	Levy accompanies Houston mayor to Middle East Rice Provost Eugene Levy was among the 25 representatives of Houston business and education invited to accompany Mayor Bill White last month on a business development and international relations mission to the Middle East.
	Rice selects Common Reading book All incoming undergraduates and other members of the Rice community are invited to read "Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time," by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, and participate in follow-up discussions and activities as part of this year's Rice Common Reading program.
	Rice's Children's Campus boasts energy-efficient features When children at Rice's new child-care center ask, "Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?" the answer will be, "With rainwater collected and stored in an 8,000-gallon, underground rain harvesting tank."
	Delivery Services takes on junk mail Beginning July 1, Deliver Services will change its policy and not deliver junk mail that is unambiguously not business-related (for example, catalogs) or not correctly addressed or unwanted as identified by the department. It also will not deliver sales catalogs received in bulk and identified as unwanted by the department.
	Hebl receives Nicolas Salgo Distinguished Teacher Award Listen to Michelle "Mikki" Hebl, and you'll know why her students at Rice love her so much they've honored her with this year's Nicolas Salgo Distinguished Teacher Award.
	Presidential Mentoring Award goes to Cox, Drezek Dennis Cox, professor of statistics, and Rebekah Drezek, associate professor in bioengineering and electrical and computer engineering, are this year's winners of the Presidential Mentoring Award, given annually to Rice faculty members who demonstrate a strong commitment to mentoring graduate or undergraduate students.
	Bloem, Gaug receive Sarofim Teaching Prize The knowledge of language as a means to understanding the world is close to the hearts of this year's winners of the Sarofim Teaching Award for Excellence, which goes to lecturers in the School of Humanities who demonstrate exceptional professionalism and dedication.
	Shepherd School's Al-Zand garners Phi Beta Kappa Teaching Prize The Lynette S. Autrey Assistant Professor of Composition and Theory at the Shepherd School of Music is this year's winner of the Phi Beta Kappa Teaching Prize, given to the assistant professor at Rice who earns the highest marks from his or her students.
	GSA Faculty Teaching/Mentoring Award goes to Hewitt, Link Janice Hewitt, instructor for the Cain Project, and Stephan Link, assistant professor of chemistry, share this year's Graduate Student Association Faculty Teaching/Mentoring Award, presented to those who demonstrate outstanding service to graduate student education.
	Drezek, Hebl named Duncan winners Spring is doubly delightful for Rice professors Rebekah Drezek and Michelle "Mikki" Hebl, who not only earned honors in other categories but will also share this year's Charles W. Duncan Jr. Achievement Award for Outstanding Faculty, which recognizes accomplishment in scholarship and teaching.
	Reference Librarian earns award for innovation As Fondren Library implements its Vision for the Second Century goals, all members of the Rice community will benefit from the work of Sandi Edwards, head of reference. To provide relevant and dynamic services and collections, Edwards tracked more than 1,300 survey responses to understand the needs and expectations of Fondren's users.
	Rice Design Alliance announces winners of 99k House Competition The Rice Design Alliance and American Institute of Architects Houston recently selected Hybrid/ORA of Seattle as the winner of the 99K House Competition, which sought to build a sustainable, affordable house that addresses the needs of a low-income family in the Gulf Coast region.
	Scholars discuss sea-level rise at Baker Institute conference Rising sea levels will affect life along the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana, according to four experts speaking at a conference at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy.
	Muslim televangelist calls for interfaith dialogue at Baker Institute lecture Saying Muslim and Christian societies have many areas of common values, Muslim televangelist Amr Khaled called for a positive dialogue between the two religions at a recent lecture at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy.
	Student awards support educational endeavors Rice undergraduate and graduate students and recent graduates were honored with myriad scholarships, fellowships and awards.
	Rice student wins international competitions to make dream a reality When she started at Rice University, Rachelle Hunt had no idea she would earn a Fulbright Scholarship to realize her dream of living abroad. A visit to Germany with her high school orchestra sparked her self-described obsession with travel -- a passion second only to her love of music.
	Lessons on life and business learned at Harvard When Rice alumna Sofia Adrogué '88 was elected class speaker for commencement at Harvard Business School's Owner/President Management Program this year and became an alumna of Harvard Business School, she was the first woman speaker in the past 22 years -- and possibly in the history of the program.
	Hispanic/Latino Summit to address pressing social issues Some of the most pressing social issues affecting Hispanics in Texas will be discussed by Hispanic business leaders, award-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa and Rice University sociologist Stephen Klineberg at the Hispanic/Latino Summit at Rice University May 14.
Glasscock School honors French instructor
GSA honors students with Patten award
Rice Readers announces May book choice
Survey says
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Recent mentions of Rice University in the news media:
	D.C. confidential Douglas Brinkley, professor of history and fellow at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, wrote this review of Ted Sorensen's "Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History." Boston Globe
	Oil shock two? 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 the economic effects of high oil prices. Christian Science Monitor
	On this day, the Owls are big winners Wiess College senior Jonathan Cary, Baker College senior Jarett Dillard, Sid Richardson College senior Cole St. Clair, Brown College senior Desarie Walwyn, Lovett College senior Dominique Karas and Wayne Graham, head baseball coach, are quoted in an column on Rice's graduating student-athletes. Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared on Individual.com.)
	Suspending gasoline tax fuels interest James Weston, associate professor of management, is quoted on the economic effects of a federal gas tax holiday. Houston Chronicle
	The candidate, the preacher and the unconscious mind Research by Michelle Hebl, associate professor of psychology and management, is cited in an article on the connection between the Rev. Jeremiah Wright and Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama. Washington Post
	White House candidates offer plans to curb high gas prices An article on the plans of the presidential front-runners to lower gas prices quotes Ken Medlock, a fellow in energy studies at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy. Dallas Morning News (This article also appeared in the Denton Record Chronicle and TradingMarkets.com.)
	The evangelical manifesto: What it means Michael Lindsay, assistant professor of sociology, is quoted on a manifesto published by prominent evangelical Christian leaders attempting to raise evangelicalism above the political fray. U.S. News & World Report
	Parker fights for his Rites Jon Kimura Parker, professor of piano, is featured for a performance at Mount Royal College Conservatory. Calgary Herald (Canada)
	KRLA-AM (Los Angeles) Earl Black, the Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Political Science, along with his brother Merle, a professor of politics and government at Emory University, conducted an hourlong interview about presidential politics on the nationally syndicated "Dennis Prager Show."
	Packevicius signs professional contract An article reports that alumnus Paulius Packevicius '08 has signed a three-year contract to play basketball for Fastweb Casale Monferrato in Italy. CSTV.com
	Grand ideas, small buildings A front page article in the Star section of the Houston Chronicle mentions that the Rice University Data Center won an American Institute of Architects, Houston, 2008 Design Award. Carlos Jimenez Studio and PGAL were the architects. Carlos Jimenez is a Rice professor of architecture. Houston Chronicle
	A compact chemical sensor Frank Tittel, the J.S. Abercrombie Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, is quoted in an article on the development of a sensor that could be used to detect extremely low concentrations of a broad variety of chemicals. MIT Technology Review
	New hope for stroke survivors Research on stroke recovery by Marcia O'Malley, assistant professor in mechanical engineering and materials science, is featured. A video of the story is available. Discoveries and Breakthroughs Inside Science
	Electronics' 'missing link' found James Tour, the Chao Professor of Chemistry, and Tao He, a postdoctoral research associate in chemisty, are quoted in an article on the work on "memristors" by alumnus Stan Williams '74. BBC News
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