Dateline Rice for March 28, 2014

FEATURED ITEMS

Booking your vacation at work? Bad idea
According to a new study from Rice University and Iowa State University, consumers who traveled farther and made reservations during business hours were more likely to select higher quality hotels but were less satisfied after their stay. Ajay Kalra, the Herbert S. Autry Chair in Business and Professor of Marketing, is quoted.
Smithsonian Magazine
http://bit.ly/1pAxSNN

Scholars translate ancient guilt trip in letter from soldier to family
Doctoral candidate Grant Adamson used infrared images to read and translate the text in a centuries-old letter found outside a temple in the Egyptian town of Tebtunis.
Smithsonian Magazine
http://bit.ly/O0ZmzU

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

St. Louis public school improvement plan draws criticism
Rice’s partnership with the Houston Independent School District is mentioned.
Saint Louis Public Radio
http://bit.ly/1g7btlV

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Experimental theater director Robert Wilson speaking at Rice, says actors must learn to be still
A review covers the first lecture by playwright, experimental theater producer and painter Robert Wilson in the three-part 2014 Campbell Lecture Series at Rice.
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/1h0QsJK

Kantarjian: State policies and ACA information gap hurt the uninsured
Hagop Kantarjian, the Baker Institute Scholar in Health Policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, and Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and professor of economics, authored a blog post about the Affordable Care Act.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1gxHQzb

Leticia Van De Putte’s lite guv bid assures one outcome: She will be heard
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 and Argentina’s inflation.
San Antonio Current
http://bit.ly/1o7ST73
Argentina economy: On a knife edge
Latin Finance
http://bit.ly/1jYIdl7
‘Kesha Rogers is not a Democrat.’
Politifact
http://bit.ly/1h2X4HL

Houston startup hopes to make it big at Rice Business Plan Competition
Three Houston companies are competing at the upcoming Rice Business Plan Competition.
Houston Business Journal
http://bit.ly/1fsqsaC

11th Annual Eleanor and Frank Freed Lecture Series: ‘Touching Braque’
Gordon Hughes, assistant professor of art history, will explore the concept of “tactile space” in artist Georges Braque’s still-life paintings.
CultureMap
http://bit.ly/1mymxAG

Chamber music ensemble set to perform
The Rice Chamber Music Ensemble will perform at the Moody Mansion in Galveston March 28.
Galveston County Daily News (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1phSE6A

May 2014 performances at Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park
Luna Llena, Rice’s university first mariachi band and winner of Rice’s International Fest, will perform at Cinco de Mayo at Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park May 4.
Here Houston
http://bit.ly/1pBq8uZ

BROADCAST

Fox Business Network
Rice’s bubble CPAP machine, which helps increase the survival rate of newborns with severe respiratory illness, is featured and discussed on the FOX show “MONEY with Melissa Francis.”
http://bit.ly/1g7ldwB

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Cancer researchers find key protein link
A new understanding of proteins at the nexus of a cell’s decision to survive or die has implications for researchers who study cancer and age-related diseases, according to biophysicists at the Rice University-based Center for Theoretical Biological Physics. José Onuchic, co-director of Rice’s Center for Theoretical Biological Physics and the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy, is quoted.
Science Daily (This article also appeared in HealthCanal and News Medical.)
http://bit.ly/QkRHib

Waters: Excel here to stay… for now
Vincent Kaminski, professor in the practice of executive education at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted about the use of Microsoft Excel as an unreliable source for risk management.
Waters Technology
http://bit.ly/1jaIDGx

Mineral oil with nanodiamonds more effective than other nanofluids for heat transfer
Rice scientists discovered that a mixture of diamond nanoparticles and mineral oil outperforms other fluids created for heat-transfer applications. Alumnus Jaime Taha-Tijerina ‘13 is quoted.
AZoNano (This article also appeared in Phys.org.)
http://bit.ly/1jenyv0

Award-winning scientist Dr. Erez Aiden recruited into McNair Scholar Program at Baylor College of Medicine
Erez Aiden, adjunct assistant professor of computational and applied mathematics, has been named the newest McNair Scholar at Baylor College of Medicine.
BioNews Texas
http://bit.ly/1h0Uh1E

US clean-air efforts stay on target, analysis shows
Rice researchers studied state implementation plans to reduce particulate matter. Efforts to reduce dangerous particulates have been successful.
Phys.org (This article also appeared in Click Green and Examiner.)
http://bit.ly/1lpHRs4

Laurels to XLRI Jamshedpur at Global B-Schools Meet organized by Sasin Graduate School of Business, Thailand
Rice participated in the Global B-School Competition.
MBA Universe (This article also appeared in India Education Diary.)
http://bit.ly/1lrslf3

UT Southwestern professor honored with 2014 Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research
Former Rice President Norman Hackerman is mentioned.
News Medical (This article also appeared in Phys.org.)
http://bit.ly/P8RPzS

The need for speed in hospital sterile processing departments spurs a new Ohio device company
A new medical device company called Innovative Sterilization Technologies is working to improve the efficiency of sterilization. Rice is mentioned for its development of solar power sterilization.
Med City News
http://bit.ly/1lpEMs2

Why Red Hat will keep going higher
A Rice stock market study is referenced.
Investing.com
http://bit.ly/1jaShsK

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Fracking is not making the US more secure
Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy is referenced for its study on oil drilling.
FreeSpeech.org
http://bit.ly/1rKxuAa

SPORTS

Rice introduces new basketball coach
Virginia Commonwealth University associate head coach Mike Rhoades was formally introduced as Rice’s men’s head basketball coach. Rice Athletics Director Joe Karlgaard is mentioned. Players Max Guercy, Seth Hearhart and Sean Obi are quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Similar articles appeared in 18 other affiliates.)
http://bit.ly/1dAsWc5
Rice to introduce Mike Rhoades as head basketball coach Thursday
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1h2GJCI
Mike Rhoades introduced at Rice University
WTVR-TV (Central, Va.)
http://bit.ly/1jeixSZ
Rice names VCU’s Rhoades men’s basketball coach, Braun resigned after 7-23 season
Fox News
http://fxn.ws/O4C2RS

Raiders welcome No. 10 Rice
Rice baseball will play Middle Tennessee at Reese Smith Jr. Field in Tennessee.
Daily News Journal
http://on.dnj.com/1gy21gn

Red Storm returns to Texas for Victor Lopez Bayou Classic
Rice’s Victor Lopez Classic is mentioned.
Red Storm Sports (This article also appeared in Woodlands Online.)
http://bit.ly/1pArZjC

Hill ready for the climb at St. Pius X
Former offensive quality control coach Stephen Hill is featured.
The Leader
http://bit.ly/1hDwMwD

NEWS RELEASES

Two Rice University students awarded Watson Fellowships
Two Rice University seniors are among the 43 students across the country who have been awarded a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship for 2014-2015. Colleen Fugate and Heather Olson will receive $28,000 each for a year of world travel and independent study.
http://bit.ly/1rLg0nw

Former Houston Mayor White to discuss new book at Rice’s Baker Institute April 3
Former Houston Mayor Bill White will discuss his new book, “America’s Fiscal Constitution: Its Triumph and Collapse,” at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy April 3.
http://bit.ly/P8XIx3

US clean-air efforts stay on target
National efforts in the last decade to clear the air of dangerous particulate matter have been so successful that most urban areas have already attained the next benchmark, according to new research by Rice University.
http://bit.ly/P1jGCl

Study: Qatar uses LNG to build ‘extraordinary’ global clout
Success in the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has allowed Qatar to build an extraordinary level of global influence, improve its national security and “rise above” its neighbors on the Arabian Peninsula, according to a new paper from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
http://bit.ly/1laljZA