	Farach-Carson named associate vice provost for research Mary C. Farach-Carson will become Rice's first associate vice provost for research next year.
	Rice Annual Fund reaches all-time high in FY '08 The Rice Annual Fund for Student Life and Learning raised $6,355,707 during fiscal year 2008, surpassing its goal of $6.15 million and making this year the most successful year to date. The Rice Annual Fund relies on the generosity of alumni and friends to provide immediate support for undergraduate scholarships, graduate fellowships and virtually every program that nourishes the university’s student experience.
	Rice coach tapped to head Barbados Olympic team Rice assistant track-and-field coach Andrea Blackett '97, who represented Barbados in a pair of Olympic Games, has been appointed as the coach for the island's track-and-field team for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
	Preparing the next generation of Rice student-athletes Nearly two decades after she departed South Main for the business world, Suzanne Balchunas Boué '91 has returned to Rice to accept the challenge of helping a new generation of Rice student-athletes reach their full potential in a much larger arena. Previously Boué worked as an athletic trainer responsible for helping Rice student-athletes reach their full potential by treating their injuries, aches and pains.
	Baker Institute to collaborate with online archive The James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy will become a participating organization in PolicyArchive, the nation's first comprehensive, searchable, open-access online archive of public-policy research.
	Fulbright scholarship winner Jonah Shaver heads to France to expand nanotechnology research Jonah Shaver, who in May earned his Ph.D. from Rice in applied physics, has been awarded a J. William Fulbright Scholarship to conduct postdoctoral research in the Brahim Lounis and Laurent Cognet research group at the Centre de Physique Moleculaire Optique et Hertzienne of Bordeaux University in France.
	Incoming Rice students make Houston home through service More than 45 incoming Rice freshmen will arrive in Houston this month, but they won't be spending much time on campus. Taking advantage of the Community Involvement Center's Urban Immersion program, the students will venture out into the community to perform direct-service projects such as building houses, working with children and feeding the hungry.
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Recent mentions of Rice University in the news media:
	New Rice doctoral program to focus on urban sociology Michael Emerson, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology, is quoted in an article on Rice's plans to build a doctoral program in sociology. Rice President David Leebron is mentioned in the article. Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared on Individual.com.)
	Abu Ghraib: The back story Douglas Brinkley, professor of history and a fellow at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, wrote this review of the book "Standard Operating Procedure" by Philip Gourevitch and Errol Morris. Washington Post
	A sound collection Sergiu Luca, the Dorothy Richard Starling Professor of Violin, is featured for his career in music and his collection of violins. Houston Chronicle
	Open outer continental shelf Ken Medlock, a research fellow in energy studies at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy and a lecturer of economics, wrote this op-ed calling for the government to allow oil drilling on the outer continental shelf. Houston Chronicle
	City Hall viewing a first in Houston Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted in an article about the viewing of the late Michael DeBakey at City Hall. Houston Chronicle
	Blood and ignorance An article discusses an upcoming book by Edward Djerejian, founding director of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy. Washington Times
	A new clue in predicting earthquakes Fenglin Niu, assistant professor of Earth science, is quoted in an article discussing research on earthquake prediction by Rice and the Carnegie Institution. Time Magazine
	Whitney Museum exhibit showcases work of Buckminster Fuller Research on the buckminsterfullerene molecule by Robert Curl, University Professor Emeritus and the Kenneth S. Pitzer-Schlumberger Professor Emeritus of Natural Sciences, and the late Richard Smalley is mentioned in an article on the influence of famed architect R. Buckminster Fuller. Voice of America News
	It's all geek to me "Two Bits: The Cultural Significance of Free Software," a book by Christopher Kelty, assistant professor of anthropology, is reviewed. Inside Higher Ed
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