Dateline Rice for Oct. 8, 2012 (Weekend Edition)

FEATURED ITEMS

Rice University celebrates 100
A collection of stories in Sunday’s Houston Chronicle discusses Rice’s centennial, history and importance to the city of Houston. Rice President David Leebron was pictured and featured on the front of the Star section.
Houston Chronicle (This front-page article also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News, the Connecticut Post, the Fairfield Citizen, the Stamford Advocate and Individual.com.)
http://bit.ly/Q4jQEQ
Thinning the hedges at Rice University
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front of the Star section.)
http://bit.ly/Q51faY
Rice at 100
Houston Chronicle (These photos also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News, the Beaumont Enterprise, the Connecticut Post and the Seattle-Post Intelligencer.)
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/gallery/Rice-at-100-50243.php
Notable Rice University graduates
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, the Albany Times-Union, the Connecticut Post, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the Danbury News-Times.)
http://bit.ly/R9wHom
Rice centennial events
Houston Chronicle
https://news2.rice.edu/files/2012/10/HCCentEventsFull.jpg

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

MSNBC’s ‘Weekends With Alex Witt’
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history and fellow in history at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, discusses the recent presidential debate.
http://bit.ly/WHQnmZ

Regulations meant to lower health care costs don’t
Certificate of Need, a form of state government regulation designed to keep mortality rates and health care costs down, appears to do neither for heart bypass surgery, according to Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and professor of economics.
Reason
http://bit.ly/OI8mKo
Deregulation of open-heart surgery benefits patients, study finds
Houston Business Journal
http://bit.ly/R6Hfb4
Certificate of Need won’t curb health care costs
FierceHealthCare.com
http://bit.ly/Vs8HSZ
State deregulation of open-heart surgery
BiomedME.com
http://bit.ly/SXNNoO

The passage of Justin Cronin
An article discusses the writing career of Justin Cronin, distinguished faculty fellow in English.
New York Times
http://nyti.ms/PU32Q0

Warning over future of higher education as just 10 UK institutions make it into top 100 list
Rice University ranked 75th in the 2012 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
Daily Mail (U.K.)
http://bit.ly/QZOqyt

Romney vow to lower middle-class taxes at odds with cap
Rice research is mentioned in an article about Mitt Romney’s tax plan.
Yahoo.com (This article also appeared in Investment News.)
http://yhoo.it/OajzC0

The forgotten JFK proposal: A joint US-Soviet moon landing
President John F. Kennedy’s 1962 speech at Rice is mentioned in an article about a joint U.S.-Soviet moon mission.
Scientific American
http://bit.ly/UnYzvg

Uncomfortable truth: Why it pays to look good at work
Attractive people are usually hired sooner, get promotions more quickly and are paid better than their less-attractive peers, researchers have claimed. Rice research is mentioned.
Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) (This article also appeared in the Canberra Times, the Age, Western Australia Today, Business Day, the Nelson Mail, the Brisbane Times, the Hindu Business Line, Sify.com, WebIndia123.com, NetIndia123.com, Smashits.com, KazakhstanNews.net and FinancialExpress.com.)
http://bit.ly/SH4HO0
It does pay to look your best at work
MoneyControl.com
http://bit.ly/SMWH7T

Dlectricity: Seeing midtown Detroit in a whole new light
An op-ed about an art exhibition in Detroit mentions President John F. Kennedy’s 1962 speech at Rice.
HuffingtonPost.com
http://huff.to/SHHB7W

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Four Texas business schools rank among top 100 international MBA programs
The Master of Business Administration program at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business is ranked No. 25 in the U.S. and No. 39 among full-time global MBA programs, according to new rankings from The Economist.
Dallas Morning News
http://bit.ly/PXbePw

Cruz content to ignore Sadler in Texas Senate race
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor and chair of political science and fellow in political science at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in an article about the Texas U.S. Senate race. Jones is also quoted articles about voter ID laws, the upcoming Texas legislative session and presidential politics. An English translation of the Perfil.com article is not available.
Houston Chronicle (This Associated Press article also appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, the Beaumont Enterprise, the El Paso Times, the Austin American-Statesman, the San Antonio Express-News, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, the Longview News-Journal, the Bryan/College Station Eagle, the Odessa American, the Abilene Reporter-News, the Lufkin News, the Midland Reporter-Telegram, the Rio Grande Valley Monitor, the Brownsville Herald, KTRK.com [Houston], the Contra Costa Times, the Columbus Republic, the Franklin Daily Journal and NorthJersey.com.)
http://bit.ly/R4uBJq
Need voter ID next year? No problem! State vows to make it easy
Missouri-News.org
http://bit.ly/R9L1Nv
Choose wisely
AgendaWise.com
http://www.agendawise.com/2012/10/choose-wisely/
What you need to know about the elections in the United States
Perfil.com (Buenos Aires)
http://www.perfil.com/contenidos/2012/09/28/noticia_0099.html

More people enroll in Rice’s first free online course than have ever graduated from the university
Oct. 5 enrollment for Rice’s first Coursera class topped 54,000, with hundreds of students signing up each day. Joe Warren, professor and chair of computer science, is quoted. The course is also mentioned in a separate article about Coursera.
Culturemap.com
http://bit.ly/R45bsd
Beginner pong: Rice amasses 54,000 online students for first Coursera class
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/QZirS9
Want a free Ivy League education?
DailyKos.com
http://bit.ly/SHvHLw

Growth transforms rural areas north of Houston to urban centers
Steve Murdock, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology and a former director of the U.S. Census Bureau, is quoted in an article about population and economic growth in areas north of Houston.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Antonio Express-News, the Beaumont Enterprise, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the Albany Times-Union, the Stamford Advocate and Individual.com.)
http://bit.ly/R2QUiI

Is there a dime’s worth of difference between Romney and Obama on foreign policy?
Joe Barnes, the Bonner Means Baker Fellow at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, authored this op-ed about presidential politics.
Austin American-Statesman
http://bit.ly/SBdf90

The Menil Connection
An article discussing the 25th anniversary of the Menil Collection features the collection’s connection with Rice.
Glasstire
http://glasstire.com/2012/10/07/the-menil-connection/

For some Texas teachers, classroom strains runs deeper than budget cuts
Alumnus Eastman Landry ’09 is quoted in an article about the effect of budget cuts on Texas public schools.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (This article also appeared on BigCountryHomepage.com [Abilene, Texas], PermianBasin360.com [Midland, Texas] and MyHighPlains.com [Amarillo, Texas].)
http://bit.ly/Q1LMJC

George P.: The next generation of Bush
Alumnus George P. Bush ’98 is interviewed about his life and career. An English translation of this interview is not available.
La Voz
http://bit.ly/R6ZKfm

Oil patch startups speed date investors at forum
Rice is mentioned in an article about the Emerging Technology Forum.
Midland Reporter-Telegram
http://bit.ly/PFytMJ

Houston entrepreneurship programs rank high
Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business has the No. 4 graduate entrepreneurship program in the country, according to survey results announced by the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine.
StartupHouston.com
http://bit.ly/QZbsss

Cancer institute leader grilled about controversial grant
Rice is mentioned in an article about a meeting between a Texas legislative committee and the head of the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front of the City & State section and also in the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Antonio Express-News, the Connecticut Post, the Danbury News-Times, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Individual.com.)
http://bit.ly/R04Ytq

Bay area needs Ike Dike now
An op-ed about protecting Texas’ gulf coast from storm surge mentions Rice’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/OipQLT

Endorsements for Commissioners Court
The Houston Chronicle endorses alumnus Jack Cagle ’83 for Precinct Four Commissioner.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/SWmyLm

A silent struggle: Collin College group helps to combat student suicide
Rice is mentioned in an article about a chapter of Active Minds at Collin College.
McKinney Courier-Gazette (This article also appeared in the Lewisville Leader.)
http://bit.ly/SPPPYb

Hampton-vs.-Keller race for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals revives issue of closing doors on death penalty appeal
Alumna Sharon Keller ’75 is featured in an article about a race for Court of Criminal Appeals in Texas.
Dallas Morning News (subscription required)
http://dallasne.ws/PK30sK

Tax manager
Former Rice baseball player Shawn Onley was hired as tax manager for Henry & Peters PC.
Tyler Morning Telegraph
http://www.tylerpaper.com/article/20121007/BUSINESS/121009834

Tech, state schools seek funding for Tier One
An article about Texas Tech University’s efforts to achieve Tier One status mentions that Rice is one of three Tier One universities in Texas.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
http://bit.ly/PjjVI6

Texas A&M debate team competes nationally
Rice is mentioned in an article about the Texas A&M University speech and debate team.
TheBatt.com
http://bit.ly/SInNTR

Ignorance is not bliss
An op-ed about education in Texas mentions alumnus Steven Schafersman’s ’83 State Board of Education campaign.
Wichita Falls Times Record News
http://bit.ly/SEXAph

UTB trio completes research voyage in Gulf
The chairman of the biology department and two graduate students at the University of Texas at Brownsville spent two weeks aboard the research ship R/V Falkor studying reef banks in the Gulf of Mexico that are remnants from the last Ice Age. Rice is mentioned.
Brownsville Herald
http://bit.ly/R9P1xw

BROADCAST/WEBCAST

KPRC-TV
President Barack Obama’s campaign received a significant boost after the U.S. unemployment rate fell below eight percent for the first time since January 2009. Stephen Klineberg, professor of sociology and co-director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted.
http://bit.ly/WHhYEZ

KRIV-TV
Russell Green, the Will Clayton Fellow in International Economics at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in a story about recently released employment numbers.
http://bit.ly/TbT01u

KPFT-FM
Ric Stoll, the Albert Thomas Professor of Political Science and scholar at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, appeared on KPFT-FM to discuss reports that the Haqqani Network is behind some of the killings of U.S. and NATO troops by Afghani forces. The interview begins approximately three minutes into the clip.
http://archive.kpft.org/mp3/kpft_121005_160001news.mp3

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Spectroscopy boosts photoluminescent probes to study DNA sequences
Time-resolved spectroscopy plus careful calculations can optimize photoluminescent probes for studying DNA, with results nearly twice as good as standard fluorescence spectroscopy for specific sequences, according to a new paper from Rice University. Angel Martí, assistant professor of chemistry and of bioengineering, is quoted.
BioOptics World
http://bit.ly/UFhaiH

IOP awards in London recognise Galway and Belfast physicists
An article about an award received by a Queen’s University Belfast professor mentions that he once taught at Rice.
SiliconRepublic.com
http://bit.ly/QLrYu3

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Four inducted into Topeka High Hall of Fame
Alumnus Paul Ebel ’62 was inducted into the Topeka High School Graduate Hall of Fame.
Topeka Capital-Journal (Kan.)
http://bit.ly/SGnitF

SPORTS

Rice’s comeback bid falls short against Memphis
Articles recap a football game between Rice and the University of Memphis.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/Pjhrtf
Memphis 14, Rice 10
CBSSports.com
http://cbsprt.co/OKX2gz
Recap: Memphis vs. Rice
Sacramento Bee (Coverage of this game also appeared in the Memphis Commercial-Appeal, the Macon Telegraph, SBNation.com and nearly 30 other media outlets.)
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/10/06/4888603/recap-memphis-vs-rice.html

Pasadena Memorial grad Cole leads Rice University to win
An article discusses the performance of Duncan College senior Nancy Cole at a volleyball match between Rice and the University of Texas at El Paso.
UltimatePasadena.com
http://bit.ly/SHGjdd

This week: Rice vs. UTSA
An article previews a football game between Rice and the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/QXDukD

Mountain Airs get ‘big man’
Alumnus Suleiman Braimoh ’11 has signed with the Taranaki Mountain Airs basketball team.
Taranaki Daily News (New Zealand)
http://bit.ly/WvWz1b

12 former Lions saw NFL action
Jared Kaaiohelo, football head strength and conditioning coach, is mentioned in an article about athletes from Joplin, Mo.
Joplin Globe (Mo.) (This article also appeared on Individual.com.)
http://bit.ly/SEIgJe

Prep basketball: Road Warriors
Rice is mentioned in an article about the Harrisburg High School boys’ basketball team.
Harrisburg Daily Register (Ill.)
http://bit.ly/Szu1Wh

Women’s tennis completes day one at Rice invite
An article discusses the Louisiana State University tennis team’s performance at the Rice Invitational tennis tournament.
LSUReveille.com
http://bit.ly/SXRXx8

NEWS RELEASES

Researchers probe protein linked to hereditary spastic paraplegia
James McNew, associate professor of biochemistry and cell biology, received a four-year $1.4 million R01 grant for the study of a protein called atlastin, a key player in the genetic disorder hereditary spastic paraplegia
https://news2.rice.edu/?p=35197

Rice MBA ranked No. 25 in the US
The Master of Business Administration program at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business is ranked No. 25 in the U.S. and No. 39 among full-time global MBA programs, according to new rankings from The Economist.
https://news2.rice.edu/?p=35187