Dateline Rice for Dec. 3, 2014

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Activists gear up for protests in dozens of US cities for missing Mexican students
United States activists are holding demonstrations and candlelight vigils to voice their solidarity for Mexico and protest Washington’s involvement in Mexico’s drug wars. Tony Payan, the Baker Institute’s Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the institute’s Mexico Center, is quoted.
Fox News Latino
http://bit.ly/1wrfmA2

Oil plunge: Who on Wall Street got it right?
Mahmoud El-Gamal, the Chair of Islamic Economics, Finance and Management, professor of economics and statistics and Rice Scholar at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is mentioned for his nearly exact oil price prediction for 2014.
Fox Business
http://fxn.ws/1tEcXf8

International Day of Persons with Disabilities: 5 empowering technological breakthroughs
Engineering students at Rice are featured for the belt they designed to monitor signs of epileptic seizures and send information via Bluetooth to a caregiver’s computer or smartphone. The article includes a video produced by Rice’s Brandon Martin.
International Business Times
http://bit.ly/1rWyRKe

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Lovett Hall: ‘What a Houston-style architecture might look like’
Stephen Fox, lecturer of architecture, authored an essay about Rice University’s Lovett Hall representing Houston’s cultural identity.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the Houston Chronicle’s “Gray Matters” online magazine. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1HZyRmP

Temple Emanu El: ‘A sensation of grace’
Stephen Fox, lecturer of architecture, authored an essay about the temple of Congregation Emanu El.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the Houston Chronicle’s “Gray Matters” online magazine. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1ykmj59

Emily Dickinson birthday celebration set for Thursday at LSC-Montgomery
Joseph Campana, associate professor of English literature, will read his favorite Emily Dickinson poem in celebration of her birthday at the annual Gathering of Poets.
Montgomery County Courier
http://bit.ly/1FNZfOo

SFA’s Schmidbauer Young Artist Competition seeks participants
Alumnus Ying Fu ’09 is mentioned as a past winner of the prestigious George and Peggy Schmidbauer Young Artist Competition at Stephen F. Austin State University.
The Gilmer Mirror
http://bit.ly/12tuXT8

Republican party of Texas chairman’s November update
Rice’s nonpartisan political survey is cited in an article about the GOP party’s domination over Texas’ recent election.
Texas GOP Vote
http://bit.ly/15OT4gg

BROADCAST

KRIV-TV
Leaders from academia, government and the media gathered at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy to discuss the human papillomavirus, its impact on cancer and other diseases, and opportunities and challenges associated with prevention through vaccination programs.
http://bit.ly/1yfuzoo

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

In a bullet-proof test, graphene is stronger than steel (video)
Rice University scientists use microbullets in experiments to show graphene is 10 times better than steel at absorbing the energy of a penetrating projectile. Edwin Thomas, the William and Stephanie Sick Dean of the George R. Brown School of Engineering, is quoted.
Scientific American (Similar articles appeared in Laboratory News and Laboratory Talk.)
http://bit.ly/1tE7Prq
Grafenowe kamizelki kuloodporne lepsze od kevlarowych?
Benchmark.pl (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1yfwRE3
Idrogeno: fuel cell più efficienti grazie al graphene
GreenStyle (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1CFf7EJ

Competition between OPEC, US drives oil prices to 4-year low
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, discusses the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries’ decision to not make oil production cuts to defend their share of the market. Krane is also quoted about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to discontinue Russia’s current plans for the South Stream pipeline.
Scientific American
http://bit.ly/1yOAEXz
Putin: South Stream pipeline at a halt
OE Digital
http://bit.ly/1tMKJOr

Cancer uses abdominal stem cells to fuel growth and metastasis
New research from Rice University and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center shows how ovarian tumors co-opt a specific type of adult stem cell from abdominal tissues to fuel their growth. The study in the journal Cancer Research suggests new treatment options for metastatic tumors. Deepak Nagrath, assistant professor in chemical and biomolecular engineering, and graduate student Bahar Salimian are quoted.
Medical Xpress (This article also appeared in Space Daily and BioPortfolio.)
http://bit.ly/11TN83w

America’s best architecture schools 2015
Rice School of Architecture is ranked No. 3 for its undergraduate program and No. 7 for its graduate program, according to DesignIntelligence and the Design Futures Council.
DesignIntelligence
http://bit.ly/1uqLdAr

Intel in cool Google Glass will deserve kudos
Rice is mentioned for its study on Google Glass’ surface temperature.
Electronics 360
http://bit.ly/1CFfhvY

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Arts education matters: We know, we measured it
Daniel Bowen, a postdoctoral fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, co-authored an op-ed about the benefit of arts education for children.
Education Week
http://bit.ly/1CF9GWk

SPORTS

Cougars to host Owls in ‘Red Out’ game
Rice women’s basketball will play against University of Houston Dec. 3 for Houston’s annual “Red Out” game.
The Cougar
http://bit.ly/1FO3dXu
UH women’s basketball returns to Hofheinz for Rice showdown
Bellaire Examiner
http://bit.ly/15OTIur

Men’s basketball hosts HBU on Wednesday
Rice men’s basketball will play against Houston Baptist University Dec. 3 at Tudor Fieldhouse.
Conference USA
http://bit.ly/1HZNy9u

North Texas trying to figure out what went wrong during 4-8 season
North Texas University football’s loss to Rice is mentioned.
SportsDay DFW
http://bit.ly/1yOFUul

Comcast SportsNet hires Sebastian Salazar
Comcast SportsNet announced the hiring of Sebastian Salazar as an anchor and reporter. Salazar has previously served as an anchor for Rice.
The Washington Post (This article also appeared in DailyMail and D.C. Sports Blog.)
http://wapo.st/1CF3Fcq

NEWS RELEASES

Buckyballs enhance carbon capture
Amines bound by buckyballs can absorb carbon dioxide from emissions at industrial plants and at natural gas wells, according to Rice University scientists.
http://bit.ly/1pTAqgi

Cancer uses abdominal stem cells to fuel growth and metastasis
New research from Rice University and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center shows how ovarian tumors co-opt a specific type of adult stem cell from abdominal tissues to fuel their growth. The study in the journal Cancer Research suggests new treatment options for metastatic tumors.
http://bit.ly/1vNtP6m