Dateline Rice for Dec. 24, 2014

FEATURED ITEM

Rice seniors take pride in laying foundation
Head football coach David Bailiff and senior football players Nico Carlson, Malcolm Hill and Jordan Taylor reflect on their season in preparation of the upcoming Hawaii Bowl. Players Bryce Callahan, James Radcliffe, Julius White and Caleb Williams are mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/13YMyTC

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

A ‘crude’ approach to evaluating the US oil export ban
Alumnus Michael Maher ’89 authored an op-ed about a study commissioned by Consumers and Refiners United for Domestic Energy in support of the continued crude oil export ban.
Forbes (This article also appeared in Forbes Asia and Social Dashboard.)
http://onforb.es/1AYv7g9

‘Justice for all’ should embrace black America’s neglected health disparities
Peter Hotez, a fellow in disease and poverty at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed about the neglected diseases affecting impoverished black communities.
Huffington Post
http://huff.to/13YJ1Vo

How do Jews view science?
Rabbi Geoffrey Mitelman authored an essay about the portrayal of Judaism as anti-science. Mitelman’s organization held a workshop in collaboration with Rice’s Perceptions Project to bring together rabbis and scientists.
Huffington Post
http://huff.to/1CIZ7xP

Rural Internet solution? Sheep with digital collars could become Wi-Fi hotspots
Rice researcher’s use of an ultra-high-frequency TV spectrum to create a wireless Internet pipeline may help improve Internet access in rural areas.
Syracuse.com
http://bit.ly/1tc8FRZ

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Student-athlete development building planned for Rice Stadium
The Rice University Board of Trustees has approved a proposal to build a student-athlete performance and development building in the north end of Rice Stadium that will provide new all-sport strength-and-conditioning, sports medicine and football facilities for the Rice Owls. Rice President David Leebron is quoted. Alumnus Brian Patterson ’84 is mentioned.
KTRK-TV (This article also appeared in Austin News.)
http://abc13.co/1HBp8zY

100 creatives 2014: Nathanial Donnett, artist
Visual artist Nathaniel Donnett, who was the subject of the documentary “Rhythm & Black” by Martel College senior Paige Polk and Duncan College senior Lydia Rose, is featured.
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/1JQsgvS

BISD year in review: Use of Taser, continued growth top list of stories
Cedar Creek High School salutatorian Adam Slavik plans to attend Rice.
Statesman.com
http://bit.ly/1zTw9up

BROADCAST

KPRC-TV
Rice is No. 7 on Kiplinger’s Personal Finance’s combined list of public and private best-value colleges.
http://bit.ly/13vWwuz
http://bit.ly/1wkErXk
KBTV-TV (Beaumont)
http://bit.ly/1vo3dGU (This broadcast also appeared on KJTV and KYTX.)

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Atom-thick CCD could capture images
A synthetic two-dimensional material known as copper indium selenide could be the basis for ultimately thin imaging devices and optical sensors. Graduate student Sidong Lei and Robert Vajtai, senior faculty fellow in materials science and nanoengineering, are quoted. Pulickel Ajayan, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Materials Science and NanoEngineering and of chemistry, is mentioned.
Product Design & Development
http://bit.ly/1A4qAe6
New material may help develop super-slim imaging devices
Digit (This article also appeared in India TV and Silicon India.)
http://bit.ly/1xgI9bo
New CIS based material can produce thinnest imaging device!
EFY Times
http://bit.ly/1zxYQPW

Grading Gener8tor’s startup accelerator: Exits, failures and progress
The startup accelerator Gener8tor is graded for its performance. Yael Hochberg, the Ralph S. O’Connor Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, is quoted and cited for his collaborative ranking of startup accelerators nationwide.
Xconomy
http://bit.ly/1tchF9M

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Cosmic achievement? He earns a Ph.D. in physics at 22
Austin Howard, the youngest to earn a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Dallas, considered attending Rice.
Salina.com
http://bit.ly/1x428rU

SPORTS

Andrew Reue and Pearl Harbor
Rice football player Andrew Reue visited Pearl Harbor, where his grandfather was stationed during the Japanese attack in 1941.
KTRK-TV
http://bit.ly/13vZa3v

Viewer’s guide: Sheraton Hawaii Bowl
Rice football will play at this year’s Hawaii Bowl Dec. 24 at Hawaiian Airlines Field at Aloha Stadium against California State University, Fresno.
ESPN (Similar articles appeared in more than 200 media outlets.)
http://es.pn/1CBv7a2
Bowl games galore for bettors leading up to bigger matchups
Sports Illustrated
http://on.si.com/1vbCXys
Fresno State won’t have most experienced corner for bowl game
NBC Sports
http://bit.ly/1HBnG0G

Rice University kicker maintains heavenward trajectory
Rice senior football player James Hairston is interviewed.
National Catholic Register (This article also appeared in DFW Catholic.)
http://bit.ly/1AILrUi

Draft talk: 49ers to have highest pick since 2011
Alumni Vance McDonald ’13 and Luke Willson ’12 are mentioned.
Sacramento Bee
http://bit.ly/1zxQVC5