people move to the state and the media homogenizes all regional accents into one American English sound. Steve Murdock, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology and a former director of the U.S. Census Bureau, is quoted. [Editor’s note: A correction on the spelling of Murdock’s name has been requested.]
ABCNewsRadioOnline.com (This article also appeared on KABC.com [Los Angeles], WBAP.com [Fort Worth, Texas], WGOW.com [Chattanooga, Tenn.] and NewRock1019.com [New York].)
http://bit.ly/SRqXig

Residential segregation rising trend across America
The United States is increasingly consisting of less diverse neighborhoods as more Americans strive to surround themselves with others of similar financial means to fuel a rise in residential segregation. Stephen Klineberg, professor of sociology and co-director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
PressTV.ir
http://bit.ly/Sm2n8D

In colleges’ rush to try MOOC’s, faculty are not always in the conversation
Rice is mentioned in an article about massive open online courses.
Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/article/In-Colleges-Rush-to-Try/134692/

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Texas Monthly
Texas Monthly posted about Rice’s centennial on its Facebook page. Alumnus Greg Marshall ’86, director of university relations, posted a comment.
Texas Monthly
https://news2.rice.edu/files/2012/09/TexasMonthlyFacebook.png

A case of mud, money and corporate intrigue
William Arnold, professor in the practice of management at the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted in an article about a dispute between two Houston oilfield services companies and the effect of that dispute on the energy industry.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/SSOIqm

Paul Ryan detours to Houston for fundraiser
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 in an article about a fundraising visit to Houston by vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan. Jones also appeared on KRIV-TV to discuss the possibility that San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro may run for statewide office in Texas.
San Antonio Express-News (This article also appeared in the Beaumont Enterprise, the Greenwich Time and the Danbury News-Times.)
http://bit.ly/QHTIyv

KRIV-TV
http://bit.ly/PXNs6C

Global Clean Energy wants to create 20,000 jobs across three states
Rice is mentioned in an article about energy firm Global Clean Energy.
Houston Business Journal
http://bit.ly/QbefL8

Uninsured in McLennan County could drop to 4.3 percent
If Texas aggressively participated in all aspects of national health care reform, the percentage of McLennan County, Texas, residents without health insurance could drop to as low as 4.3 percent, according to a new study from the Hobby Center for the Study of Texas at Rice.
Waco Tribune
http://www.wacotrib.com/news/171449841.html

MD Anderson Cancer Center launches Moon Shots Program
The nation’s largest cancer center is launching a massive "moonshot" effort against eight specific forms of the disease, similar to the all-out push for space exploration 50 years ago. President John F. Kennedy’s 1962 speech at Rice is mentioned.
Pasadena Citizen
http://bit.ly/Snr6Od

BROADCAST/WEBCAST

KPFT-FM
Ric Stoll, the Albert Thomas Professor of Political Science and scholar at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, appeared on KPFT-FM to discuss statements made by Libya’s president. The interview begins approximately 23 minutes into the clip.
http://archive.kpft.org/mp3/kpft_120926_160001news.mp3

KUHF-FM
The arts and culture industry in Houston is thriving, according to a new national survey. The results of the Kinder Houston Arts Survey are mentioned.
http://bit.ly/Qo1qAI

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Range announces Marcellus pipeline, export deals
A gas drilling company has announced deals to ship natural gas products from western Pennsylvania to a Philadelphia-area terminal and to overseas customers. Ken Medlock, the James A. Baker III and Susan Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and adjunct assistant professor in economics, is quoted.
Canadian Business (This Associated Press article also appeared in the Ashland Times-Gazette, the Daily Jeffersonian, the Wooster Daily Record, the Dayton Daily News, the Easton Express-Times, the Wheeling News-Register, the Ithaca Journal, the Hamilton Journal News, the Middletown Journal, the New Jersey Herald, the Newcomerstown News, the Harrisburg Patriot-News, the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin, the North Penn Reporter, the Alliance Review, the Elmira Star-Gazette, NewsTalkRadioWHIO.com [Dayton, Ohio], WHIOTV.com [Dayton, Ohio] and WJACTV.com [Johnstown, Penn.].)
http://www.canadianbusiness.com/article/100104

Interactive voice response affects caller experience
Automated voice systems are often used in place of human customer service representatives. New research suggests the gender and tone of these voices can impact a caller’s user experience. Philip Kortum, assistant professor of psychology, is quoted.
MedIndia.net
http://bit.ly/NRpk7v

A black hole in Orion?
An article about the Orion Nebula includes a photo credit to Robert O’Dell, the Andrew Hays Buchanan Professor Emeritus of Astrophysics.
Sky & Telescope
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/home/171183711.html

Invisible barrier set to revolutionise corrosion protection
An article about graphene research mentions Rice’s participation in the research.
PlantEngineer.org.uk
http://bit.ly/SDH0FR

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Drilling bans pose real threat to drilling industry
A well-organized campaign to convince local governments in New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio to ban natural gas drilling poses a real threat to the industry’s boast that it can supply 100 years’ worth of gas to U.S. consumers, analysts say. Amy Myers Jaffe, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Akron Beacon-Journal (Ohio)
http://bit.ly/S7VbxF

Rotary Scholar improves access to health care in Uruguay
Alumna Julia Lukomnik ’10 is profiled for her work to improve access to health care in Uruguay.
Rotary.org
http://bit.ly/NTbX6L

US News & World Report ranks ND
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.
NDSMCObserver.com
http://bit.ly/OXfJNU

SPORTS

Houston vs. Rice
An article previews the annual Bayou Bucket football game between Rice and the University of Houston.
Bradenton Herald (Similar articles appeared in the Centre Daily Times, the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, the Rock Hill Herald, the Sacramento Bee, the State, AthlonSports.com and twice on TheDailyCougar.com.)
http://bit.ly/S7U40H

Rice backup Jackson ready to be the man at quarterback
Wiess College freshman Driphus Jackson is profiled for his performance on the Rice Owls football team. Assistant coach John Reagan and head coach David Bailiff are quoted.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/Qqy7xm

Concussion ends career of Rice’s Briggs
Head football coach David Bailiff reports that Jones College junior Trey Briggs’ football career has been cut short by concussion symptoms.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/QyKF5y

Lance Berkman injury: Cardinals slugger still hasn’t started swinging
An article discusses former Rice standout Lance Berkman’s recovery from injury.
SBNation.com
http://sbn.to/P58BJP

Which Texas FBS team will stay undefeated?
Rice is mentioned in an article about Football Bowl Subdivision teams in Texas.
BleacherReport.com
http://bit.ly/SBlfGo

Men’s basketball
Owls basketball player Arsalan Kazemi will transfer to the University of Oregon.
Salem Statesman-Journal (Ore.)
http://stjr.nl/QHSHGN

NEWS RELEASES

Shepherd School of Music offers concerts to celebrate Rice’s centennial year
Faculty recitals and concerts are among the following performances scheduled to celebrate Rice University’s centennial year.
https://news2.rice.edu/?p=34676

Centennial video series: Rice gets historical marker
Working with Centennial Historian Melissa Kean, video producer Brandon Martin takes a look at the new Rice historical marker.
https://news2.rice.edu/?p=34684