Dateline Rice for Sept. 19, 2014

FEATURED ITEM

KHOU-TV
University Representative Y. Ping Sun appeared on KHOU’s “Great Day Houston” to promote the “Embrace China” multi-arts show, of which she is co-chair. The event will be held at the University of Houston’s Cullen Performance Hall at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21.
http://goo.gl/od0CA2

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Why a company you’ve never heard of is about to take over the world
Yan Anthea Zhang, professor of management, is quoted about Alibaba, the largest e-commerce website in China.
Salon
http://goo.gl/dYgPMX
Alibaba IPO: Winners and losers
DailyNewsEn.com
http://goo.gl/1zWHwJ

A creative push for closer Middle East-US ties
Ussama Makdisi, the Arab-American Educational Foundation Chair of Arab Studies and professor of history, will participate in a discussion at the FotoFest International and the Arab-American Cultural and Community Centre of Houston Cultrunners event.
Gulf News
http://goo.gl/DDxiyA

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Kinder Morgan looks to Maine to fill proposed pipeline capacity
Kinder Morgan submitted a bid to sell pipeline capacity on a new expansion in Maine. Stephen Klineberg, professor of sociology and co-director of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is pictured with Rich and Nancy Kinder at the 2010 event when the Kinder Institute was announced at Rice.
Fuel Fix
http://goo.gl/ZLWAqF

Stopping Ebola and other diseases of poverty: Reflections on US efforts to control Ebola in West Africa
Jennifer Herricks, postdoctoral fellow in disease and poverty at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored a blog post about the effectiveness of the U.S. government’s global health campaign to control and end the recent outbreak of Ebola.
Houston Chronicle
http://goo.gl/B2F7Z7

Abbott and Davis battle for Latino votes
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’ and Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s faceoff in the Rio Grande Valley to secure the state’s Latino vote.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://goo.gl/lqa3qV
Davis, Abbott battle for Latino votes statewide
San Antonio Express-News
http://goo.gl/N1QaoT
More on the line for Davis in tonight’s governor debate
WOAI-AM (San Antonio, Texas)
http://goo.gl/LiRoH6 (Article)
http://goo.gl/28M7cU (Broadcast)

Rice closes on Village retail property
Rice Management Co., which is responsible for Rice University’s endowment and investments, closed on its acquisition of the Village Arcade.
Houston Chronicle
http://goo.gl/PSOM3H

Houston’s 1st legal whiskey distillery hosts Sept. 20 party
Alumnus Ryan Baird ’12 is featured for his legal whiskey distillery, which is Houston’s first.
Houston Chronicle
http://goo.gl/OSMbKW

Farm goes to the dogs while they await permanent homes
Farm owners Lisa and Christian Seger are featured for the many dogs they rescue from shelters. The article mentions that cheese from their farm is sold at Rice’s farmers market.
Houston Chronicle (This appeared on the front of the Star section. Subscription required.)
http://goo.gl/7KBa11

Ensemble explores cultural mixing in music
The Apollo Chamber Players will open their season with performances at Rice’s Alice Pratt Brown Hall Sept. 21.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://goo.gl/eMj22v

Prediction: Crude export ban will stand
Analysts are warning the Obama administration that oil production will decline if the United States does not lift its long-standing ban on exporting crude. Kenneth Medlock III, the James A. Baker III and Susan Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics and lecturer of economics, is quoted.
Longview News-Journal
http://goo.gl/Vff9UO
Energy economist Medlock discusses future of US LNG, crude oil exports
EENews.com
http://goo.gl/VHtpkQ
Economist fears the worst for crude if export ban is not handled
Bakken.com
http://goo.gl/LuaZFE

Mathematical analysis reveals mosaicism, parent of origin as drivers of genetic disease recurrence risk
Graduate student Jonathan Stewart ’13 is mentioned.
BCM.edu
http://goo.gl/2YrWTz

BROADCAST

Census data shows Houston continues diversity trend
Michael Cline, associate director of the Hobby Center for the Study of Texas, discusses Houston’s growing diversity.
Houston Public Media
http://goo.gl/mMmAAw

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Play it again, Uncle Sam
Neal Lane, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor, senior fellow in science and technology policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and a professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted about a report he co-authored for the American Academy of Arts and Sciences on boosting federal funding for basic research and removing barriers to innovation presented in Washington, D.C.
Science AAAS
http://goo.gl/WE6FIj
Analysis: Can scientists put a face on basic research?
Science AAAS
http://goo.gl/zQRHwF

Nanotech inspiration from a coffee cup
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.
Controlled Environments
http://goo.gl/G4LpGp

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Violinist Sarah Chang joins the Houston Symphony for a performance of Barber’s Violin Concerto Oct. 2
Alumna Cristian Macelaru ’06 will lead the Houston Synphony in Karim Al-Zand’s three-part City Scenes.
Broadway World (This article also appeared in Lake Houston Observer, Humble Observer and Kingwood Observer.)
http://goo.gl/5kAmqj

DCHS seniors recognized in national scholarship program
Dyer County High School senior Gunner Garner plans to attend Rice.
State Gazette
http://goo.gl/3oMb6j

SPORTS

KPRC-TV
Rice football will play Old Dominion University Sept. 20.
http://goo.gl/sTIXjx
College football on TV: What to watch Saturday
Los Angeles Times (This article also appeared in the Huffington Post and 15 other publications.)
http://goo.gl/AKhsBt
Monarch-Owls preview
USA Today (Similar articles appeared in over 25 other media outlets.)
http://goo.gl/D1ERvR
Full Week 4 college football schedule guide: Top 5 teams hit the road
SBNation.com
http://goo.gl/CEAO9z

Aggies order new grass for Kyle Field after dilemma in Rice game
Texas A&M University is replacing the damaged grass at Kyle Field. Head football coach David Bailiff is quoted.
Houston Chronicle
http://goo.gl/u7aSmc
Report: Texas A&M will pay $300,000 to ship in a new field from North Carolina
NBCSports.com
http://goo.gl/sf1c05
Texas A&M reportedly installing new turf at Kyle Field after pieces came up against Rice
Yahoo! Sports
http://goo.gl/eUMjhL
Report: Texas A&M will install new turf at Kyle Field in time for next home game
Dallas Morning News
http://goo.gl/WERKqj