Dateline Rice for Sept. 12, 2014

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Is Houston the new ‘it’ city?
James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace on the Rice campus is pictured in an article about Houston becoming a more pleasant place to live and visit.
Condé Nast Traveler
http://cntrvlr.com/1uz0knT

Sanctions over Ukraine put Exxon at risk
The U.S. recently announced new sanctions targeting Russia’s financial, defense and energy sectors in response to the Kremlin increasing military conflict in Ukraine. Kenneth Medlock III, the James A. Baker III and Susan Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics and lecturer of economics, is quoted.
Wall Street Journal (This article also appeared in Wall Street Journal Deutschland.)
http://on.wsj.com/1uy9tgG

Study: Male scientists want to be involved dads, but few are
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, is quoted and featured for her co-authored study about men in academic science.
The Washington Post
http://wapo.st/1wie46O
Male scientists forsake careers for family — or the other way around
Science 2.0
http://bit.ly/1uLjGFI
Some male scientists willing to forsake careers for family
Science 360 (This appeared on the homepage. This article also appeared in Science Blog and Penn State News.)
http://bit.ly/ZjhviH

6 best lines from Jon Stewart’s scathing takedown of NFL, Roger Goodell
In his coverage of football player Ray Rice’s reported domestic abuse, “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart joked that products and institutions with the name “rice” are changing their identity to avoid any association, and he suggested a new name for Rice University.
Today
http://on.today.com/1xPEuBj
The Daily Show pitches a new name for Rice University
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/1qJtMHs
‘The Daily Show’ throws red flag on the NFL’s conduct
The Wire
http://bit.ly/1qPn5me
KFBK-AM (Sacramento, Calif.)
http://bit.ly/1uz3zvO

Houston Symphony’s 1st Latino music director, Andres Orozco-Estrada
Colombian violinist and conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada will bring the Houston Symphony to Rice’s Alice Pratt Brown Hall for concerts and a discussion.
NBC News
http://nbcnews.to/1AG3KWR

Today in history
John F. Kennedy’s speech given at Rice in 1962 is referenced.
ABC News (This article also appeared in the Huffington Post and 14 other media outlets.)
http://abcn.ws/1uLpQWk
Looking back: Sept. 12
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/YDhBBV
KGMI-AM (Seattle)
http://bit.ly/WSTY6C

India’s incredible expectations
Russell Green, the Will Clayton Fellow in International Economics at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and an adjunct assistant professor of economics, is quoted about Narendra Modi, the new prime minister of India.
Korea Joongang Daily
http://bit.ly/1By5Dr3

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Houston shop owner’s stylish home works for her blended family
Mark Mitchell, son of the late Jack Mitchell, dean of architecture, is featured for his Belgian urban farm home.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1wmi8WB

Wendy Davis and the ennobling of abortion
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 Sen. Wendy Davis’ abortion stance, the unlikelihood of the constitutional amendment on campaign finance reform passing the Senate and immigration reform.
Red State
http://bit.ly/1rZqrqv
Political satire at risk if amendment passes
KTRH-AM
http://bit.ly/1oBSiG8
Human writes — Immigrant children: Will work for freedom in the home of the free and the brave
DC Spotlight
http://bit.ly/1nQr8LI

UH moves up one slot in national rankings
Rice is ranked No. 19 among national universities and No. 9 among best-value schools in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges 2015.”
The Cougar (This article also appeared in UWire.)
http://bit.ly/1nQndyn

HCRJ to host interfaith program, Houston premiere of ‘The God Box’
The Houston Congregation for Reform Judaism hosted an interfaith program featuring a performance of “The God Box.” Mike Pardee, associate director for community engagement at the Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, is mentioned.
Jewish Herald-Voice
http://bit.ly/1D01TQG

Galveston still recovering 6 years after Ike
Rice’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center’s proposed Centennial Gate, which would protect the Houston Ship Channel, is competing against the Ike Dike.
KPRC-AM
http://bit.ly/Zjhdsm

Top 5: Sept. 11, 2014
“Everything We Want It To Be… At All Times” at Rice’s Media Center is mentioned.
Glasstire
http://bit.ly/1D03mqe

3 Longview area students named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists
Spring High School senior Robin Kim plans to attend Rice.
Longview News-Journal
http://bit.ly/1qPnR2s

BROADCAST

Experts gauge impact on Iraq strikes
Edward Djerejian, founding director of Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and former U.S. ambassador to Syria and Israel, is quoted about the United States’ solutions for destroying ISIS.
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/1rTtcDJ

Testimony wraps up in voter ID trial
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted about the shifted argument of those against the Texas voter ID law.
KTRH-AM
http://bit.ly/1nQo9Tf

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Rural areas in the US may soon get high-speed Wi-Fi over unused TV bands
Rice researchers presented a use for UHF TV spectrum at the Association for Computing Machinery’s MobiCom 2014 conference in Hawaii. Edward Knightly, professor of electrical and computer engineering and computer science, and graduate student Narendra Anand are quoted. Graduate student Ryan Guerra is mentioned.
Gizmodo Australia
http://bit.ly/1wijvmf
White space MIMO
TV Technology
http://bit.ly/1pWKcaA
Wireless experts tap unused TV spectrum
Science 360 (This appeared on the homepage. This article also appeared in ScienceNewsline.)
http://1.usa.gov/X6SSV9
Come navigare in wifi sulle frequenze televisive
Wired (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1lZWhjY
KNVN-TV (Chico, Calif.)
http://bit.ly/1qrBC9Y

Phosphorus could make an ideal semiconductor
Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering and professor of chemistry, and his team of Rice researchers analyzed the properties of elemental bonds between semiconducting phosphorus atoms in 2-D sheets. Graduate student Yuanyue Liu is quoted.
Digital Journal (This article also appeared in Energy Daily.)
http://bit.ly/1qNoT0r
Phosphorous a promising semiconductor
Science.energy.gov (This appeared on the homepage.)
http://science.energy.gov/
Phosphorous a potential 2-D semiconductor
Overclockers Club
http://bit.ly/1rZr2Z0

Engineers strut their global stuff
Alumna Jocelyn Brown ’10, senior program associate at Rice 360°, is featured for her bubble CPAP machine, which helps increase the survival rate of newborns with severe respiratory illness. Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Stanley C. Moore Professor and chair of the Department of Bioengineering and director of both Beyond Traditional Borders and Rice 360°: Institute for Global Health Technologies, is quoted.
Science AAAS
http://bit.ly/WSPgpg

Turning concepts into composites
Rice is featured for its research on creating carbon fiber. Matteo Pasquali, professor of chemical and biological engineering and of chemistry, and James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, are mentioned. Graduate student Changsheng Xiang is quoted.
Composites Manufacturing
http://bit.ly/1uLoRW8

Academic family: Sir Harold Kroto
Robert Curl, University Professor Emeritus and the Kenneth S. Pitzer-Schlumberger Professor Emeritus of Natural Sciences, and the late Richard Smalley are mentioned for their paper “C60 Buckminsterfullerene” and their Nobel Prize in chemistry in a feature on scientist Sir Harry Kroto.
Chemistry World Blog
http://rsc.li/1xTh663

SPORTS

Rice wide receiver Jordan Taylor out for Saturday vs. Texas A&M
The Sept. 13 Rice football game against Texas A&M is featured. Head football coach David Bailiff is quoted about player Jordan Taylor.
Sports Illustrated (Similar articles appeared in San Antonio Express-News, Dallas Morning News, BC Interruption and Beaumont Enterprise and more than 100 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/1qNpW0v
Stat simulation — Game 3: Texas Aggies versus Rice Owls
GoodBullHunting.com
http://bit.ly/1qJzr0q
KTBC-TV (Austin, Texas)
http://bit.ly/1By3j3k