News Releases for 1976
- January 6: Joseph Chaikin's Electra Performance
- January 6: Keith Jarrett Performance
- January 6: Contemporary Chamber Ensemble Performance
- January 9: Harry Crosby Lecture on Cave Paintings
- January 12: "Teach-In" on Angolan civil strife
- January 14: News Conference on Angolian "Teach-In"
- January 14: Druian, Frank and Brott to perform
- January 15: "Play of Daniel" to be performed
- January 15: "Wedding Band" to be performed
- January 15: Penner to edit new journal "Energy"
- January 16: Ambassador Jaipal, representative of India to UN to speak
- January 16: Polish Mime Ballet to perform "The Managerie of the Empress Filissa"
- January 16: Geneticist H. Gobind Khorana to lecture
- January 20: Vietnamese New Year Festival to be held at UCSD
- January 20: Penner receives G. Edward Pandry Award from the AIAA
- January 21: Guest speaker Ambassador Rikhi Jaipal, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
- January 21: Undergraduate book collection contest
- January 23: Dr. Russo conducts consumer comparison study using peanut butter
- January 26: Sumner Series of general-interest programs at Scripps Institution of Oceanography
- January 27: Media Advisory on disciplinary hearings for students involved in anti-CIA demonstration during visit by David Saxon
- January 28: "An Evening of Black Art" to be performed
- January 28: John Asmus to lecture on laser research and art conservation
- January 30: Poet, Edward Dorn, to read selections at new poetry series
- February 2: Illustrated program on the rare coelacanth fish
- February 4: Kate Millett, author of "Sexual Politics" to lecture
- February 4: Janis Ian to perform
- February 6: African History Week Celebration
- February 6: Walter Heller, economic advisor, will lecture
- February 11: Actress Vinie Burrows will present her one woman show "Walk Together Children"
- February 11: Sam Hinton to perform folk music
- February 11: John Asmus will lecture on laser research and art conservation
- February 12: "Performances" given by three individuals
- February 12: Benefit concert for Olga Talamante
- February 17: Drama critic and playwright Eric Bentley will give presentations
- February 18: Media Advisory on Snowball Fiesta
- February 20: Media Advisory on disciplinary hearings for 10 students
- February 23: "Good Woman of Setzuan" to be performed
- February 25: Sumner Series of general-interest programs
- February 27: UCSD News Desks news release masthead
- March 2: Satirist Mort Sahl to perform
- March 2: 16 San Diego schools of higher education form (HEASD)
- March 3: Year-long, seven-phase study of physical and biological phenomena along the Amazon River
- March 3: Improvisational music group, The ID Project, has formed
- March 3: Youth Talent Auditions to take place
- March 4: Sherley Anne Williams will read poetry
- March 10: Dance therapist Irmgard Bartenieff will give lecture
- March 10: "Boneless Milk" presented by UCSD grad student
- March 16: Black classical pianist Doyle White to perform
- March 19: Media Advisory on Conference of California Scholarship Federation
- March 23: Diana Carey receives first prize by California Press Women, Inc. for her book, "Baby Peggy"
- March 23: Faculty members of Visual Arts will present an exhibition
- March 23: Bronze bust of Harold Urey has been placed in the Science and Engineering Library
- March 23: Student conducted walking tours given
- March 24: Mummenschanz Swiss Mime-mask Theatre to perform
- March 25: Media Advisory on Fourth College 1st Tradition Day
- March 26: Marianne Hoppe, German actress, will read works of Ingeborg Bachman at poetry series
- March 26: George Feher awarded the 1976 Oliver E. Buckley Solid State Physics Prize by the American Physical Society
- March 29: Journalist David Halberstam will lecture
- March 29: Maurice Mendelbaum will lecture on "Causal Beliefs in Everyday Life"
- March 30: Media Advisory on disciplinary hearings
- March 31: Russian physicist Dr. Yevgeny Levich will speak on "The Plight of Non-Conformist Scientists in the Soviet Union"
- April 2: Polynesian night presented by UCSD SCUBA Club
- April 2: Nuclear physicist and lecturer Stanton T. Friedman at UC San Diego
- April 2: The Cleveland String Quartet will perform
- April 5: Third College sponsors debate on the California Nuclear Initiative
- April 6: Nuclear physicist Stanton Friedman will lecture on UFOs
- April 8: 8 faculty members receive Guggenheim fellowships
- April 8: Clark Coolidge will read at the New Poetry Series
- April 9: Symposium on the independence movements in Mexico and the U.S.
- April 13: "The Devil's Disciple" will be performed
- April 13: Symposium exploring job opportunities given for college grads
- April 14: Utah Repertory Dance Theatre to perform
- April 16: Media Advisory on U.S. and Mexican independence movements symposium given at UCSD
- April 16: Fourth annual Friends of the UCSD Library book sale
- April 16: Philip Whalen will read selections from his poetry
- April 19: Eric Reissner elected to National Academy of Engineering
- April 22: Willard Hall Francis to display oil paintings at CUL
- April 22: Visual Arts faculty members to display works
- April 22: Alasdair MacIntyre will lecture on individualism in philosophy
- April 22: Morton Halperin to talk
- April 23: Students available for off campus job opportunities
- April 26: John Logan to read from his works at the New Poetry Series
- April 26: Media Advisory on Halperin press conference
- April 26: Black Filmmakers Series to be held
- April 27: Drs. Butler and Suhl elected to National Academy of Sciences
- April 28: Flautist Tim Weisberg to perform
- April 29: Bernard Sisco appointed as an acting assistant to UC President
- May 3: Ines Talamantaz to read from her works
- May 3: Composer Charles Wuorinen serves as Regents' Lecturer
- May 3: Kevin Young wins Undergraduate Book Contest
- May 5: Dr. York receives the Forum on Physics and Society Award
- May 5: 3 Fulbright-Hays alumni to visit UCSD
- May 5: Rod Rodgers Dance Company to perform
- May 5: Jazz pianist Bill Evans to perform
- May 6: High school students to perform in math contest
- May 7: Grant given to Energy Center by SDG&E
- May 10: Congressman Charles Diggs to speak
- May 13: Physically Disabled Awareness Week at UCSD
- May 13: Drama grad students to present Premiere Graduate Repertory Season
- May 13: Dr. Singer awarded lifetime research professorship by American Cancer Society
- May 13: Brock Peters presents "Five on the Black Hand Side"
- May 14: Max Julien presents "Thomasine and Bushrod"
- May 19: "Race to the Presidency" program presented by Fourth College and Political Science Department
- May 19: 3 faculty members elected to The American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- May 21: Results of consumer comparison study done by J. Russo
- May 24: Dr. Rotenberg appointed Dean of Graduate Studies and Research
- May 25: Math Contest results announced by Dr. Wavrik
- May 27: Announcement of second Annual Dance Workshop
- May 28: Forum on equal access to Grad and Professional Schools
- June 3: Four separate commencement ceremonies and grad division held
- June 3: International Radiocarbon Conference to be held at UCSD
- June 3: Four separate commencement ceremonies honoring graduates from four colleges and the graduate division will be held Sunday
- June 16: Media Advisory on National Youth Summer Sports Session
- June 18: News Release on the National Youth Summer Sports Session
- June 22: UCSD ranks third among colleges in the amount of money given for research and development
- June 22: Dr. Penner invited to serve on the Advisory Committee on the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
- June 25: Media Advisory on press conference with Chancellor McElroy concerning the 10 year accreditation to UCSD
- June 29: UCSD 10 year accreditation
- July 1: Energy Center awarded grant by the National Science Foundation
- July 7: Archaeological dig at University House
- July 9: Chancellor's club honor 3 faculty members at party
- July 13: Symposium honoring University Library Melvin Voigt upon his retirement
- July 13: Delores Cayou will work with the second annual UCSD Dance Workshop
- July 13: Richard Solano appointed as assistant to the Chancellor for Affirmative Action
- July 14: Dr. June Tapp appointed as Provost to Revelle College
- July 16: Computer abuse seminar for prosecuting attorneys
- July 16: Media advisory on computer abuse seminar
- July 23: Dr. McIlwain awarded a Senior U.S. Scientist Award by Germany's Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
- July 23: UCSD Summer Dance Workshop to perform
- July 26: Dr. Jackson appointed Associate Dean of Graduate Studies
- July 26: "Picnic on the Green" presented by the Friends of the Library
- July 30: Archeological symposium presented
- July 30: Media Advisory on artifacts recovered at University House dig
- August 6: Photographic exhibition by Katherine Tingley at UCSD
- August 10: Chancellor invites Chancellor's Club to view archeological findings
- August 10: Plea for off-campus living accommodations
- September 2: Melvin Voigt retirement and honoring symposium
- September 7: Philadelphia, Tokyo and Guarneri string quartets to perform
- September 13: School opening: enrollment, future plans, costs and activities
- September 13: "San Diego do Alcala" performed
- September 13: Symposium "From Lope de Vega to San Diego" takes place
- September 15: Center for Contemporary Crafts holds registration
- September 16: Calendar of Events for Fall, 1976
- September 17: Media advisory on Welcome Week for incoming students
- September 20: Student Job Center offers employment
- September 20: Solo theatrical dance performed by Pamela Jean Rukstelis
- September 23: San Diego Repertory Theater presents "The Maids"
- September 27: Fall Calendar Narrative
- September 28: Renowned photographer Ansel Adams to lecture on his approach
- September 29: Information on Coast Cruiser bus service
- September 30: Alexis Smith, conceptual artist will exhibit her work
- September 30: Ruth Soloman and Byron Wheeler will perform dance theater
- October 4: Media Advisory on Yosef Goell; visiting Israeli professor
- October 12: Lily Tomlin to perform
- October 13: Narrative of drama events for fall quarter
- October 15: Music Department joins with other schools and music groups form Music West
- October 20: Carolyn Forche to read at New Poetry Series
- October 21: Alan Turner and Bill Lundberg present art exhibition
- October 21: Hoyt Fuller will deliver key note lecture for year-long series
- October 21: Millicent Abell appointed University Librarian
- October 22: Fall enrollment figures
- October 25: Swiss musician and mime Dimitri to perform
- October 25: Imamu Baraka first of five Regents' Lecturers in year long series
- October 26: Gus Giordano Jazz Company to Perform
- October 26: Ted Enslin to read at New Poetry Series
- October 26: South African plays presented
- October 27: Symposium on the hidden roots of the national fiscal crisis and its impact on San Diego
- November 2: Chekov's "Cherry Orchard" to be performed
- November 3: Don McLean to perform
- November 3: Guarneri String Quartet to perform
- November 3: Fiftieth annual conference of the Pacific Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
- November 4: Pat Traxler to read at New Poetry Series
- November 8: Louis Loeb main speaker for 12 annual meeting of the Friends of the UCSD Library
- November 17: Tom Robinson awarded administrative development grant
- November 17: Gene Youngblood to discuss the social implications of mass communications media
- November 18: Energy Center receives grant from SDG&E
- November 22: "El Garden" is presented at UCSD
- November 23: Cellist Joanna de Keyser will give benefit concert
- November 24: Statement by Chancellor McElroy
- December 10: Dr. Pearce elected vice-president of the Philological Association of the Pacific Coast
- December 13: Inaugural Conference on Inorganic Nutrutional Aspects of Cancer at UCSD
- December 14: Winter Calendar of Events, 1977
- December 15: Officers elected for Friends of the UCSD Library
- December 22: UCSD has been awarded a charter for a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa
- December 22: Media advisory on inaugural conference on inorganic and nutritional aspects of cancer
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