Dateline Rice for March 5, 2014

FEATURED ITEM

Texas primary voters to test Sen. John Cornyn, George P. Bush
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 Texas primary.
Los Angeles Times (Similar articles also appeared in the Texas Tribune and 1,008 other affiliates.)
http://lat.ms/1czXDb8
Texas Republicans choose establishment candidates over tea partyers
Los Angeles Times
http://lat.ms/1jRtoSn
Texas primary tests strength of tea party Republicans
USA Today
http://usat.ly/1dYOEka
Races test tea party’s clout
Dallas Morning News
http://dallasne.ws/1gRoqCh
Tea party triumphs down-ballot in Texas
National Review
http://bit.ly/1jRyMoG
Bush cruises to GOP nomination, faces El Paso mayor for land commissioner
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1cuzZm0
Bush to face unopposed Democrat
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1q6L2W5
Challenger wins GOP chair race
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1eWV9Z2
Let me start: Confronting crisis in Kiev
MSNBC
http://on.msnbc.com/1fFDIYt
Wendy Davis won her gubernatorial primary. Now what?
The Washington Post
http://wapo.st/1i7x9kK
Texas roundup: Cornyn cruises; Abbott-Davis governor match-up set
CBSNews.com
http://cbsn.ws/1gRkmSF
Cruz steers Texas GOP further right in primary
Philly.com
http://bit.ly/1hHtlIA
Cornyn, Davis win Texas primary tests
Detroit Free Press
http://on.freep.com/1fYu4Ve
Dewhurst’s slump is 2 years in the making, but is Patrick a risk?
Star-Telegram
http://bit.ly/1icb8pg

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Search underway for missing spring breaker
Martel College senior Reny Jose has been reported missing in Panama City Beach, Fla., where he has been spending spring break with fellow students at a rented beach-front home since Saturday.
ABC News
http://abcn.ws/1f7VNyg
Family arrives to search for missing spring breaker
WJHG-TV (Panama City, Fla.)
http://bit.ly/1orlWgZ
Rice student reported missing in Florida
KHOU-TV (This article also appeared in abc13.com and 91 other affiliates.)
http://bit.ly/1cu8dGg
Rice University student reported missing in Florida
KTRK-TV
http://bit.ly/1lxJPGp
Rice University student reported missing while on spring break in Florida
KPRC-TV
http://bit.ly/1eU0XCL
Rice student mysteriously vanishes on spring break
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/P0eG1n
Search underway for missing spring breaker
WPRO-FM (Providence, R.I.)
http://bit.ly/1kyJEui
WNYT-TV (Albany, N.Y.)
http://bit.ly/1gaC41T
WREG-TV (Memphis, Tenn.)
http://bit.ly/1ndxful
WALA-TV (Mobile, Ala.)
http://bit.ly/1fHoLuN
KTBS-TV (Shreveport, La.)
http://bit.ly/1g0TCRN
KRON-TV (San Francisco)
http://bit.ly/NUK3ZR
WHSV-TV (Harrisonburg, Va.)
http://bit.ly/1icHj81

Global liquefied gas market faces potential oversupply
An increased demand for liquefied natural gas in Asia may result in a Gulf Coast region energy boom. Kenneth Medlock III, the James A. Baker III and Susan Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute and lecturer on economics, is quoted.
Bloomberg
http://bloom.bg/1icqaLM
Global LNG market faces classic boom-bust cycle with oversupply
Bloomberg Businessweek
http://buswk.co/1ncRAQt

US and Russia still friends in space
NASA is maintaining a relationship with Russia despite tension between the U.S. and Russia over the situation in Ukraine. Neal Lane, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor and senior fellow in science and technology policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and a professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
ABC News
http://abcn.ws/1kxueqi

How to avoid overpaying for daily-deal discounts
A Rice study about daily-deal promotions is referenced in an article about business promotions.
CNBC.com
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101464948

King becomes honorary ICAEW member
Stephen Zeff, the Keith Anderson professor in business at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, was awarded honorary membership in the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Economia
http://bit.ly/1eWU4AG

What exactly is a ‘likely’ letter?
Universities are sending “likely” letters to students to secure candidates in advance of regular admissions notifications. Rice is mentioned.
Examiner.com
http://exm.nr/1hMugHj

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Rice study says voting by smartphone leads to fewer voter mistakes
Researchers studying a potential mobile voting system found that smartphone owners made fewer errors voting with their mobile devices in a mock election than they did voting via the traditional system. Michael Byrne, professor of psychology, and Phil Kortum, assistant professor of psychology, are quoted.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1hJTC8B
Smartphone voting ups participation, cut errors
Discovery News
http://bit.ly/1q6hBTR
Voters using smartphones made fewer errors in mock election
Cellular News (This article also appeared in Sugar Land Sun.)
http://bit.ly/1fYvlvq
Smartphone voting reduces user errors in mock election
IEEE Spectrum
http://bit.ly/1mVg6ZE

Rice’s Martel Center will be demolished and replaced with grass; the Warhol tree will remain. Stephen Fox, lecturer of architecture; Geoff Winningham, the Lynette S. Autrey Professor of Humanities; Paul Hester, lecturer of visual and dramatic arts; and B.J. Almond, senior director of news and media relations in Rice’s Office of Public Affairs, are quoted.
Rice University to demolish historic art ‘Barn’
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front page.)
http://bit.ly/1iceCbs
As Rice prepares to tear down historic building, critics decry ‘insult to Menils’
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/OWHGHb
Mansion that was 1st Houston home with A/C getting torn down
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1hHqYpo

Despite new law, algebra II still a college requirement
Though Algebra II is no longer a course requirement for a high school diploma, colleges will not change their admission standards to drop the math course. Rice is mentioned.
KHOU-TV (This article also appeared in KENS-TV.)
http://bit.ly/NUrJ36

LSC Chancellor is proud of hiring ‘the best people’
Lone Star College students are transferring to universities throughout Texas, including Rice.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1n8Ggox

Guest lecture to revisit an innovative time in physics research
Cyrus Mody, assistant professor of history, will give a guest lecture at the University of Texas at Dallas on “Bridging Disciplines in Times of Crisis: California Physicists in the Long 1970s.”
UT Dallas
http://bit.ly/1mVr41p

WindSync ZIlkha Hall debut concert
WindSync, a quintet formed at and now in residence at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, is featured. WindSync members Garrett Hudson, flute; Erin Tsai, oboe; Jack Marquardt, clarinet; Tracy Jacobson, bassoon; and Anni Hochhalter, horn, are quoted.
CultureMap
http://bit.ly/1l1748I

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Video: The floating metropolis that could support Brazil’s offshore oil rigs
A story focuses on a 2012 award-winning research project by Rice architecture students. They won the inaugural Odebrecht Award for their design of an industrial floating city that would accommodate families in the oil industry.
Arch Daily
http://bit.ly/1jRtdq8

Liver metabolism study could help patients awaiting transplants
In a new study that could help doctors extend the lives of patients awaiting liver transplants, a Rice-led team of researchers examined the metabolic breakdown that takes place in liver cells during late-stage cirrhosis and found clues that suggest new treatments to delay liver failure. Deepak Nagrath, assistant professor in chemical and biomolecular engineering, is quoted.
Bioscience Technology (This article also appeared in RedOrbit, BioPortfolio and News Medical.)
http://bit.ly/1gPrzm9

Looking for $2 trillion
Peter Hotez, a fellow in disease and poverty at Rice University’s Baker Institute, authored this blog post about the group of 20 finance ministers boosting the world’s gross domestic product by at least $2 trillion over the next five years.
PLoS Blogs
http://bit.ly/1l0KKMA

Synthetic biology future event coming to Cork
Matthew Bennett, assistant professor of biochemistry and cell biology, will speak at the Synthetic Biology Future conference.
SiliconRepublic.com
http://bit.ly/1kybebb

Can PetSmart restore 2013 levels?
A Rice stock market study is referenced.
Seeking Alpha
http://bit.ly/1cBVkEE

40 of the smartest people in health care
Alumna Karen Davis ’65 is listed as one of the smartest people in health care today.
Hospital Review
http://bit.ly/1fHVpqn

Tenký diamantový film, vyrobený bez velkých tlaků
Perfect sheets of diamond a few atoms thick appear to be possible even without the big squeeze that makes natural gems. Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and professor of chemistry, and Pavel Sorokin, a former postdoctoral associate at Rice and now a senior researcher at the Technological Institute for Superhard and Novel Carbon Materials in Moscow, are mentioned.
Rozhlas.com (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/MNyX8b

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

A suspension of disbelief
Rice is mentioned for its development of carbon nanotubes.
The Independent
http://bit.ly/1g0sW3C

Unique ‘studio’ format offers benefits, challenges to students and faculty alike
Rice collaborated with Kansas State University to create a customizable e-textbook that is now being used at colleges.
The Collegian
http://bit.ly/1cBWgss

Vaughaligan Walwyn X Scarface ‘Grace Still Abides’
Alumnus Vaughhaligan Walwyn ’04 is featured.
SpyGhana.com
http://bit.ly/NU72ED

Cardboard Crafting: Ana Serrano’s paper worlds
Artists Ana Serrano’s fall 2011 “Salon of Beauty” installation at the Rice Art Gallery is mentioned.
KCET.org
http://bit.ly/1g0CbAH

SPORTS

Rice moves up to finish 10th at Argent Financial Classic
Rice men’s golf claimed 10th place at the Argent Financial Classic.
The Rancher (This article also appeared in the Bellaire Examiner and Memorial Examiner.)
http://bit.ly/1hM5c36

Owls fall to San Diego
Rice men’s tennis fell to San Diego 6-1 at the Skip and Cindy Hogan Tennis Center.
Sports Page Magazine
http://bit.ly/1icoy4O

Super Y-League announces participants for 2014 Girls ODP National Camp
Brandon Gwin, assistant soccer coach, is part of the coaching staff for the Super Y-League.
SoccerWire.com
http://bit.ly/NUfL9I

Football: Monarch’s Ethan Marks bound for Rice
Monarch High School running back Ethan Marks has committed to play for Rice.
Daily Camera (This article also appeared in Broomfield Enterprise.)
http://bit.ly/1hKGX5S

NEWS RELEASES

Rice is No. 1 best value in two new Kiplinger’s rankings
Rice University ranks No. 1 among private universities on Kiplinger’s list of “30 Best Values in Small Colleges” and “30 Best College Values in the West/Southwest.”
http://bit.ly/MNKpR9

Cell’s skeletons get a closer look
Rice researchers have developed a theoretical approach to analyze the process by which protein building blocks form the biopolymer skeletons of living cells.
http://bit.ly/1c9CDNL