Dateline Rice for Sept. 18, 2015

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Low-cost elite colleges whose graduates earn the most
The U.S. Department of Education released data showing the average earnings of college graduates who were recipients of federal financial aid 10 years after they received their degrees. Rice is cited as “one of the nation’s most affordable private colleges” by Forbes.
Forbes
http://onforb.es/1FORJll
SA schools are a study in contrasts on College Scorecard
San Antonio Express-News
http://bit.ly/1UX0PDe

US shale drillers are drowning in debt
U.S. shale companies are running out of money and being forced to slow drilling, risking as much as 400,000 barrels a day of oil production. Bill Arnold, professor in the practice of management at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Bloomberg Business (This article also appeared in Washington Post, World Oil Online and La Repubblica.)
http://bloom.bg/1KUGq2z
An Oklahoma of oil at risk as debt shackles US shale drillers
Fuel Fix
http://bit.ly/1iUGpPJ

Barry DuVal says US is only major oil producer that bans crude exports
Barry DuVal, president and CEO of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, said during a radio interview that the U.S. is the only major oil-producing nation in the world with a ban on exporting crude oil to other nations. Kenneth Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies, the James A. Baker III and Susan Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics and lecturer of economics, comments on DuVal’s statement.
PolitiFact
http://bit.ly/1guGTKr

Bad currencies make bad neighbors in the Andes amid oil rout
Some South American countries are facing a currency crisis. Francisco Monaldi, a fellow in Latin American Energy Policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, explains the plight of dollarization for these suffering countries. Monaldi also spoke at the Domenici Public Policy Conference.
Gulf News
http://bit.ly/1MgMwaL
Domenici Conference: Fight for dignity at root of Middle East upheaval
Albuquerque Journal
http://bit.ly/1W6xl8t

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Mexico hammers out new rules in hopes of better oil auction results
Mexico made revisions to its rules in hopes of attracting more producers at their Sept. 30 auction. Tony Payan, the Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the institute’s Mexico Center, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1QlJgLW

Editorial: Rolling out Houston’s red carpet
James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace on the Rice campus is included in the book “100 Things to Do in Houston Before You Die.”
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1UZTDGt

Houston Hillel has lunch at Shepherd School of Music
Jewish graduate students from Rice’s Shepherd School of Music attended a lunch with the Houston Hillel to meet other Jewish students.
Jewish Herald-Voice
http://bit.ly/1NBkoAA

Green acres
Rice is mentioned in an article about Houston’s growing parks and recreational areas.
Texas Monthly
http://bit.ly/1MvJHFt

All-Bach harpsichord recital
Leone Buyse, the Joseph and Ida Kirkland Mullen Professor of Flute and chair of woodwinds, will perform at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church.
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/1LmBkuz

Veteran Marine fondly recalls time performing in ‘President’s Own’ band
Alumnus Patrick Corbett ’88 is featured.
The Eagle
http://bit.ly/1JeE8Uh

BROADCAST

Bloomberg TV’s ‘Market Day’
Edward Djerejian, the director of Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, discusses the Syrian refugee crisis.
http://bit.ly/1V0BH3Z

Bloomberg TV’s ‘Market Makers’
Alumnus Gary Stern ’70 discusses the hold on the federal interest rate hike. A Rice study is mentioned.
http://bit.ly/1QmQsr7

KRIV-TV
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor of political science and fellow in political science at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, discusses the second Republican presidential candidate debate.
http://bit.ly/1LmxjGq
Inmigración divide a los republicanos que buscan la presidencia
DLatinos.com (An English translation is not available.)
http://bit.ly/1W8ooLY

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

David Attenborough among renowned experts calling for global Apollo-style program for clean energy
President John F. Kennedy’s famous “Moon Speech” delivered at Rice Sept. 12, 1962, is mentioned.
Clean Technica
http://bit.ly/1MudRJf

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

A focus on kids as TCOG honors regional, county citizens of year
Steve Murdock, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology and director of Rice’s Hobby Center for the Study of Texas, spoke at the Texocoma Council of Governments’ 2015 annual event.
HeraldDemocrat.com
http://bit.ly/1NBiT5m

Here’s how to break the pink ceiling
Rice is mentioned as a participant in the Reaching Out LGBT MBA Fellowship, which offers admission to an LGBT (or active ally) applicant with strong academics and potential to become a leader for the LGBT community.
Advocate
http://bit.ly/1F6oO1k

Amazon CEO wants to launch you into space
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos envisions life in space and is challenging Elon Musk and Richard Branson in a race to make it happen. Yael Hochberg, the Ralph S. O’Connor Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, is quoted.
Dispatch Times
http://bit.ly/1FkKHJU

Texas’ uninsured rate dips, remains highest in nation
Texas’ uninsured rate dropped below 20 percent for the first time in more than a decade. The article cites a survey from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy estimating the rate of the uninsured under the Affordable Care Act.
HeraldDemocrat.com
http://bit.ly/1iB0sCM

Hoosier voices: Encourage IU researchers, wise stewardship, caring for vulnerable and valuing beaches
An article questions Indiana University’s newly announced “Grand Challenges” program. The Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology (now the Smalley-Curl Institute) is mentioned.
The Elkhart Truth (This article also appeared in New and Tribune.)
http://bit.ly/1YjUCGc

A New Music ‘crazy-fun extravaganza’
Alumna Kate Soper ’03 will perform with her ensemble, Wet Ink, to open the 2015-16 season of New Music New College at Smith College.
Ticket Sarasota
http://bit.ly/1MgNKma

Magna Carta examined at Sandwich talk
Alumna Jane Scarborough ’64 will give a lecture at the Sandwich Public Library in Massachusetts.
CapeNews.net
http://bit.ly/1OjmN4A

SPORTS

Rice looking to bounce back against North Texas
Rice football will play against North Texas University Sept. 19 at Apogee Stadium. Head coach David Bailiff and player Sam Stewart are quoted.
Houston Chronicle (Subscription required.)
http://bit.ly/1W85gxG

Houston running news 09-17-15
Rice Duncan College junior cross country runner Cali Roper finished first at the 40th annual Rice Invitational. Rice also finished first in the women’s competition.
HARRA News
http://bit.ly/1Fl60LB

Flashback Friday: Late Cotton Bowl comeback cements Cougars’ great season
This year marks the 36th anniversary of coach Bill Yeoman’s most successful season as head football coach of the University of Houston Cougars. Rice is mentioned.
The Cougar
http://bit.ly/1QLqL4n

RedHawks host FGCU, travel to Wright State
Rice women’s soccer fell to Miami University 0-2 in Miami.
The Miami Student
http://bit.ly/1KwrLs6