Dateline Rice for Sept. 5, 2014

FEATURED ITEM

BBC World News America
Edward Djerejian, founding director of Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and former U.S. ambassador to Syria and Israel, is interviewed about the United States’ options for stopping ISIS.
http://bit.ly/1BgjiTn
Bloomberg’s ‘Bottom Line with Mark Crumpton’
http://bit.ly/Wobsb1

‘Gun Zionism’
Ussama Makdisi, the Arab-American Educational Foundation Chair of Arab Studies and professor of history, authored an op-ed about Zionism.
The Hill
http://bit.ly/1AeDtPc

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Why colleges with a distinct focus have a hidden advantage
According to an analysis done by the company Parchment, students accepted to two or more colleges are more likely to choose a university that is tailored to their education preference and has a specialized mission. Rice is mentioned in the article and included in an interactive feature.
New York Times
http://nyti.ms/WkZrTe

Money pours into state races as stakes rise
A record amount of money is being raised for the current statehouse elections, and will likely surpass $2.1 billion. Paul Brace, the Clarence L. Carter Professor of Political Science, is quoted.
Chicago Tribune (This article also appeared in Personal Liberty Digest, CTNOW and Daily Press.)
http://trib.in/Wongdo

US higher education’s great robber barons
An article highlights the young wealthy male founders of well-known universities in the United States. Rice University’s founder William Marsh Rice is mentioned.
Ozy.com
http://bit.ly/1px2dMn

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Turrell’s view of the heavens needs some retouching
Artist James Turrell and the Museum of Modern Art in Queens, N.Y., closed Turrell’s “Meeting” to the public for restoration. The “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace on the Rice campus is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/Wo13fp

Obamacare made a dent in the number of uninsured in Texas
According to Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Episcopal Health Foundation, more Texans have health insurance since the Affordable Care Act’s first enrollment period. Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and professor of economics, is quoted.
Houston Business Journal
http://bit.ly/1wby4Id
The State of Texas: Sept. 5, 2014
Texas Monthly
http://bit.ly/1wbCu1Q
Survey: Number of Texans without health insurance drops under Affordable Care Act
e! Science News (This article also appeared in InsuranceNewsNet.)
http://bit.ly/1pxcDeS
KYTX-TV (Tyler, Texas)
http://bit.ly/1Af4guT

Lt. gov. race a study in contrasts
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, authored an op-ed about his analysis of the 2014 lieutenant governor race’s candidates’ ideologies. He is also quoted about Sen. Wendy Davis.
Latinos Ready to Vote
http://bit.ly/Zb0k2R
At UTSA, underdog Davis makes her pitch
San Antonio Express-News (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1oMKmB8

Today’s illegal immigrant — more likely to be long-term US resident with US citizen children
Many illegal immigrants in the United States have lived here for over a decade, are well established in their community and have U.S. born children. Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and director of the Baker Institute’s Mexico Center, is quoted.
WOAI-AM (San Antonio, Texas)
http://bit.ly/1qBYyRt

Texas Secretary of State kicks off Vote Texas campaign
Texas Secretary of State Nandita Berry visited Rice for the Vote Texas College Campus Tour.
WaxahachieTX.com
http://bit.ly/1re1IrV

Hornsmen to perform, teach masterclass
Alumna Audrey Good ’09 is profiled.
The Houstonian
http://bit.ly/YhN507

BROADCAST

KUT 90.5 (Austin, Texas)
The increase in Houston train traffic is due to oil and gas demands, which may disrupt the cotton fields in Mumford, a town northwest of Bryan-College Station. Kenneth Medlock III, the James A. Baker III and Susan Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics and lecturer of economics, is quoted.
http://bit.ly/1pxlIEE

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Move over, orange: Copper is the new black (silicon)
Andrew Barron, the Charles W. Duncan Jr.-Welch Professor of Chemistry and professor of materials science, and his Rice research team improved the production and cost of black silicon by using copper to create its nanoscale spikes.
Clean Technica
http://bit.ly/1tytZQi
Scientists use copper as catalyst for production of silicon solar cell wafer
AZoNano.com
http://bit.ly/1vSrNUF

Fracking’s wastewater, poorly understood, is analyzed for first time
Rice scientists determined advanced recycling of water produced by hydraulic fracturing could save millions of gallons of fresh water a year. Andrew Barron, the Charles W. Duncan Jr.-Welch Professor of Chemistry and professor of materials science, is quoted.
Inside Climate News
http://bit.ly/1lLLkmg

Why shale gas has a bright future
Energy analysts expect shale gas to expand worldwide energy supply. Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy is cited for its study on shale gas production preventing Russian and Persian Gulf countries from raising prices on gas exported to Europe.
MyDigitalFC.com
http://bit.ly/1BfmVJk

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

ISIS: ‘Hell is where they will reside’
David Cook, associate professor of religious studies, is quoted about ISIS.
Balloon Juice
http://bit.ly/1u6Sov0

Former University President George Rupp returns to teach religion
Former Rice President George Rupp will teach religion at Columbia University.
Columbia Spectator
http://bit.ly/1uoMuV2

MCASTA honors Dr. Shieh as its distinguished scholar at its 2014 annual symposium
Alumnus Jeng-Jong Shieh ’73 will be honored as one of three distinguished scholars at the Midwest Chinese American Science & Technology’s annual conference Sept. 6.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
http://bit.ly/1xkS4wv

SPORTS

Dorm report: Kenny keep it up?
The Sept. 13 Rice football game against Texas A&M is mentioned.
The Sports Network (Similar articles appeared in 33 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/1wbG8c0

Notre Dame’s Cole Luke makes most of opportunity
Rice football fell to University of Notre Dame 48-17 at Notre Dame Stadium.
USA Today (Similar articles appeared in Fox Sports and over 150 other media outlets.)
http://usat.ly/YhVgJX
Notre Dame’s Kelly: Hearing for players close to taking place
Detroit Free Press (Similar articles appeared in GBM Wolverine, Addicted to Quack, Football.com, SHSU Houstonian Online and Latino Post.)
http://on.freep.com/1AeTi8z
ESPN
http://bit.ly/1wbFxap
http://bit.ly/1uoLgco
CBS Sports Network
http://bit.ly/1vX93U2