Dateline Rice for June 11, 2013

FEATURED ITEM

Outlying cities see major shifts in daytime populations
Recently released U.S. Census Bureau data show some Houston-area cities have vastly different daytime populations, as workers commute from homes in one community to a job in another. Michael Emerson, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology and co-director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted in this front-page article.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/13xy2LK

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Cyberattacks more dangerous to energy grid than superstorms
Cyberattacks could be more damaging to the nation’s energy grid than extreme weather. Research by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy is cited.
Yahoo.com
http://yhoo.it/13zD8c5

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Perry heads to New York on recruiting trip
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 a story about Gov. Rick Perry’s trips to New York and Connecticut.
KTRH.com
http://bit.ly/11TuYHf
KTRH-AM
http://bit.ly/14SNn9p

A mind-altering museum experience: James Turrell’s lights play with your psyche at MFAH
An article about an exhibition of work by artist James Turrell mentions his "Twilight Epiphany" Skyspace at Rice.
Culturemap.com
http://bit.ly/19XHmhb

Half of national gaming finalists are University of Houston students
Teams from Rice are competing in the U.S Imagine Cup game design competition.
NewsFixNow.com
http://bit.ly/17ECbDB

Area students graduate from Rice University
News briefs report on students who graduated from Rice May 11.
Pearland Journal
http://bit.ly/116K159
Clinton Beasley graduates from Rice University
Friendswood Journal
http://bit.ly/168rXYY
Daniels graduates from Rice
Lewisboro Ledger (N.Y.)
http://bit.ly/18TpFxU

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Fingerprinting fracking fluid
Andrew Barron, the Charles W. Duncan Jr.-Welch Professor of Chemistry and professor of materials science, is quoted in an article about hydraulic fracturing.
Conservation
http://bit.ly/11SCz94

Brookings’ Bruce Katz: The new Silk Road — US 21st-century economy powered by exports, energy and innovation
An article excerpts a Rice lecture given by Bruce Katz, president and founding director of the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings and JP Morgan Chase.
PlanningReport.com (This article also appeared on Planetizen.com.)
http://bit.ly/14utZCO

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

New thinking on brains and crime
Alumnus David Eagleman ’93 is profiled for his work in neuroscience.
Albuquerque Journal (N.M.)
http://bit.ly/14pciEK

Too much sound, too much fury from both sides of Claiborne Avenue abortion debate
Alumnus Owen Courreges ’03 authored this op-ed about a New Orleans Planned Parenthood clinic.
Uptown Messenger (New Orleans)
http://bit.ly/19i5Oex

The A team: More than a dozen Bainbridge Spartans rise to the top of their class
Rice is mentioned in an article about graduates of Bainbridge High School.
Bainbridge Island Review (Wash.)
http://bit.ly/16ZSStJ

SPORTS

Rice’s Graham sees positives despite disappointment in postseason
News items discuss the Rice Owls baseball team’s performance this season and preparations for next year. Head coach Wayne Graham is quoted. Several Rice baseball players are quoted or mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (subscription required) (This article appeared on the front of the Sports section.)
http://bit.ly/1brPmVE
KTRK-TV
http://bit.ly/108KViU

5 San Francisco 49ers players who have turned heads in offseason workouts
Former Rice football player Vance McDonald appears in a photo slideshow of San Francisco 49ers players who have performed well in the offseason.
BleacherReport.com
http://bit.ly/19hnve2