National articles about Rice University http://www.rice.edu Rice University experts are available to discuss the following holiday/new year topics with the news media. Click in to see the list! 11/20/09 The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued a report suggesting that women should wait until the age of 50 to be screened for breast cancer. The recommendation conflicts with previous research indicating that the screenings begin at 40. Kirstin Matthews, a fellow in science and technology policy at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy suggests "having a flexible system that continually updates treatments to reflect new biomedical research is a good thing." 11/17/09 The tragedy of Fort Hood is a "tragedy of political correctness,” according to Joan Neuhaus Schaan, a fellow in homeland security and terrorism at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. 11/11/09 Management professor Vikas Mittal can discuss the implications of his research, including how having a low tolerance for accepting disparity in society is linked to impulsive shopping and how Americans' impulsive shopping may have contributed to the current credit crunch. 10/21/09 Christopher Bronk, a fellow in technology, society and public policy at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, said that while the government is being tight-lipped about the security issues, the overall value that uGov brings to the intelligence community is vital to keeping the United States safe. 10/19/09 Kristen Kulinowski, a Faculty Fellow in Chemistry at Rice University and director of the International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON), is available to discuss a new paper that purports to show nanoparticles played a role in the deaths of two workers in China. 08/19/09 Vivian Ho, chair in health economics at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is available to comment on the current health care debate and about her opinion piece "Throwing more dollars at a broken health care system," which appears in today's print edition of the Houston Chronicle. 07/21/09 Former NASA/Johnson Space Center (JSC) Director George Abbey is available for media interviews to discuss the 40th anniversary of the moon landing. The anniversary is Monday, July 20. 07/16/09 News reports quoting spy agencies in South Korea claim that the recent cyberattacks on that country and on U.S. government Web sites may be the action of the North Korean government or pro-North Korean groups. Christopher Bronk with Rice's Baker Institute is available to comment on ... 07/08/09 Mark Jones, Rice University professor of political science, is available to talk about the continuing political coup in Honduras. He recently traveled to Honduras and met with leaders of all political parties. 07/08/09 Jones can comment on: Mexicans will go to the polls July 5 in an election that will illustrate how they feel about President Felipe Calderón midway through his six-year term. And he recently visited Honduras and can comment on his visit 06/29/09 Douglas Brinkley, Rice University history professor, is available to discuss President Barack Obama’s nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court. 05/27/09 The following Rice University faculty and staff are available to comment on storm-related topics for the 2009 hurricane season. 05/21/09 Rice University’s Kenneth Medlock is available to comment on the new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards that the Obama administration will announce today and the Baker Institute’s U.S. gasoline policy recommendation that call for 50 miles per gallon. 05/19/09 Rice University sociologist Jenifer Bratter is available to comment on recent news reports that suggest there is an uptick in babies to be delivered in the Houston metropolitan area nine months after the devastation of Hurricane Ike. 05/13/09 Rice University has experts available to talk about the Mexican swine flu outbreak that has affected the United States and many other countries. 04/30/09 For Rice University Vice President for Enrollment Chris Muñoz, May 1 is National Signing Day. That’s the day he’ll learn whether his “blue chip” prospects -- hundreds of high school seniors -- will sign on the dotted line and join Rice this fall. 04/15/09 Rice University sociologist Elaine Howard Ecklund is available to discuss the Texas Board of Education’s upcoming contentious vote on a new science curriculum that outlines the way evolution is taught in Texas public schools. 03/24/09 Rice University communications and rhetoric expert Jeremy Grace is available for media interviews to talk about the unique political war of words being waged by conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh, the White House and the Republican leadership. 03/06/09 The International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) today presented its HIV/AIDS research to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, the principal global policymaking body of the U.N. Economic and Social Council. 03/03/09 Presidential adviser David Axelrod said Sunday that an executive order on stem cell research is forthcoming. Baker Institute experts available to discuss stem cell research, recommendations. 02/17/09 Rice University has experts available to discuss the current financial stimulus legislation being debated in Congress, and the overall financial crisis facing the United States, including the latest unemployment report, the banking bailout, the stock market, the housing marketplace and energy independence. 02/10/09 While millions of American Christians will gather Sunday to worship and renew their faith, Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner will put his faith front-and-center as he leads his team in professional sports' biggest event, Super Bowl XLIII. 01/30/09 El Salvador's 4.2 million registered voters are eligible to vote in the Jan. 18 legislative election. Citizens of the capital, San Salvador, will also elect a new mayor. 01/13/09 Rice University experts are available to discuss holiday topics with the news media. Click in to see the list. 12/02/08 The United States needs to act swiftly and sufficiently under an Obama presidency to secure the government’s technology infrastructure and to re-establish America’s standing as a leader in technology advancements, according to Christopher Bronk, a fellow in technology, society and public policy at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. 11/18/08 Edward Djerejian, the former U.S. ambassador to Israel and Syria and author of the new book “Danger and Opportunity: An American Ambassador’s Journey Through the Middle East,” is available for media interviews when he visits Washington, D.C., Nov. 17 and 18. 10/30/08 Rice University election experts are available leading up to and after Election Day to comment on everything from electronic voting snafus to the impact of the evangelical vote. 10/24/08 Lyn Ragsdale, the dean of social sciences and the Radoslav A. Tsanoff Chair of Political Affairs at Rice University, is available to discuss the large segment of the electorate that is unlikely to vote in the Nov. 4 election. 10/09/08 Rice University has several experts available to comment on the current U.S. financial crisis. 10/09/08 Rice University experts are available prior to and after the second presidential debate between Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain, which will be held tonight at the Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. 10/09/08 Rice University experts are available prior to and after the first presidential debate between Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain, which will be held Friday evening at the University of Mississippi. 09/25/08 Mahmoud El-Gamal, chair of Rice University’s economics department, is available for media interviews this week and into the weekend to discuss the current financial crisis and action Congress is likely to take. 09/25/08 Several Rice experts are available to comment on hurricane-related issues affecting the region and the United States. 09/09/08 Rice University and Baker Institute for Public Policy political and policy experts are available this week for interviews to discuss the Republican National Convention. 09/02/08 Rice University sociology professor and expert on American evangelicalism Michael Lindsay is available to discuss presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain’s pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for vice president. 08/29/08 Kenneth Medlock, an energy fellow with Rice University’s Baker Institute and adjunct professor of economics, is available to discuss the possible repercussions of Tropical Storm Gustav on oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico and on U.S. gasoline prices. 08/27/08 Rice University and Baker Institute for Public Policy political and policy experts are available this week for interviews to discuss the Democratic National Convention. 08/25/08 Located in Houston, Rice University is currently within the forecast “cone” of Hurricane Gustav. Several Rice experts are available to comment on hurricane-related issues affecting the region and the United States. 08/30/08 Former U.S. Ambassador Edward Djerejian, who served as a political counselor in Moscow during the Cold War, is available for media interviews to discuss the growing tension between the United States and Russia. 08/15/08 Kenneth Medlock, an energy fellow with Rice University’s Baker Institute and an economics lecturer, is available to discuss the possible repercussions of Tropical Storm Edouard on oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. 08/04/08 Rice University Olympics experts are available for media interviews. Click into the release to see the list. If you're looking for something or someone not listed, contact druth@rice.edu. The 2008 Summer Olympics begin Aug. 8. 07/17/08 Rice University political experts are available throughout the 2008 election cycle. View our experts! 07/14/08 Amy Myers Jaffe, a senior energy fellow with Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is available to comment on President Bush’s call on Congress to lift the ban on offshore drilling. 06/18/08 Chemists and nanosafety experts Vicki Colvin and Kristen Kulinowski of Rice University's Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology are available to speak with reporters about newly published research that finds that certain multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNT) can induce responses in mice that are similar to those induced by asbestos fibers. ... read more. 05/20/08 Current media reports indicate that as many as 8,600 people have died in a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in central China and that more than 900 school children were trapped in the rubble of their collapsed school building ... read more. 05/12/08 Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy will host the HBO red carpet premiere of the movie "Recount," which tells the story of the 2000 presidential election recount that was ultimately decided by the Supreme Court. Rice experts are available ... 05/06/08 Rice University experts are available throughout the election cycle for media interviews. Biographies are available upon request. The Rice experts available are... Ongoing Rice University economist Peter Hartley is available to talk about the proposed gas tax holiday suggested by Sens. John McCain and Hillary Clinton. 05/09/08 Jill Carroll, executive director of Rice University's Boniuk Center for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, is available to discuss the government's raid of a 1,700-acre polygamist compound in west Texas, where 416 children were taken into government custody. 04/10/08 Rice University political scientist and Iraq war expert Rick Stoll is available to comment today and tomorrow on the Iraq war hearings taking place on Capitol Hill. 04/08/08 Earl Black, a professor of political science at Rice University and co-author of the book "Divided America: The Ferocious Power Struggle in American Politics," is available for interviews to discuss what some are calling "dirty tactics" being used by the Democratic presidential candidates' campaigns and surrogates in the fight for the nomination. 03/21/08 Jones, an expert on Latin America, said that neither Venezuela nor Ecuador has the resources to fight a war with Colombia. "They simply don't have the supply lines, morale or money to fight in a sustained capacity," Jones said. "At best, they are only capable of smaller military actions." 03/06/08 Rice University's Baker Institute energy experts are available to discuss the spike in oil prices and the potential for $4 gas at the pumps this spring. Oil prices spiked to more than $102 a barrel this week, raising the nationwide gas price average to $3.16 a gallon. 03/01/08 If you're looking for an expert not listed here or in our archives, do a quick search by topic or name! Ongoing Douglas Brinkley, who is Rice University's Baker Institute fellow in history, is available for print interviews leading up to the March 4 Texas primaries. Brinkley, who edited "The Reagan Diaries" and is an expert on U.S. presidential history, can speak about Texas' rich presidential history. 02/21/08 If you're looking for an expert not listed here or in our archives, do a quick search by topic or name! Ongoing Rice University experts are available now through the Mar. 4 Texas primary. See below for booking information. Biographies are available upon request. Experts available are... 02/15/08 Jason Sosa, a member of the Rice University sports management department and professor of kinesiology, is available to talk about the report and its impact on baseball and individual players. 02/09/08 Rice University sociology professor Michael Lindsay and expert on American evangelicalism is available to discuss James Dobson's recent endorsement of Mike Huckabee. 02/08/08 Rice University experts are available throughout the election cycle for media interviews. Biographies are available upon request. The Rice experts available are... ON GOING