Dateline Rice for Feb. 20, 2013

FEATURED ITEMS

Ozone levels ramp up cardiac arrests
Researchers at Rice University in Houston have found a direct correlation between out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and levels of air pollution and ozone. Katherine Ensor, professor and chair of statistics, and Loren Raun, faculty fellow in statistics, are quoted in several of the news items.
Futurity.org
http://www.futurity.org/health-medicine/ozone-levels-ramp-up-cardiac-arrests/
High ozone levels linked to cardiac arrest
FoxNews.com (This article also appeared on MyHealthNewsDaily.com, LiveScience.com and Yahoo.com.)
http://fxn.ws/YzKSXB
KHOU-TV (This report also appeared on Yahoo.com.)
http://bit.ly/WWuKBR
KPRC-TV (Similar reports also appeared on WAGA-TV [Atlanta] and WBRZ-TV [Baton Rouge, La.].)
http://bit.ly/Wa88tI
Researchers prove air pollution causes heart attacks
Minneapolis Star-Tribune
http://bit.ly/Xv1rEN
Pollution tied to heart attacks; could Hispanics be at increased risk?
Voxxi.com
http://www.voxxi.com/pollution-heart-attacks-hispanics-risk/
Research finds direct correlation between heart attacks and ozone and air pollution
ZMEScience.com
http://bit.ly/WQ1ACA
Rice University analysis links ozone levels, cardiac arrest
EnvironmentalResearchWeb.org
http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/yournews/52442
Smoggy air tied to heart attacks
Health.com
http://news.health.com/2013/02/19/smoggy-air-tied-to-heart-attacks-study/
Smog gets in your heart
Sun.Star Cebu (Philippines)
http://bit.ly/134mov7

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Some Texas Democrats seek regulations for gun shows in Fort Worth
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 about a push to add regulations on gun shows held at city facilities in Fort Worth, Texas.
McClatchyDC.com (This article also appeared in the Tri-City Herald, the San Luis Obispo Tribune, the Macon Telegraph, the Biloxi Sun-Herald, the Sacramento Bee, the Tacoma News-Tribune, the Olympian, the Wichita Eagle, the Raleigh News & Observer, the Lake Wylie Pilot, the Kansas City Star, the Rock Hill Herald, the Fort Mill Times, the York Enquirer-Herald, the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, the Charlotte Observer, the Bradenton Herald and the Anchorage Daily News.)
http://bit.ly/12INND1

A giant mandala made from the logos of mega brands
An article discusses artist Gunilla Klingberg’s Rice Gallery installation.
Fast Company
http://bit.ly/11Tm4QD

College courses enlighten family businesses
Rice is mentioned in an article about classes on managing family-owned businesses.
USA Today (This article also appeared in the Marshfield News-Herald, the Ithaca Journal and nearly 30 other media outlets.)
http://usat.ly/UEV96J

HOUSTON/TEXAS

A plant closes on the plains, and a community ponders its future
Steve Murdock, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology and a former director of the U.S. Census Bureau, is quoted in a story about the closure of the Cargill Excel Beef Processing Plant in Plainview, Texas.
StateImpact.NPR.org
http://bit.ly/Y3JSNp

Transportation forum panel raises issues of technology, demographics
News items discusses the Texas Transportation Forum in Austin, Texas. Michael Cline, research scientist at the Hobby Center for the Study of Texas, spoke at the event.
ImpactNews.com
http://bit.ly/UECl7H
KCEN-TV (Waco, Texas)
http://bit.ly/WQ9s7i
KXXV-TV (Waco, Texas)
http://bit.ly/WQ9xIa

Initiative addresses mental health needs of youth in Harris County
Alumna Emily Pyle ’12 is quoted in an article about the Harris County School Behavioral Health Initiative.
West University Examiner (This article also appeared in the River Oaks Examiner and the Bellaire Examiner.)
http://bit.ly/132RtiU

Pastor, author: Near-death experiences challenge established beliefs
Jeffrey Kripal, the J. Newton Rayzor Professor in Religious Studies, is quoted in an article about near-death experiences.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/VtIdQl

A phrase for our time: ‘You had one job’
Alumna Lillian Nicholson ’20 is mentioned in an op-ed about the phrase "you had one job."
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/13ax9HU

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Patterns of Houston
The James Turrell "Twilight Epiphany" Skyspace at Rice is mentioned and pictured in an article about architecture in Houston.
Design Observer (This article also appeared on TVBalla.com.)
http://bit.ly/Vpl2GO

Researchers power up solar spray
New spray-coating technology could hold the key to creating inexpensive, mass-produced solar cells on everything from car roofs to building facades, UK researchers say. Rice sprayable-battery research is noted.
Journal of Protective Coatings and Linings
http://www.paintsquare.com/news/?fuseaction=view&id=9186

Energy and efficiency in the Nest Labs legal department
Alumnus Richard Lutton ’89 was hired as general counsel of Nest Labs.
Law.com
http://bit.ly/YzXUnV

SPORTS

Influencing kids with sports power
Clark Haptonstall, professor of the practice of kinesiology and program director of Sport Management, is quoted in an article about how Houston teams are active in their community-relations programs.
Houston Chronicle (subscription required)
http://bit.ly/XMEJFv

Pitching woes cost Owls in loss to Dallas Baptist
An article recaps a baseball game between Rice and Dallas Baptist University.
Houston Chronicle (subscription required)
http://bit.ly/ZgvT5S

Men’s golf set for the Bayou City Collegiate Championships
An article previews a men’s golf tournament co-hosted by Rice.
NMStateSports.com (A similar article appeared on KTSM.com [El Paso, Texas].)
http://bit.ly/W8r38f

Women’s tennis travels to face Rice
An article previews a women’s tennis match between Rice and Louisiana State University.
LSUSports.net
http://bit.ly/XoVZBo

Rice’s Vance McDonald making a case for earlier call in NFL Draft
Lovett College senior Vance McDonald is profiled for his career in football.
Examiner.com
http://exm.nr/XkJmKT