	Rice among nation’s top CAREER grant recipients Rice University’s appeal to talented young faculty can be easily quantified with one glance at the National Science Foundation’s awards list. Rice tied for second place among private American universities in the number of CAREER Awards given out last year, with funding coming to seven professors who are just beginning to make their marks here and in the scientific community.
	Rice MBA Program ranks first in Texas, the Southwest The MBA program at the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management is among the world's best, according to The Economist's 2008 Full Time MBA rankings, published last week. Topping the rankings in Texas and the Southwest, the Rice MBA ranked 25th in the U.S. and 44th globally.
	FE&P crews tend to trees damaged by Ike As the Rice campus recovers from Hurricane Ike and life is resuming some normalcy, the staff in Facilities, Engineering and Planning's Grounds Department continues to work diligently to tend to trees damaged by the storm.
	Rice hosts a National Night Out to prevent crime In an effort to heighten awareness and strengthen participation in local anticrime efforts, Rice will again participate in the annual National Night Out Oct. 7. The university will host events that bring students together and educate them on crime-prevention strategies. The community informational celebration will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Brown College quadrangle.
	Rebecca Richards-Kortum receives 2008 IEEE Vice President's Recognition Award Rice bioengineer Rebecca Richards-Kortum is the 2008 recipient of the Vice President's Recognition Award by IEEE, a leading professional association for the advancement of technology. She is the first woman to receive the award.
	Rice prof’s invention earns top Wall Street Journal Innovation Award The front page of the Sept. 29 Wall Street Journal may have held bad news for many, but a page inside held particularly good news for a Rice University professor.
	Impressive turnout for flu shots Elaine Britt, Rice’s director of benefits, was a little surprised and quite pleased that so many in the campus community turned out for flu shots over the past few weeks.
	Bays on US Gulf Coast vulnerable to flooding The most comprehensive geological review ever undertaken of the upper U.S. Gulf Coast suggests that a combination of rising seas and dammed rivers could flood large swaths of wetlands this century in one or more bays from Alabama to Texas.
	Prof pursues pill to halt Gaucher’s, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s What if a pill could keep the effects of Gaucher’s and similar diseases in check? That’s the goal of a project at Rice that builds upon basic research by a recent addition to the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.
	Alford urges new approach to genetics, human behavior in Scientia lecture John Alford, associate professor of political science, opened the Scientia fall lecture series Sept. 16 with a discussion of the links between political opinions and biology.
	What Rice Means to Me As an alumnus, a parent and a faculty member, Rice historian John Boles discusses the important role the university has played in his life.
	Rice interns visit Mongolia under Baker Institute program The James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy sends a group of interns to Washington, D.C., each summer. But this past summer some of the interns ventured to a more distant setting -- much more distant.
	Rice speech and debate team off to successful start Despite losing 10 days of preparation to Hurricane Ike, Rice's speech and debate team had a very successful season opener in last weekend's Forum in the Forest invitational regional tournament. The Rice team of 11 students won 24 separate debates amassing 35 individual awards and two team awards.
	Clinton chips in for Lab-in-a-Backpack Bill Clinton believes in Rice’s Vision for the Second Century. And his foundation is willing to back it up with cash.
	Shepherd School gears up for a fall full of brass chamber music The Brass Department in Rice's Shepherd School of Music has a busy October leading up to the Oct. 22 concert by the American Brass Quintet, internationally recognized as one of the world's premiere chamber music ensembles. In addition to the concert, the quintet will work with brass students in master classes during its time at the Shepherd School.
	'Private Eyes' to be directed by local theater leader It's already an exciting semester for the Rice Theatre Program because of its first collaboration with Rice Players, and things just got more interesting. Julia Traber, the associate artist director of the Classical Theatre Company, has signed on to direct November's "Private Eyes" and be a guest lecturer and visiting artistic director for the Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts.
	Open studio welcomes community to explore art Taking advantage of the unique equipment at Rice University, three artists will come to campus this fall to produce and print large-scale monoprints and talk about their work in the Visual and Dramatic Arts (VADA) Print Palace in Sewall Hall, Room 201. The community is welcome to attend the studios, designed to be an instructional component for students in the VADA monotype course during October and November.
People, Papers and Presentations
Discover commuting options at Rice Transportation Fair Oct. 6
Ask the experts about the Rec Center Oct. 8
Graduate Apartments shuttle route changed
Get looped at lunch
Astronaut, alumna to encourage girls to reach for the stars at Oct. 18 Sally Ride Science Festival
Rice Readers announces October book selection
Rice Day encourages alumni to talk up alma mater
Catch a family friendly movie at Rice Stadium Oct. 3
Rice Cinema gets ghoulish with Japanese horror flicks Oct. 3-5
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Recent mentions of Rice University in the news media:
	The evangelical vote: How big is it really? Michael Lindsay, assistant professor of sociology and Rice Scholar at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in an article on assessing the precise role of evangelicals in elections. U.S. News & World Report
	Scientists create 99 percent pure nanorods Eugene Zubarev, assistant professor in chemistry, is quoted in an article on his research to create purer gold nanorods. Bishnu Khanal, a graduate student in chemistry, is mentioned in the article. United Press International (This article also appeared on WebIndia123.com.)
	US election: The home stretch Neal Lane, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor and senior fellow in science and technology policy at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in an article on the efforts of the U.S. scientific establishment to attract the attention of the presidential candidates. Nature.com
	Oil output losses worse than feared 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 on oil production losses caused by hurricanes Ike and Gustav in the Gulf of Mexico. Financial Times (registration required)
	Hutchison is closer to run for governor Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted in an article on the possibility that Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison may run for Texas governor. San Antonio Express-News (This article also appeared in the Houston Chronicle.)
	Texas weathers Ike Seiichi Matsuda, the E. Dell Butcher Chair in chemistry and professor of biochemistry and cell biology, is quoted in an article on the effect of Hurricane Ike on Houston and Galveston's chemical industry. Chemical and Engineering News
	Paulson's panic "Nixon's Economy," a book by Allen Matusow, the William Gaines Twyman Professor of History and associate director of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, is cited in an op-ed on the federal bailout plan proposed by Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson. Washington Post (This op-ed also appeared in Investor's Business Daily, the Rocky Mountain News and the State.)
	Helping Ireland's workforce stay ahead of the future Rice is mentioned in an article on the Foras Aiseanna Saothair's Science Challenge Initiative. The Independent (Ireland)
	Ike damage calls into question development along Texas beaches John Anderson, the W. Maurice Ewing Chair in Oceanography and professor of Earth science, is quoted in an article on the debate over beach development in the wake of Hurricane Ike. Fort Worth Star-Telegram
	KUHF-FM's 'The Front Row' Norman Fischer, professor of cello, Jeanne Kierman Fischer, artist teacher of piano and collaborative skills, and James Dunham, professor of viola and chamber music, perform with violinist Curtis Macomber in a preview of an upcoming concert at the Shepherd School of Music.
	Immigration: What's a Christian supposed to do? Research by Donald Huddle, professor emeritus of economics, is cited in an op-ed on Christianity and illegal immigration. Marion Star (Ohio)
	Web sites may make pricey textbooks history Joel Thierstein, executive director of Rice's Connexions project, is quoted in an article on the movement toward online textbooks. Ottawa Citizen
	Immigration dips as raids increase, economy slows Stephen Klineberg, professor of sociology, is quoted in an article on the drop in immigration as a result of increased enforcement of immigration laws and a faltering economy. Houston Chronicle
	Spiritual history of Galveston still strong Stephen Fox, adjunct lecturer of architecture, is quoted in an article on the state of churches in Galveston after Hurricane Ike. Houston Chronicle
	Wasps make peace with past enemies Joan Strassmann, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, is quoted in an article about research on the social relationships among wasps. Science Magazine
	Hurricane Ike: The $6 billion storm? Leo Linbeck, adjunct professor in the practice of management at the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management, is quoted in an article on the economic effects of Hurricane Ike on Texas and Louisiana. Time Magazine (This Associated Press article also appeared in the International Herald Tribune, the Seattle Times, the Baltimore Sun, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, FoxNews.com, MSNBC.com, Yahoo! News, USA Today, MSN.com, CNBC.com, ABCNews.com, Newsday.com, Current.com, the Washington Post, the Denver Post, the Taipei Times, GMANews.com, the Tennessean, the San Diego Union-Tribune, the Silicon Valley Mercury News, the Philadelphia Times-Herald, the York Enquirer-Herald, the Sioux City Journal, the Houston Chronicle, the Austin American-Statesman, ClearNet.co.nz, the Abilene Reporter-News, the Scranton Times-Tribune, the Connecticut Day, the Pueblo Chieftain, MyFoxChampagne.com, the Rutland Herald, the Belleview News-Democrat, the Valley Morning Star, the Bloomington Pantagraph, the Iowa City Hawk Eye, the San Mateo Daily Journal, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, the Louisville Courier-Journal, the Temple Daily Telegram, the Buffalo News, the Ventura County Star, Philly.com, the Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, the Allentown Morning Call, the Tacoma News Tribune, the Cape Cod Times, MyMotherLode.com, the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, the Lakeland Ledger, the Marietta Daily Journal and the Southeast Missourian.)
	Cool or frothing -- we still don't know how you'd vote A column features research by John Alford, associate professor of political science, on the connection between political beliefs and the physiological differences among people. The Times (U.K.)
	The camera-friendly, perfectly pixelated, easily downloadable celebrity academic Rice's Connexions project is mentioned in an article on the rise of alternatives to traditional college textbooks. New York Times Magazine
	Revolution in Smalley idea Wade Adams, director of Rice's Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, and Emil Peña, executive director of the Energy and Environmental Systems Institute, wrote this letter to the editor urging a reform of Houston's electrical infrastructure as recommended by the late Richard Smalley. Houston Chronicle
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