Dateline Rice for May 28, 2015

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

The US shale boom takes a break
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, and Mark Agerton, graduate fellow in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored an op-ed about the United States’ reduced investment in the shale industry.
Foreign Affairs (This appeared as a featured item on the home page.)
http://fam.ag/1QcOwk7

With FIFA indictment, US takes aim at Russian and Qatari World Cups
Russia and Qatar are facing allegations for bribery from the U.S. Justice Department for their winning World Cup bids. Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, fellow for the Middle East at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Foreign Policy
http://atfp.co/1d1rcJ6

Candidatos participarán en Cumbre Sonora 2016
Miriam Grunstein, contributing expert and scholar in the Mexico Center at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, will give a lecture at the Sonora Summit 2016.
Tribuna (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1J4ZQQh

Now that’s a wood chip! Circuits made with tree fibers could lead to super flexible, biodegradable phones
University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists developed a semiconductor chip made of wood that can be used in electronics. Rice is cited for its development of a one-atom-thick charge-coupled device.
Daily Mail
http://dailym.ai/1J8N7um

Power walking: Turkish teen develops boot battery
A 15-year-old Turkish science student developed a walking boot that can generate power with each step. Rice is mentioned for its similar shoe development.
Anadolu Agency
http://bit.ly/1Bri5aE

The road to a ‘genius grant’ often starts at lesser-known colleges
An article about the origins of MacArthur fellows mentions Rice.
The Washington Post
http://wapo.st/1JWPwsQ

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Rice University snags Harvard cancer researcher
Natasha Kirienko, a cancer researcher from Harvard Medical School, will join the Rice University faculty in August as the result of a $2 million grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. Mary Farach-Carson, the Ralph and Dorothy Looney Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, vice provost for translational bioscience and scientific director of the BioScience Research Collaborative, is quoted.
Houston Business Journal
http://bit.ly/1SDX4UV

Pamela Geller wants to run drawings of Muhammad on public buses
Anti-Islam activist Pamela Gellar is trying to post a winning drawing of Muhammad on public buses in Washington, D.C. David Cook, associate professor of religion, is cited for his explanation of why images of the Prophet Muhammad are offensive to Muslims.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1SEd7C8
http://bit.ly/1cl2nY0

Valedictorian, salutatorian focus on new challenges
Lake Travis High School salutatorian Meghana Gaur plans to attend Rice.
Austin American-Statesman
http://atxne.ws/1Rqx2TR

BROADCAST

Celebrating May with music
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/1G31Urm

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Infant SOS: An alert and cooling system designed to save the life of a baby left in a hot car
Five recent Rice University graduates have designed a new car seat accessory that can not only protect infants accidentally left in hot cars but can also notify caregivers and emergency personnel.
Inhabitots
http://bit.ly/1Bp1Tqx
The device that could save babies left in hot cars
Essential Baby
http://bit.ly/1QcVVQd

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Piercing the sky
Kyle Shelton, postdoctoral research fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is mentioned for his ideas for the transformation of I-45 space that would be available after the freeway is rerouted around Houston.
Architects Newspaper
http://bit.ly/1dzJClf

Old Exchange Building and Slave Dwelling Project present public lecture on history of slavery at Exchange June 3
Graduate student Edwin Breeden will speak at a public talk hosted by the Old Exchange Building and the Slave Dwelling Project.
The Charleston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1GGxXw6

NC recommends STEMscopes for state science adoption
STEMscopes, which was developed by Accelerate Learning and Rice University, has been recommended by the North Carolina Department of Public Department of Public Instruction for use in science classrooms across the state.
eSchool News (This article also appeared in DailyMe.)
http://bit.ly/1LLzRvr

Best in class: Duke talent search honors 18 from Epstein School
QuestBridge Scholars from Gwinnett County Public School and Cape Elizabeth High School senior Charles Grimes plan to attend Rice.
AJC.com
http://on-ajc.com/1J8GPuK
Southern School notebook: The top 10 percent of Cape Elizabeth High seniors
The Forecaster
http://bit.ly/1EA5zFR

SPORTS

Houston regional preview: Houston, Rice, Louisiana-Lafayette, HBU
Rice baseball will play against University of Houston and University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the NCAA baseball tournament regional.
College Baseball Central
http://bit.ly/1J8TT38
Rice formidable as always — from the bird’s nest
ESPN1420.com
http://bit.ly/1J4TfW7
Cajuns pitchers working through the grind as regional play nears
The Advocate
http://bit.ly/1QcQl08

US Olympic committee celebrates 22nd anniversary of FLAME program
Will Rice College junior Summer Roberson was selected to participate in the 22nd annual Finding Leaders Among Minorities Everywhere Program.
Team USA (This article also appeared in Around the Rings.)
http://go.teamusa.org/1RqOGXA

NEWS RELEASES

‘CSI’ success is no mystery
“CSI: Web Adventures,” a long-running interactive online science game created at Rice University, is now featured on the American Library Association’s Great Websites for Kids.
http://bit.ly/1AAcDHs

Kinder Institute expert available to discuss METRORail’s new Green Line
Kyle Shelton, postdoctoral research fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, examines the history of transportation in Houston’s East End.
http://bit.ly/1GGzNNA