Dateline Rice for Sept. 17, 2014

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Lawmakers agonize over their first war vote
House members are divided on the use of military force to fight the Islamic State. Paul Brace, the Clarence L. Carter Professor of Political Science, is quoted.
National Journal
http://bit.ly/1qLeymL

‘Squid skin’ displays bring us closer to biotech camouflage
Rice’s Laboratory for Nanophotonics created a color-display technology, which may aid in the development of artificial camouflaging “squid skin.” Naomi Halas, the Stanley C. Moore Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering and director of Rice’s Laboratory for Nanophotonics and professor of physics and astronomy, and Stephan Link, associate professor of chemistry and of electrical and computer engineering, are quoted. Postdoctoral fellow Alejandro Manjavacas and Peter Nordlander, professor of physics and astronomy and in electrical and computer engineering, are mentioned.
Wired.co.uk
http://bit.ly/1o3kCkL
New ‘squid’ metamaterials projects vivid color display
Science World Report (This article also appeared in NASA Tech Briefs, DailyNewsEn.com, ScienceDaily, e! Science News, ECN, EIN News, Innovations Report, Product Design & Development, Northern Voices and webindia123.com.)
http://bit.ly/1qfQjqv
Color display technology furthers ‘squid skin’ project
Photonics.com
http://bit.ly/1u0Q0rf
Invisibility cloak made possible
Load the Game
http://bit.ly/1p0XuUi
Replicating ‘squid skin’ to create a color display
Overclockers Club (This article also appeared in Maine News Online.)
http://bit.ly/1o3cReJ
‘Squid skin’ technology produces vivid color display
Zee News
http://bit.ly/ZpVpLF
New color-display technology developed
Business Standard (This article also appeared in Financial Express and Silicon India.)
http://bit.ly/1r3LeqD

Global index: 1871 ranks No. 9 among university-associated incubators
The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship ranked No. 1 in the University Associated Business Incubator index rating of the global top 25 among university business incubators.
Chicago Tribune
http://trib.in/1tfJviz

Colleges that charge the most for applying
Stanford University is reported to have the most expensive application fee. Rice is included in a list of colleges with the highest application fees.
U.S. News & World Report
http://bit.ly/Zq4pQJ

6 fascinating mind tricks that help you save money
Utpal Dholakia, professor of marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted about his study on money-saving habits.
Yahoo! Finance (This article also appeared in Yahoo! Maktoob and Yahoo! Xtra Business.)
http://yhoo.it/1o3lkP1

Colleges that ask where else you are applying
Rice is mentioned as one of the colleges and universities asking applicants to provide a list of other schools to which they are applying in their application.
Examiner.com
http://exm.nr/1ASd2iD

Astros and Houston rapper Bun B team up to create Astros cap
Bernard “Bun B” Freeman, the Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning’s Distinguished Lecturer, collaborated with the Houston Astros and New Era to design a new Astros baseball cap.
Yahoo! (This article also appeared in CrawfishBoxes.com, WSOC-TV, WPXI-TV, WHIO-TV and Austin American-Statesman.)
http://yhoo.it/1maY0Uc

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Moves by Russia and China should give executives pause
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about the risk and reward of investing in Russia.
Houston Chronicle (This appeared on the front of the Business section. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1meaTMT

Will Houston’s diversity last or will segregation return?
An article about the growing diversity of Houston neighborhoods quotes Michael Emerson, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1qLekMv

Symphony gala welcomes new conductor with open arms
Colombian violinist and conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada, who will bring the Houston Symphony to Rice’s Alice Pratt Brown Hall for concerts and a discussion, conducted the opening concert at the Houston Symphony. Robert Yekovich, dean of Rice’s Shepherd School of Music and the Elma Schneider Professor of Music, is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/YSWyLI

BROADCAST

Obamacare data reveals decline in uninsured Americans
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.
News 92 FM
http://bit.ly/XCMc1j

WBAP-AM (Dallas)
David Alexander, director of the Rice Space Institute and a Rice professor of astronomy, is quoted about NASA’s 6.8 billion dollar budget award for the Space Taxi project.
http://bit.ly/1BMzVpW
KLIF-AM (Dallas)
http://bit.ly/1uHpxwz
KTRS-AM (St. Louis)
http://bit.ly/1u8l0lj
News Radio KEX (Portland, Ore.)
http://bit.ly/1mb3Apx
KSL-AM (Salt Lake City)
http://bit.ly/1wq2eaO

Extra billions in Austin will draw calls for spending and tax cuts
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies and professor and chair of political science and fellow in political science at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about the extra billions of dollars at politicians’ disposal from the sustained outburst of buying and drilling, Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s immigration approach and Argentina.
My Fox Houston
http://bit.ly/1qJGrvh
Rick Perry’s immigration record: A hard line at the border, a softer touch in Austin
Times of AP
http://bit.ly/1yhR9xh
Washington optó por guardar silencio
LaNacion.com (An English translation is not available. This article also appeared in Yahoo! Noticias.)
http://bit.ly/1u80OzU

KFDM-TV (Beaumont, Texas)
Accelerate Learning announces the national release of STEMscopes pre-K-12 science curriculum, developed in conjunction with Rice.
http://bit.ly/1p1A0y4

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Nanoribbon film keeps glass ice-free
Rice scientists refined their de-icing film for radar domes to work as a transparent coating for glass. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.
ECN
http://bit.ly/1BM0cVA
Nanoribbon film keeps glass ice-free: Team refines de-icing film that allows radio frequencies to pass
Phys.org (This article also appeared in Nanotechnology Now, Bio-Medicine, Science Codex, BioPortfolio, ScienceDaily, e! Science News, ScienceNewsline, and Nanotechnology Now.)
http://bit.ly/1t8sdnu
Keeping glass ice-free with nanoribbon film
Controlled Environments
http://bit.ly/1r9Nxsp
Modified graphene nanoribbon de-icing film allows passage of radio frequencies
AZom.com
http://bit.ly/1o3jDRw

Scientists refine formula for nanotube types
Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering and professor of chemistry, and a team of colleagues created a formula that describes why nanotubes have chirality, which describes the angle of the carbon atom hexagons that make up a nanotube’s walls. Postdoctoral researcher Vasilii Artyukhov and research scientist Evgeni Penev are quoted.
Phys.org
http://bit.ly/1u83Yno
Simple formula describes why nanotubes have chirality
AZoNano.com
http://bit.ly/1wpY02W

Startup companies pitch new technology
The Rice Alliance Energy & Clean Technology Venture Forum hosted more than 50 companies to present a perfected five-minute elevator pitch. Brad Burke, managing director of the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, is quoted.
E&P Mag
http://bit.ly/1uHfnwO

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Is ISIS a faith-based terrorist group?
David Cook, associate professor of religious studies, is quoted about ISIS.
Columbia Journalism Review
http://bit.ly/1u8dgQm

Canyonlands marks 50 years with gala celebration
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history and fellow in history at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, delivered the keynote address at the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park to commemorate the park’s 50th anniversary.
San Juan Record
http://bit.ly/1qg0Ge4

HBS tops ‘laughing stock’ MBA ranking
Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business’ Business Plan Competition is No. 4 in a list of graduate programs that offered the largest awards in the 2013-2014 academic year.
Poets & Quants
http://bit.ly/1mb6xq1

SPORTS

Old Dominion (2-1) at Rice (0-2) (ET)
Rice football will play Old Dominion University at Rice Stadium Sept. 20.
Myrtle Beach Online (Similar articles appeared in 11 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/1pjud6c
Defense shines as ODU wins 1st home FBS game
Mace & Crown
http://bit.ly/XCVr1t

Aggies going after style points
Rice football fell to Texas A&M University 10-38 at Kyle Field.
Chicago Tribune (Similar articles appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://trib.in/1tf6I4m
Texas A&M Aggies WR Speedy Noil out 3-5 weeks
Fansided
http://bit.ly/1qfVtD0

Owls move up on final day of Ram Masters Invitational
Rice men’s golf finished strong at the Ram Masters Intercollegiate at Fort Collins Country Club. Players Jeff Wibawa, Kevin Reilly, James Lee, Mario Carmona and Mitchell Meissner are mentioned.
Sugar Land Sun (This article also appeared in Bellaire Examiner.)
http://bit.ly/1r1iP39

Cougars compete with top finishers in Rice Invitational
The University of Houston cross-country team competed in the 39th annual Rice Invitational.
The Cougar
http://bit.ly/1qg0pI6

NEWS RELEASES

Baker Institute paper: Persian Gulf states have new role to play in Israeli-Palestinian conflict resolution
The shifting regional geopolitics of the Middle East have created new opportunities for the Persian Gulf states to engage in Arab-Israeli conflict resolution, according to a new paper from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
http://bit.ly/1u1bKTF

Scientists refine formula for nanotube types
Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering and professor of chemistry, and a team of colleagues created a formula that describes why nanotubes have chirality, which describes the angle of the carbon atom hexagons that make up a nanotube’s walls.
http://bit.ly/Zq1Cao

Rice’s graduate entrepreneurship program again ranked among top 5 in US
Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business has the No. 4 graduate entrepreneurship program in the U.S. for the third consecutive year, according to rankings announced this week by the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine. This marks the sixth year in a row the Jones School has been ranked as a top 10 program in graduate entrepreneurship.
http://bit.ly/YSOtXj

Nanoribbon film keeps glass ice-free
Rice University scientists who created a de-icing film for radar domes have now refined the technology to work as a transparent coating for glass. The new work by chemist James Tour and his colleagues could keep glass surfaces from windshields to skyscrapers free of ice and fog while retaining their transparency to radio frequencies.
http://bit.ly/1u8hyXM