Dateline Rice for June 17, 2013 (Weekend Edition)

FEATURED ITEMS

James Turrell: An enlightened approach to art
The cover of the Zest section features an exhibition of work by artist James Turrell. His "Twilight Epiphany" Skyspace at Rice is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (subscription required)
http://bit.ly/12EqD0X
In Houston, the sky space is the limit
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/11Gg4V9

Sublime Property: Brochstein Pavilion
A new feature in the Houston Chronicle that spotlights exceptional buildings and places in Houston debuts with Rice’s Brochstein Pavillion. Stephen Fox, lecturer in architecture, is quoted. Some of the pictures were taken by Rice photographer Jeff Fitlow.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/16o8QtP

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Camera sensor tweaks could improve smartphone battery life
Researchers at Microsoft Research and Rice University have developed a way to make digital camera sensors far more energy-efficient.
CNet.com
http://bit.ly/14bSvqa
Microsoft wants to do something about your mobile’s power-hungry camera
Gizmodo.com
http://bit.ly/167Uf51
Researchers tweak camera sensors to boost smartphone battery life
PetaPixel.com
http://bit.ly/12NTWj1

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Longoria more than just a celeb in Washington
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor and chair of political science and fellow in political science at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in news items about actress Eva Longoria’s political activism, the Texas legislative session, a transoceanic canal in Nicaragua, U.S. relations with Venezuela and Argentina and how shifting demographics will affect Texas politics. A link to the KXLN-TV broadcast is not available.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front of the City & State section and also in the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Antonio Express-News.)
http://bit.ly/ZXmBy7
KRIV-TV
http://bit.ly/11THtqM
KRIV-TV
http://bit.ly/14FFcAl
KXLN-TV
Argentina or Venezuela: Which one will get a US reset?
RealClearWorld.com
http://bit.ly/178sBtr
Dreams of a blue Texas could spell nightmare for national GOP
MintPressNews.com
http://bit.ly/12Dnkan

UTHealth professionals team with Rice University students to manage cardiac disease in Fiji
Alumni Glenn Fiedler ’13, Peter Jung ’13, Lemuel Soh ’13 and Kevin Jackson ’13 invented a medical device physicians from UTHealth are bringing to Fiji to help manage patients with heart disease.
BioNews-TX.com
http://bit.ly/13HdkuN

Eric Zarsky of Dayton, Texas, graduates from Rice University
News briefs report on students who graduated from Rice May 11.
Liberty County Vindicator
http://bit.ly/126p4CE
College news: June 16
Tuscaloosa News (Ala.)
http://bit.ly/12QwOQP
See who graduated from college recently from Watertown
Patch.com
http://bit.ly/11TPNqz
Gloucester people
Gloucester Times (Mass.)
http://bit.ly/12DA0Ol
Class notes, military briefs, births
Monterey County Herald (Calif.) (This article also appeared in the Torrance Daily Breeze, the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, the Oakland Tribune, the Long Beach Press-Telegram, the San Jose Mercury News and the Whittier Daily News.)
http://bit.ly/17SPL6o
Community News for June 16
Valley Morning Star
http://bit.ly/11sTznx

White population dwindling in United States
Texas saw rapid growth of its Hispanic population between 2010 and 2012, a continuation of robust increases during the past decade, according to census estimates. Steve Murdock, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology and a former director of the U.S. Census Bureau, is quoted.
KPRCRadio.com
http://bit.ly/1ac9YTY

New place to play opens in Creekside Park
A new park in the Woodlands was named for alumnus Jim Wendt ’76
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/19diJfg

BROADCAST/WEBCAST

KTRK-TV
Stephen Klineberg, professor of sociology and co-director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, discusses Houston’s attitudes toward immigration.
http://bit.ly/11jtfjj

KTRK-TV’s ‘Viva Houston’
Andres Salgado, who will be a freshman at Rice this fall, is interviewed along with the acting president of the Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School of Houston.
http://bit.ly/126ysWU

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Graphene nanoribbons bring new twist to lithium-ion batteries
Researchers at Rice University have come up with a new way to boost the efficiency of the ubiquitous lithium ion battery by employing ribbons of graphene that start as carbon nanotubes. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and of computer science, is quoted.
IEEE Spectrum
http://bit.ly/16nZn61
Unzpip a carbon nanotube, find a graphene ribbon, create a ‘flexible’ lithium-ion battery
CleanTechnica.com
http://bit.ly/12Q2ENu
Boosting lithium-ion batteries with graphene nanoribbons
EVWorld.com
http://www.evworld.com/news.cfm?newsid=30507
Graphene research provides lithium-ion battery boost
TheEngineer.co.uk
http://bit.ly/15bXBBC
Carbon nanotube along with a graphene ribbon being used for developing ‘flexible lithium-ion battery’
TopNews.ae
http://bit.ly/12QwWQl

Research team improves hexagonal material
Scientists at Rice University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory are making progress on the goal of two-dimensional electronics with a method to control the growth of uniform atomic layers of molybdenum disulfide. The article includes quotes from Sina Najmaei, a Rice graduate student, and Jun Lou, associate professor of mechanical engineering and materials science. Pulickel Ajayan, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Engineering, professor of mechanical engineering and materials science, professor in chemistry and professor in chemical and biomolecular engineering, and Boris Yakobson, the Karl F. Hasselmann Chair of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and professor of chemistry, are mentioned.
EETAsia.com
http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800686302_480700_NT_d6437a35.HTM

US expects active hurricane season, Gulf region vulnerable
The U.S. is likely to see an active Atlantic hurricane season this year. Phil Bedient, the Herman Brown Professor of Engineering and director of Rice’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, is quoted.
SpaceDaily.com
http://bit.ly/11TQYpM

Book review: ‘You’re Welcome Planet Earth: The Most Powerful Trading System Ever Publicly Revealed’
"You’re Welcome Planet Earth: The Most Powerful Trading System Ever Publicly Revealed," a book by alumnus Harry Long ’09, is reviewed.
SeekingAlpha.com
http://bit.ly/13NPAVD

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Jewish, Christian leaders meet in Greece
Leading Orthodox Christian and Jewish interfaith officials, scholars and clerics discussed the crucial importance of protecting the environment and religious values and condemned growing incidents of anti-Semitism and religious prejudice around the world during a three-day conference in Thessaloniki, Greece. Shira Lander, the Anna Smith Fine Senior Lecturer in Jewish studies, is mentioned.
YNetNews.com
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4392001,00.html

The best and the worst
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history and fellow in history at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, lists the best and worst fathers of presidents.
Lexington Herald-Leader (Ky.) (This article also appeared in the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and the Ogden Standard-Examiner.)
http://bit.ly/11hbssT

Doug Lawler talks about his new job as the second CEO of Chesapeake Energy Corp.
Alumnus Robert Lawler ’02 discusses his role as CEO of Chesapeake Energy.
The Oklahoman
http://bit.ly/13TUvmA

The ‘young masters’ of the 2013–14 San Francisco Performances season
An article about concerts at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music mentions that a piece by Pierre Jalbert, professor of composition and theory, will be performed.
Examiner.com
http://exm.nr/126v2DB

Places to find music
An article about music festivals and competitions this summer notes that Yuri McCoy, a graduate student in music, has been selected to compete in Longwood Gardens’ inaugural International Organ Competition.
Springfield News-Leader (Mo.)
http://bit.ly/12PcTld

Piland saw space center transform over three decades
An article about Joe Piland, former director of operations with the Johnson Space Center, notes that the land for the complex was donated by Rice.
Darien News (Conn.) (This article also appeared in the Norwalk Citizen, the Connecticut Post and RedNews.com.)
http://bit.ly/163JFfu

Kennedy’s enthusiasm predates technology
An op-ed about President John F. Kennedy’s vision for new technology mentions his 1962 speech at Rice.
Alamogordo Daily News (N.M.)
http://bit.ly/167OEvL

SPORTS

Rice’s Lemond named third team All-American reliever
Jones College sophomore Zach Lemond was named a third team All-America relief pitcher by Baseball America.
West University Examiner (Texas) (This article also appeared in the Memorial Examiner, the Tomball Potpourri, the Magnolia Potpourri and the Cypress Creek Mirror.)
http://bit.ly/17g76XF

Rice AD Greenspan leaving after 3 years on job
Rick Greenspan, director of athletics, announced that he is leaving Rice June 30. Rice President David Leebron is quoted.
San Francisco Chronicle (This article also appeared in the Beaumont Enterprise, the Stamford Advocate, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the Greenwich Time and the Connecticut Post.)
http://bit.ly/11Kn6cj
Rice AD Rick Greenspan leaving the university
CSNHouston.com
http://goo.gl/RHajF
Greenspan quits as Rice University athletics chief
CBS7KOSA.com (Odessa, Texas)
http://www.cbs7kosa.com/news/details.asp?ID=45439

2013 Rice preview — offense
Articles preview the 2013 Rice Owls football team.
Scout.com
http://cfn.scout.com/2/1297478.html
2013 Rice preview — defense
Scout.com
http://cfn.scout.com/2/1297477.html
2013 Rice preview — depth chart
Scout.com
http://cfn.scout.com/2/1297475.html

Is Cobb finally paying a price for his football past?
Former Rice football star Trevor Cobb was recently hospitalized.
Houston Chronicle (subscription required) (This column was the top story on the front of the Sports section.)
http://bit.ly/16yU2J2
Former Owls RB lands in hospital after stroke
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the Greenwich Time.)
http://bit.ly/1bID8YZ
Former Rice star suffers stroke
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/12QuyJl
Former Rice star Trevor Cobb suffers stroke
MyFoxHouston.com
http://bit.ly/19Jcr9J

Nationals 7, Indians 6
Former Rice standout Anthony Rendon hit his first major league home run for the Washington Nationals in a win over the Cleveland Indians.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/12ODTRP

Hallsville infielder signing with White Sox
Wiess College senior Christian Stringer signed with the Chicago White Sox.
KETK.com (Lufkin, Texas)
http://bit.ly/11eQP0D

Oct. 12 game vs. Memphis set for BBVA Compass Stadium
Rice Stadium is mentioned in an article about University of Houston football.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/16yQTsE

Making the 2013-14 Tennessee Titans week 1 roster: Scott Solomon, LB
An article discusses the performance of alumnus Scott Solomon ’11 with the Tennessee Titans.
TitanSized.com
http://bit.ly/17enOXg

How can they improve in the red zone?
Former Rice football player Vance McDonald is mentioned in an article about the San Francisco 49ers.
GoldenGateSports.com
http://bit.ly/18RtMhl

Seven Lakes’ Birk to represent South at all-star game
Rice is mentioned in an article about Seven Lakes High School baseball players.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/14dhNnU

NEWS RELEASES

Rice to offer online courses for K-12 science teachers
This fall Rice University will offer the first course aimed specifically at K-12 science teachers through the online education provider Coursera. That course is part of a series of five online courses for the professional development of elementary, middle and high school teachers in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.
https://news2.rice.edu/?p=46577

Working backward: Computer-aided design of zeolite templates
Taking a page from computer-aided drug designers, Rice University researchers have developed a computational method that chemists can use to tailor the properties of zeolites, one of the world’s most-used industrial minerals.
https://news2.rice.edu/?p=46574