Dateline Rice for Feb. 17, 2014 (Weekend Edition)

FEATURED ITEMS

Q&A: Industry veteran brings fossil fuel priority to Rice
Charles McConnell, executive director of Rice University’s Energy and Environment Initiative and former U.S. assistant secretary of energy for fossil energy in the Department of Energy, is featured in a Q-and-A about technology, energy policy and his relatively new position at Rice.
Houston Chronicle (“Fuel Fix” column)
http://bit.ly/1fa6Afo

Elaine Howard Ecklund on BBC World Service discussing science and religion
Elaine Howard Ecklund, the Herbert S. Autrey Chair and Professor of Sociology, co-director of the Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance and director of Rice’s Religion and Public Life Program, discussed her new research on the relationship between science and religion on BBC World Service’s “Newsday,” which reaches 44 million people worldwide.
BBC World Service
http://bit.ly/1hppsdV
Not quite two cultures
Inside Higher Ed
http://bit.ly/1mnXOQv
The science of stupid: Galileo is rolling over in his grave
TIME
http://ti.me/N3emx7
Survey: Religion and science aren’t always at odds
Futurity (This appeared as the top story on the home page.)
http://bit.ly/1gW2NBl
Science, religion go hand in hand in U.S., study shows
Japan Today (This article also appeared in GlobalPost and 15 other publications.)
http://bit.ly/Msd7HX
Science, religion go hand in hand in US
Yahoo! News UK & Ireland
http://yhoo.it/1gUSiho
God knows, scientists are more religious than you think
Religion News Service
http://bit.ly/1bVm9U3
When science and religion collide, it’s not always a bad thing
Red Orbit
http://bit.ly/1gMLoMp
Initial findings from the RUS study at AAAS
Science and Religion Today
http://bit.ly/1jKULzU
Misconceptions about science and religion abound
Science 2.0 (This article also appeared in Science Codex.)
http://bit.ly/1bdFRiH
Science vs. religion: Study’s surprising finds about Christianity and science
TheBlaze.com
http://bit.ly/1gbI9MC
New survey finds religion and science closer than most Americans think
Examiner
http://exm.nr/1gMMzLT
Religion and science can coexist: Some scientists practice more than the general public
iScienceTimes.com
http://bit.ly/1cfCwhr
Misconceptions of science and religion stunt progress
Business Standard (This article also appeared in Newstrack India, Sify.com, India4u.com, Siasat Daily, TruthDive and Phys.org.)
http://bit.ly/1facMEc
WYPR-FM
http://bit.ly/1f6vMVD
WAMU-FM
http://bit.ly/1beLaOV

Going strong at 77, Rice’s Graham intends to keep coaching
Rice baseball coach Wayne Graham is featured.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front of the Sports section.)
http://bit.ly/N2Ku3W

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

The next Colorado or Washington: Probably not here
William Martin, the Harry and Hazel Chavanne Senior Fellow in Religion and Public Policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about the legalization of marijuana in Texas.
New York Times
http://nyti.ms/1f68M9q

This carbon nano-cable beats copper for conductivity
According to new research, carbon nanotube-based fibers invented at Rice have greater capacity to carry electrical current than copper cables of the same mass. Junichiro Kono, professor of electrical and computer engineering and of physics and astronomy, is quoted. Matteo Pasquali, professor of chemical and biological engineering and of chemistry and Xuan Wang, postdoctoral research and lead author of this study, are mentioned.
Futurity
http://bit.ly/1ftugYI
Carbon nanotube-based cables carry four times the current of copper
The Engineer
http://bit.ly/1j4vVbi
Carbon nanotube fibers outperform copper in carrying electrical current
Science Daily (This article also appeared in SMT and Computer Magazine.)
http://bit.ly/N3e49t
High ampacity power cable of tightly packed and aligned carbon nanotubes
Nanotechnology Today
http://bit.ly/1dDRIpx

GOP struggles to sell message in big cities
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor and chair of political science and fellow in political science at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about the upcoming Texas Republican primaries, the current Venezuelan political crisis and is cited for his research on the Texas House.
National Public Radio (This article also appeared on KUHF-FM and 142 other affiliates.)
http://n.pr/1bdC19o
Republicans struggle to sell their message in big cities
KPCC-FM (Southern California)
http://bit.ly/1jL1Dx8
Fight ramps up for Texas Senate 10 seat
Star-Telegram
http://bit.ly/1bY3KWH
A referendum on tea party strength?
Austin American-Statesman (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1hpqExQ
American Digest
Austin American-Statesman
http://bit.ly/M6hCqN
Todd Staples stresses border security in run for lieutenant governor
Dallas Morning News
http://dallasne.ws/1ft4Yd5
Shining light on Texas House speaker Joe Straus
Breitbart
http://bit.ly/1gvgtVn
Texas District 77: Lyda Ness-Garcia defends use of cropped photograph
El Paso Times
http://bit.ly/1eIe2d7
Texas House race turns nasty
Hispanic Business (This article also appeared in 790 Talk Now.)
http://bit.ly/MsfiLF
Venezuelans demand immediate action to quell crime and inflation
The Voice of Russia
http://bit.ly/1j4n8WY

In ‘unthinkable’ shift, U.S. could be net natural gas exporter by 2016
Kenneth Medlock III, the James A. Baker III and Susan Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute and lecturer on economics, is quoted about the use of natural gas.
National Journal
http://bit.ly/1bezA6d

Barack Obama’s paragraph
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history and fellow in history at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is one of 10 leading historians to assess Obama’s rank among his predecessors.
Politico
http://politi.co/1bFLJlb

Our humanity, naturally
Anthony Pinn, the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and professor of religious studies, is quoted about atheists leading purposeful lives without belief in God.
Psychology Today
http://bit.ly/1eJ1Bhj

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Face of Houston’s income inequality
Stephen Klineberg, professor of sociology and co-director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted about the income inequality among Houston residents.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front of the City & State section.)
http://bit.ly/1j51L84

Concert explores Sephardic, Latin music
Playwright, experimental theater producer and painter Robert Wilson will deliver the 2014 Campbell Lecture Series at Rice March 26-28.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1chNBi3

Woodfill faces well-funded challenger for county GOP chair
Alumnus Paul Simpson ’76 is in the race to head the Harris County Republican Party.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/NZHeYb

BROADCAST

KTRK-TV
Baker College senior Alberto Rodriguez and Andrea Galindo-Escamilla are featured as part of Mariachi Luna Llena, the university’s first mariachi band and winner of Rice’s International Fest, on “Viva Houston.”
http://bit.ly/1gcfG9z

Lake Charles Symphony Orchestra fine tunes their notes for Saturday
Rice student and soprano soloist Katherine Smith performed with the Lake Charles Symphony Orchestra.
KPLC-TV (Lake Charles, La.) (This article also appeared on KSLA-TV and WAFB-TV.)
http://bit.ly/1hpXs9T

WWZN-FM (Boston)
Rice is launching a sports media camp.
http://bit.ly/1m1Gddy

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Superior semiconducting & thermal properties of diamonds
Perfect sheets of diamond a few atoms thick appear to be possible even without the big squeeze that makes natural gems.
PCBDesign007
http://bit.ly/1gV37Af

Warning: This is not a toy
Rice is using National Instruments’ myRIO, a new product designed to ease learning for engineering students.
EE Times
http://ubm.io/NYZgK3

Cheap field test detects DNA of crypto parasite
Bioengineers at Rice University and the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have developed a simple, highly sensitive and efficient test for the diarrheal disease cryptosporidiosis that could have great impact on global health.
MedGadget
http://bit.ly/NZ7UZ8

Methane hydrate: The energy source of the future. (Maybe).
A Rice study about gas hydrates in referenced.
Fuel Fix
http://bit.ly/1faPjD0

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Revealed: Why women prefer taller men
According to new research from Rice and the University of North Texas, the height of a potential partner matters more to women than to men, and mostly for femininity and protection. Michael Emerson, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology and co-director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
Hindustan Times
http://bit.ly/1j4Pssj

The devil we refuse to see
Jeffrey Kripal, the J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religious Studies, is referenced.
Beliefnet
http://bit.ly/1chMO0C

Historian to speak on Vietnam, Cronkite
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history and fellow in history at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, will discuss “Vietnam, Walter Cronkite and Today’s Foreign Policy Lessons” at Ohio Wesleyan University Feb. 27.
LimaOhio.com
http://bit.ly/1cQzcX1

Rhode Island Philharmonic announces lineup for its 70th season
Pierre Jalbert, professor of composition and theory at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, commissioned a work for the Rhode Island Philharmonic’s 70th season.
Providence Journal
http://bit.ly/1gN2Lgf

International Piano Series continues with Jon Kimura Parker
Jon Kimura Parker, professor of piano, will perform and conduct a master class at College of Charleston.
The Post and Courier
http://bit.ly/1e0PT1j

SPORTS

Rice rewards Bailiff with new 5-year contract
Rice football coach David Bailiff has been rewarded with a new five-year contract at Rice.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1eINM2s
Owl football: Rice University, Bailiff agree to five-year deal
Tomball Potpourri
http://bit.ly/NYRpMN
Bailiff, Owls agree on new contract
Fort Bend Sun (This article also appeared in Sugar Land Sun and Cypress Creek Mirror.)
http://bit.ly/1bFzwgv
Rice awards David Bailiff five-season contract extension
CBSSports.com
http://cbsprt.co/NZt6Ow
Rice extends coach David Bailiff for five seasons
Gant Daily
http://bit.ly/1jwOqVr
Rice gives Bailiff 5-year deal after 10-win season
The Washington Post
http://wapo.st/1gvZ1Ab
Rice coach David Bailiff gets new five-year contract
MyFox Houston
http://bit.ly/1gNqvAK
Rice University gives football coach David Bailiff 5-year deal
KPRC-TV
http://bit.ly/1fttPgQ

Purdue faces one opponent in opening weekend
Rice men’s baseball will play Purdue Feb. 21-23 at Reckling Park.
The Exponent
http://bit.ly/Mkn6yO

Men’s golf spring season starts Monday at Rice Intercollegiate
The Rice Intercollegiate will begin its 2014 spring season Feb. 17-18 at Westwood Golf Club.
Gonzaga Golf
http://bit.ly/N3laL9

Rice men’s baseball won against Stanford University 10-3 in California.
Rice baseball holds on for win over No. 25 Stanford
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1j4UaWY
Rice scores 10 runs in opening-day win at Stanford
Examiner
http://exm.nr/1jLjPXt
Baseball: Stanford Cardinal fall to 0-2, drop 5-1 decision to Rice
Golden Gate Sports
http://bit.ly/1cR7Z6q
College baseball: Rice beats Stanford in season opener
Humble Observer
http://bit.ly/NZwEk2
KCRA-TV (Sacramento, Calif.)
http://bit.ly/1kOnGmZ
KTRK-TV
http://bit.ly/1j58gHQ

Rice men’s basketball fell to Louisiana Tech Feb. 15 at Thomas Assembly Center.
Owls fall in opening game of road trip
Bellaire Examiner (This article also appeared in Sugar Land Sun, Memorial Examiner and Fort Bend Sun.)
http://bit.ly/1gvmcdS
Louisiana Tech overwhelms Rice 85-46
CBSSports.com
http://cbsprt.co/1gvZAKi
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. Rice Owls – Feb. 15, 2014
Sports Chat Place
http://bit.ly/1gVWmhz
Tech starts fast, blows past Rice
Monroe News Star (This article also appeared in Shreveport Times.)
http://tnsne.ws/1jLj6ph
Rice (7-16) at Louisiana Tech (20-5)
AthlonSports.com (This article also appeared in KansasCity Star, Island Packet, Lexington Herald-Leader, Merced Sun-Star and Tri-City Herald.)
http://bit.ly/1bYxX7Z
Recap: Louisiana Tech vs. Rice
News & Observer (This article also appeared in Merced Sun-Star, Lexington Herald-Leader and the Telegraph.)
http://bit.ly/1gNrEIu

UTSA men knock off Florida Atlantic on ‘Senior Day’
Rice women’s basketball fell to UTSA 63-61 at Tudor Fieldhouse.
San Antonio Express
http://bit.ly/1gW0EWc

College notebook: Austin Ramljak savors D-I experience at Rice
Rice men’s basketball player Austin Ramljak is featured.
Ventura County Star
http://bit.ly/Msntr5

Magnolia West’s Jones, New Caney’s Klingler named to TSWA all-state team
An article mentions Rice’s signing-day pick.
The Montgomery County Courier
http://bit.ly/1gVmIQR

NEWS RELEASE

Misconceptions of science and religion found in new study
Elaine Howard Ecklund, the Herbert S. Autrey Chair and Professor of Sociology, co-director of the Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance and director of Rice’s Religion and Public Life Program, conducted a study that supported coexistence and introduced similarities among science and religious communities.
http://bit.ly/1eJ6kQa

Caps not the culprit in nanotube chirality
Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and professor of chemistry, and his Rice colleagues found that those who wish to control the chirality of nanotubes should look at other aspects of their growth.
http://bit.ly/1j5a97t