Dateline Rice for April 2, 2015

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Why banning exports makes American oil cheap for refiners, but not for you
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, and Anna Mikulska, senior research analyst for energy studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed in support of overturning the crude export ban. Kenneth Medlock III, the James A. Baker III and Susan Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics and lecturer of economics, is mentioned.
Forbes
http://onforb.es/19FnsLX
Saudi Arabia is losing its grip on the oil market
Business Insider
http://read.bi/1F4RPnn

Tough love: Obama’s new hardline Israel policy
The Obama administration may reach a Middle East peace settlement, which has failed after many attempts in the past. Edward Djerejian, founding director of Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
The National Interest
http://bit.ly/1F6iUqv

The test for a new monarch
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted about the effect the conflict in Yemen has had on the Gulf states.
The Economist
http://econ.st/1BTt78z

Class of 2019 admit rates: From selective to ultra-ultra-selective
Rice is included in a list of university admission rates.
The Washington Post
http://wapo.st/1BTiYbY

The 15 smartest US presidents of all time
John F. Kennedy’s speech given at Rice in 1962 is mentioned.
MSN.com (This article also appeared in Iranian LLC.)
http://bit.ly/1G7eeWO

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Arnold: Oil industry reforms vital to Brazil
William Arnold, professor in the practice of management at the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, authored an op-ed about Brazil’s expectation to be the “country of the future” and the reality of its status.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1NEemw6
http://bit.ly/1Is4unq

How to turn your yard into an ecosystem
Glenn Olsen, instructor at the Glasscock School for Continuing Studies, co-authored an op-ed on how to transform your yard into an eco-friendly space.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared in the Houston Chronicle’s “Gray Matters” online magazine. Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1IUGYQN
http://bit.ly/1Dru8L6

5 takeaways from Bun B’s Reddit AMA
Religion and Hip-Hop Culture, a new free edX online course being offered by Rice University’s Center for Digital Learning and Scholarship, launched March 24. Bernard “Bun B” Freeman, the Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning’s Distinguished Lecturer, participated in a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” Q&A. Anthony Pinn, the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and professor of religion, is mentioned.
Texas Monthly
http://bit.ly/1NEfxvw
How Bun B became ‘Professor Trill’ of the religion and hip-hop course at Rice University
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1DrxSfJ

Texas legislators must maintain laws that allow the free flow of public information
The Texas Senate approved Sen. John Whitmire’s filed bill that would require private university police departments to obey requests under the Texas Public Information Act. Rice is mentioned.
Spring Observer (This article also appeared in Cypress Creek Mirror.)
http://bit.ly/1I7phQr

BROADCAST

Proposed bills would allow businesses to discriminate based on ‘rights of conscience’
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, comments on the lack of support for the proposal that would allow businesses to discriminate based on “rights of conscience.”
KPRC-TV
http://bit.ly/1Ceoghj

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Study: End crude oil export ban or say goodbye to US shale revolution
Lifting the 40-year-old export ban on U.S. crude oil would have far-reaching effects on pricing, energy security and energy sector investment, according to new research from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Kenneth Medlock III, the James A. Baker III and Susan Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics and lecturer of economics, is quoted about the study.
Watchdog.org
http://bit.ly/1Irvkfs

Registration opens for inaugural Stanford Medicine X|ED conference
Kirsten Ostherr, professor of English, is a confirmed master-class speaker for the Stanford Medicine X|ED conference.
News Medical (This article also appeared in Phys.org.)
http://bit.ly/1BRuVhs

The surprising reason why men make stupid financial decisions
Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business is cited for its study on online interactions leading to risky financial decision-making in an article explaining men’s financial risk-taking.
CheatSheet.com
http://bit.ly/1Is9s3m

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Religion News: Indiana Republicans to amend ‘religious freedom’ law
Elaine Howard Ecklund, the Herbert S. Autrey Chair and Professor of Sociology, co-director of the Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance and director of Rice’s Religion and Public Life Program, is cited for her 2015 Religious Understandings of Science survey.
Canton Daily Ledger
http://bit.ly/1HmRLlI

Dick Durbin’s astonishing race card
Alumnus Alberto Gonzales ’79 is profiled in an article about Sen. Dick Durbin’s recent remarks criticizing Republicans for holding up the nomination of Loretta Lynch.
WND Commentary
http://bit.ly/1xDrKhM

Basilios Poulos art exhibition opens in UAC
An art exhibition by Basilios Poulos, professor emeritus of visual arts, is featured.
The Collegian
http://bit.ly/1I7GaKG

SPORTS

Top 10 Division I schools for men’s baseball
Rice baseball is ranked No. 2 in USA Today’s list of the top 10 baseball schools in the country.
USA Today
http://usat.ly/1IsoshW

Aggie men’s tennis captures 7th consecutive win over Rice
Rice men’s tennis fell to Texas A&M University 4-0.
TheBatt.com
http://bit.ly/1xE4GPT

2 football game dates moved for national broadcast
Rice football’s games against Louisiana Tech University and University of Texas at El Paso were moved to Oct. 31 and Nov. 6 for national broadcast.
Conference USA
http://bit.ly/1I7Kp9b

No. 53 Utah women’s tennis hosts No. 45 Rice
Rice women’s tennis will play against the University of Utah April 4 in Salt Lake City.
UtahUtes.com
http://bit.ly/1Gk8x6p

NEWS RELEASE

Rice U. study: Algae from wastewater solves two problems
In one of the first studies to examine the potential for using municipal wastewater as a feedstock for algae-based biofuels, Rice University scientists found they could grow high-value strains of oil-rich algae while simultaneously removing more than 90 percent of nitrates and more than 50 percent of phosphorous from wastewater.
http://bit.ly/1yGkVXX