Dateline Rice for March 10, 2015

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

This nebula is filled with baby stars like our sun
A new Rice University-led survey of one of the most active, star-forming regions in the galactic neighborhood is helping astronomers better understand the processes that may have contributed to the formation of the sun 4.5 billion years ago. Patrick Hartigan, professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.
Futurity
http://bit.ly/1ExhCcM
Images of Carina Nebula stellar nursery reveal details of our sun’s birth
Tech Times
http://bit.ly/187S088
Carina Nebula survey offers insight into how sun was formed
Zee News
http://bit.ly/1wpIXKW
Carina Nebula survey reveals details of star formation
Science Daily (This article also appeared in RedOrbit and 16 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/1MoQMTe

Fed’s Fisher calls for ‘prompt’ rate hike in final speech
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher discussed interest rates during his speech at the Founding Director’s Lecture Series at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Reuters (This article also appeared in Reuters India, CNBC, Stockmarket Watch, Business Times, Fiscal Times, Fidelity.com, Yahoo! Xtra and the Main Wire.)
http://reut.rs/1HudvfQ
Bloomberg Radio
http://bit.ly/1KRJ1tx
Fed official says bank should act sooner rather than later on interest rates
Houston Chronicle (This appeared on the front of the Business section. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1B09QRa
Dollar hits fresh multiyear highs against euro, yen
Market Watch
http://on.mktw.net/1Adcpz9
Dollar extends surge on rate outlook; kiwi drops on milk threat
AzerNews.az (This article also appeared in Repubblica.it.)
http://bit.ly/1Ae2mdm
KSL-AM (Salt Lake City)
http://bit.ly/1NEZpws

Terror in Coahuila: Gas reserves beneath turf war in northern Mexico?
Al Jazeera is investigating atrocities that occurred in the northern state of Coahuila, Mexico, that went unreported. Tony Payan, the Baker Institute’s Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the institute’s Mexico Center, is cited for his report on energy reform and security in Northeastern Mexico.
Al Jazeera America
http://alj.am/1KPtVF3

Eviction may result in depression, poorer health
Eviction from a home can have multiple negative consequences for families – including depression, poorer health and higher levels of stress – and the side effects can persist for years, according to new research from sociologists at Rice University and Harvard University. Rachel Kimbro, associate professor of sociology, is quoted.
University Herald
http://bit.ly/1C1yNkN
Eviction can result in depression, poorer health and higher stress
Medical Xpress (This article also appeared in BioPortfolio, Science Daily, Science Newsline and Social Good News.)
http://bit.ly/1MqjOUm
Home eviction can lead to depression, high stress
Zee News
http://bit.ly/1E3l09W

Giddy up for transpo Tuesday — Amtrak train derails in NC — Tank car talk gets real
Rice hosted a transportation roundtable discussion with House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster.
Politico
http://politi.co/1wpMQ2w

Gnarr: More creatives will go into politics
Famous Icelandic comedian, pundit and former mayor of Reykjavík Jón Gnarr is featured. Gnarr is at Rice this spring as the first writer-in-residence at the university’s Center for Energy and Environmental Research in the Human Sciences.
Grapevine.is
http://bit.ly/188kv5z

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Members use rare provision to force council meeting on pension deal
Four City Council members held a special meeting to discuss Mayor Annise Parker’s controversial deal with the city’s firefighter pension board. 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.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1FFD3Fr

Medical Center’s TMCx launches first startup program
Medical Adhesive Revolution, the German startup that won at this year’s Rice Business Plan Competition and is moving its headquarters to Houston, plans to get approval from the Food and Drug Administration for one of its products to enter the multibillion-dollar surgical adhesive market.
Houston Chronicle (This appeared on the front of the Business section. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1AdHSBs
22 startups join first class of Texas Medical Center’s TMCx accelerator
Xconomy
http://bit.ly/1KRpfyi

Texas Tech raised $1 billion in quest for ‘Tier One’ status
Texas Tech University raised $1 billion to become the state’s next tier-one school. Rice is mentioned as one of three tier one universities in Texas.
NewsChannel10.com (This article also appeared in KOSA-TV, KWTX-TV, KGNS-TV, KWTX-TV and WTAW-AM.)
http://bit.ly/1NEIV7A
KLIF-AM (Dallas)
http://bit.ly/1BtequZ

Local historians program at Brazoria County Historical Museum
Alumnus Louis Aulbach ’70 will present a program at the Brazoria County Historical Museum to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I.
Pearland Journal
http://bit.ly/1991kdg

BROADCAST

KPRC-TV
Undergraduate tuition at Rice University for the 2015-16 school year will be $41,560, up from $39,880 for the current year.
http://bit.ly/1Ae78HA

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Group trying to renew interest in Reny Jose’s disappearance
March 3 marked one year since Rice student Reny Jose went missing while on spring break in Florida. A Baltimore community safety patrol group is helping Reny’s parents renew interest in the search.
Panama City News Herald
http://bit.ly/1wW7GHj
Parents try to renew interest in case of missing student
KLTV.com (This article also appeared in WTVY.com and 14 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/1EQUHYm

SPORTS

North Texas versus Rice – March 11, 2015 C-USA Tournament pick, odds and prediction
Rice men’s basketball will play against North Texas University March 11 at Legacy Arena in Alabama.
Sports Chat Place
http://bit.ly/1MqiLE6

NEWS RELEASE

Rice to host festival exploring classical, contemporary and cross-cultural music
Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music will host Common Practice 21C: Classical, Contemporary and Cross-Cultural Music, a three-day music festival exploring the intersections between these three types of music. The festival will take place March 13-15.
http://bit.ly/188sXSm