Recent mentions of Rice University in the news media:
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Why machines need to talk to each other, and to us
Richard Johnson, director of sustainability, is mentioned in a commentary on producing energy in proportion to demand.
Chronicle of Higher Education |
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Baylor University gets nod as a 'best buy' school
Rice is mentioned as a "best buy" college in an article reporting on Baylor University's standings in the Fiske Guide to Colleges.
Waco Tribune |
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Free Minds Free People promotes youth education for liberation
Melissa Forbis, a postdoctoral research fellow in the study of women, gender and sexuality, wrote this article on the national Free Minds Free People Conference in Houston.
SouthernStudies.org |
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Colwick named C-USA Athlete of the Year
Rice pole-vaulter Jason Colwick has been selected 2008-09 Conference-USA Male Athlete of the Year.
CSTV.com |
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Chevron backs out of Iraq's oil auction
Amy Myers Jaffe, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Studies at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in an article reporting that oil company Chevron has withdrawn from the Iraqi oil field auctions.
San Francisco Chronicle (This article also appeared in the Houston Chronicle.) |
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Indo-US scientist wins IT Nobel
Krishna Palem, the Ken and Audrey Kennedy Professor of Computer Science, is featured for winning the W. Wallace McDowell Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' Computer Society.
Deccan Chronicle (India) |
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What perks do your employees love about their work place?
Mary Cronin, associate vice president for Human Resources, is quoted in an article on perks enjoyed by employees of companies listed on the Houston Business Journal's "2009 Best Places to Work" survey. Rice ranked seventh on the list of participating companies with 500 or more employees.
Houston Business Journal (This article also appeared in the South Florida Business Journal.) |
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CPS plans to sell excess energy
Ken Medlock, the James A. Baker III and Susan G. Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics at the Baker Institute and adjunct professor of economics, is quoted in an article about the plans of San Antonio's CPS Energy to sell nuclear-generated power as a means of moderating rate hikes in the city.
San Antonio Express-News |
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US expert sees potential for brokered settlement of Honduras crisis
Mark Jones, professor of political science, is quoted in an article on the recent coup in Honduras and its potential settlement.
Voice of America News (This article also appeared in the Journal of Turkish Weekly.) |
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Climate bill spurs less green power than hoped
Ken Medlock, the James A. Baker III and Susan G. Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics at the Baker Institute and adjunct professor of economics, is quoted in an article about the renewable energy mandate in the climate change bill approved by the U.S. House of Representatives.
Reuters (This article also appeared in the Guardian, the International Business Times, Forbes.com, Forexyard.com and Forexpros.com.) |
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Tiny troubles
Vicki Colvin, the Kenneth S. Pitzer-Schlumberger Professor, professor in chemical and biomedical engineering and director of the Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology, is mentioned in an article on the spread of nanotechnology into everyday products and efforts to minimize their safety risks.
Environmental Magazine |
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Medical Center fracture may be healing
A front-page article in the City & State section reports on a memo from Methodist Hospital President Ron Girotto to the medical staff indicating that the hospital might be willing to talk to Rice University about an affiliation with Baylor College of Medicine if Rice and Baylor merge.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared on Stockpoint.com.) |
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In Argentina polls, a couple in power try to hold on to it
Mark Jones, professor of political science, is quoted in an article on the Argentinean mid-term elections.
Wall Street Journal
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America's biggest megachurches
Nathan Carlin, a graduate student in religious studies, is quoted in an article on the growth of megachurches in the U.S.
Forbes.com |
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Researchers predict rise in sea level
John Anderson, the W. Maurice Ewing Chair in Oceanography and professor of Earth science, is quoted in an article on how rising sea levels could affect Galveston, Texas.
Galveston County Daily News (This article also appeared on KHOU.com.) |
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