Dateline Rice for March 11, 2015

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Evicted women at high risk for depression
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.
Futurity (Similar articles appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
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Get ready for oil deals: Shale is going on sale
Small shale companies with heavy debt and high costs are up for sale and may be bought by larger companies. William Arnold, professor in the practice of management at the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Bloomberg Business
http://bloom.bg/1FL9SB8
Shale acquisitions ‘looking less expensive’
Oil and Gas Investor
http://bit.ly/1D60dYf
Get ready for oil deals: Shale is going on sale
Fuel Fix
http://bit.ly/1wXCck5
Shale on sale as oil price crash creates buyers’ market
The Windsor Star
http://bit.ly/1C5BVfp

‘The time has come’: Medical marijuana legalization bill makes it to the federal level
A group of bipartisan senators announced the first medical marijuana legalization bill to be introduced into the Senate. Katharine Neill, the Alfred C. Glassell III Postdoctoral Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Vice
http://bit.ly/1EbNnFC
US Senate bill opens marijuana debate even further, Baker Institute expert says
Houston Style Magazine
http://bit.ly/1MrXeca

Mayer Brown expands energy practice into Mexico City
Tony Payan, the Baker Institute’s Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the institute’s Mexico Center, explains that energy companies in the U.S. that are interested in Mexican oil must face an advanced legal system.
The American Lawyer
http://bit.ly/1b2cT6D

Free American history!
Alumni Joseph Locke ’10 and Ben Wright ’10 are interviewed about their co-edited history textbook, The American Yawp.
Inside Higher Ed
http://bit.ly/1GEHXGv

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Mind-melding with Björk, the ultimate eco-being
This month the Museum of Modern Art in New York City opened the doors on a new retrospective exploring singer and artist Björk’s work and her impact on modern culture. Rice’s Timothy Morton, a philosopher and the Rita Shea Guffey Chair in English, spent the past year collaborating with Björk on “Björk: Archives,” a book and visual tribute to the enigmatic Icelander.
Houston Chronicle (This is featured on the front of the Extra section. Subscription required.)
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The professor and the pop star
Houstonia
http://bit.ly/1AfQyrV

Houston immigrant growth ‘in a class by itself’
Houston is at the forefront of immigration growth and has exceeded the nation’s rate of foreign-born residents. Steve Murdock, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology and director of Rice’s Hobby Center for the Study of Texas, is quoted about Harris County’s foreign migrant percentages.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1wXR2Y6

Chronicle critics offer entertainment suggestions
Colombian violinist and conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada and the Houston Symphony will perform his English commentary series, “Musically Speaking with Andrés,” at Rice’s Stude Concert Hall.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
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Culture scene: March 12-18
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1GFfyA4

New sensory vest could give deaf individuals ability to understand sound
Graduate student Scott Novich conducted research on a sensory device for deaf individuals under Baylor College of Medicine neuroscientist David Eagleman ’93.
The Daily Texan
http://bit.ly/1MrpVGd

Houston concert news: New groups are headed to town — and the Chamber groupies will be shocked
Rebecca Fischer, daughter of Norman Fischer, the Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Cello, will perform with the Chamber Music Houston.
CultureMap Houston
http://bit.ly/1Ajh8iX

BROADCAST

Rice University held a ceremonial groundbreaking Tuesday for the $31.5 million, 60,000-square-foot Brian Patterson Sports Performance Center. President David Leebron, Rice Board of Trustees Chair Bobby Tudor ’82, alumnus Brian Patterson ’84, head coach David Bailiff and Athletics Director Joe Karlgaard are quoted.
KPRC-TV
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KPRC-TV
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KRIV-TV
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KHOU-TV
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Rice holds ceremonial groundbreaking for new Brian Patterson Sports Performance Center
Bellaire Examiner (This article also appeared in the Katy Rancher.)
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Rice celebrates groundbreaking for Brian Patterson Sports Performance Center
AZo Build
http://bit.ly/1b1TfaN

CNN
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history and fellow in history at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, discusses the GOP’s letter to Iran.
http://bit.ly/1GsaFGU

Celebrating contemporary female composers
Music performed by Rice’s Shepherd School of Music is played on Houston Public Media’s “Music in the Making.”
Houston Public Media
http://bit.ly/1AgaxXl

KRIV-TV
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.
http://bit.ly/1xd3DB4
Parents try to renew interest in case of missing student in PCB
WTVY.com (This article also appeared in KWTX and 44 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/1Ajwwfk

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Carina Nebula survey reveals details of star formation
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.
Space Daily (This article also appeared in NewKerala.com.)
http://bit.ly/1xcZcX5

Gold prices gain in Asia on physical demand, ahead of China data
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.
Investing.com
http://bit.ly/1D5zv1P
EUR/USD slips below 1.07, as forecasts for parity moved up to end of ’15
Nasdaq (This article also appeared in ADVFN USA, ADVFN India, Money Control, Forexpros, 4-Traders and Repubblica.it.)
http://bit.ly/1Fb17lK

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Patience is an offline virtue
An essayist discusses her experience of giving up Internet access for Lent. She references Alexander Byrd, associate professor of history.
Christianity Today
http://bit.ly/18c0QSv

Traditional textbooks becoming old school
Rice’s OpenStax College is mentioned in an article about the growing inclusion of open-source textbooks at college campuses.
East Oregonian
http://bit.ly/1FaUFeo

Symphony debuts another conductor candidate
Alumnus Jooyong Ahn ’85 will perform at Port Angeles High School March 14.
Sequim Gazette
http://bit.ly/1Br5xmW

SPORTS

Rice’s Guercy enters C-USA tourney on high note
Rice men’s basketball will play against North Texas University March 11 at Legacy Arena in Alabama. Head coach Mike Rhoades and player Max Guercy are quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1GEC9g0
Owls begin C-USA Championship quest on Wednesday
Conference USA
http://bit.ly/1GFdt7g
Rice (11-19) vs. North Texas (14-16)
Bradenton Herald
http://bit.ly/1FbaqC9

NEWS RELEASES

Marie Lynn Miranda named provost of Rice University
Marie Lynn Miranda, an acclaimed researcher and the Samuel A. Graham Dean of the School of Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Michigan, has been named provost of Rice University.
http://bit.ly/1FbgqLh

Rice holds ceremonial groundbreaking for new Brian Patterson Sports Performance Center
Rice University held a ceremonial groundbreaking Tuesday for the $31.5 million, 60,000-square-foot Brian Patterson Sports Performance Center.
http://bit.ly/1NKuj6M

US Senate bill opens marijuana debate even further, Baker Institute expert says
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators — Rand Paul, R-Ky., Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. — introduced a Senate bill today that would legalize medical marijuana under federal law, another step toward the possible relaxation of once-strict policies on the drug. Even if the bill doesn’t pass, it opens the marijuana debate even further, according to a drug policy expert at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
http://bit.ly/1MtxnT2