News Releases for 1981

• January 5: Thomas Banchoff lecture titled "The Fourth Dimension and Computer Animated Geometry" sponsored by the math department
• January 5: UCSD Energy Center awarded $7,500 Shell Graduate Aid grant for graduate-level studies
• January 7: Richard Friedman leads the "Adventures in Research" lecture series sponsored by the Council of Provosts, PIO and Third College Talk entitled "Who Wrote the Bible?"
• January 8: Mr. V. Wayne Kennedy named to newly created post of Director of Planning and Budget for UCSD Chancellor
• January 9: Death of Harold Clayton Urey
• January 13: Dr. Gustaf O.S. Arrhenius, Dr. Ralph J. Cicerone, Dr. James T. Enright, Dr. Stanford Goldman, Dr. Harold T. Hammel and Dr. William Nierenberg elected to status of Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science
• January 13: Susan Wilharm's artistic display in the Mandeville Annex Gallery
• January 14: Dr. Doris Fienga's lecture on Leonardo da Vinci presented by the Friends of the UCSD Library
• January 16: Dr. John W. Miles appointment approved as Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs
• January 16: Lecture series, "Adventures in Research" continues with Paul Pickowicz's lecture on "Report from a Chinese Village: Is Modernization Really Possible?"
• January 23: Program in United States-Mexican Studies hold major binational consultation on U.S.-Mexican agricultural relations
• January 26: George Himel appointed as materiel manager for UCSD
• February 2: "Color Photography: New Images," exhibition of work by 10 contemporary photographers
• February 2: Energy Center receives grant of $82,000 from SDG&E
• February 2: Lecture series, "Adventures in Research" continues with Bud Smithey's lecture on "Deep Ocean Hot Springs: An Oasis of Life"
• February 3: Memorial seminar for Harold Clayton Urey
• February 5: "The Bus is Coming" program celebrating cultural history of black Americans sponsored by BEGIN and UCSD Teacher Education Program
• February 6: Dr. Bruno H. Zimm awarded the National Academy of Sciences Award in Chemical Sciences
• February 9: Chancellor and Mrs. Richard C. Atkinson host luncheon for four previous UCSD chancellors and wives
• February 18: Lecture series, "Adventures in Research" continues with Dr. Herbert York's lecture on his experiences as a negotiator at the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty discussions
• February 25: Wallace Stegner to give third annual David Marc Belkin Memorial lecture
• March 16: Seminar on American federalism and intergovernmental relations taught by Harry N. Scheiber of the School of Law at UC Berkeley
• March 18: Exhibit of "SITE: Building and Spaces" at the Mandeville Art Gallery
• March 23: Dr. Warren L. Butler elected as member of French Academy of Sciences
• March 23: Alan Bernath, graduate student in AMES, awarded first fellowship presented by the UCSD Energy Center
• March 24: Dr. Mary Calderone lectures on "What Made You the Sexual Person You Are Today" as part of the Simon and Helen Edison Forum
• March 30: Four graduate students offered postdoctoral fellowships by the National Science Foundation
• March 31: Lecture series, "Adventures in Research" continues with Dr. Bennetta Jules-Rosette's lecture on "A Comparison Between African and American Religious Cults"
• March 31: Energy Center received continuation contract from US Department of Energy to fund activities of Fossil Energy Research Working Group
• March 31: Center for Music Experiment presents symphony using a computer system called CARL
• March 31: Dr. Stanford S. Penner awarded honorary doctorate by the Technische Hochschule Aachen, Germany
• April 3: Roundtable discussion on legal and social ramifications of the recommendations for overhauling U.S. immigration policy sponsored by the Program in U.S.-Mexican Studies
• April 3: Calendar of Events - Spring Quarter 1981
• April 6: Third annual UCSD Open House
• April 6: Wallace Steqner's lecture on "The Gift of Wilderness" for the annual David Belkin Memorial Lecture
• April 8: Conference on "The Spanish Republic on its 50th Anniversary: An Evaluation of the Experience" sponsored by Graduate Studies and Research
• April 10: Dr. William B. Thompson receives a Fulbright grant
• April 13: Dr. Moira Roth lectures on "Contemporary Women's Art: Visions and Re-Visions" continuing the "Adventures in Research" series
• April 14: Death of Robert C. Elliott
• April 15: Dr. Darwin Berg, Dr. Donald Helinski, Dr. William Kristan Jr., Dr. Mauricio Montal, Dr. Kenneth Nealson and Dr. Andres Scull awarded Guggenheim Fellows
• April 15: First Annual Alumni and Friends Jalapeno-eating Contest
• April 15: The Great Trike Race part of John Muir Week
• April 17: Third annual UCSD Open House
• April 24: Memorial service for Dr. Robert C. Elliott
• April 24: Ninth annual Friends of the UCSD Library Book Sale
• April 27: "The Patchwork Girl of Oz" performed by the Conservatory of Ballet Arts Company (in conjunction with Open House)
• April 27: Death of Dr. Gertrud Weiss-Szilar
• April 28: Dr. Sanford Lakoff selected to serve as fellow for the National Humanities Center during the 1981-82 academic year
• April 28: Charles Parker, former finance secretary of Local 3453, District 17 of the United Mine Workers of America, to speak. Sponsored by the UCSD Women's Center
• April 28: Dr Robert Merrill Boynton elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences
• April 29: 1981 UCSD undergraduate book collection contest
• April 29: Opening of the Spring Festival of Black Expression sponsored by the Contemporary Black Arts Program at UCSD
• May 1: A program of music, poetry and story-telling entitled, "An Evening of Song and Story," by Terry Garthwaite and Rosalie Sorrels
• May 5: Lecture series, "Adventures in Research" continues with Gilbert Hegemier discussing building safety in earthquakes
• May 6: Special six-week summer college program for gifted high school students
• May 6: "Music with Roots in the Aether," a 14-hour video program featuring seven contemporary composers and their works at the Mandeville Art Gallery
• May 6: "Crow's Fete," a farewell tribute to Pauline Oliveros sponsored by the Mandeville Art Gallery and the University Events Office
• May 7: Jazz film festival featuring the films of John Jeremy and a lecture by Jeremy sponsored by the UCSD Contemporary Black Arts Program
• May 7: "Diversions and Delights," a one-man show starring Vincent Price
• May 8: Robert Hughes lecture entitled, "The Impossible Task: Art as Social Reformer"
• May 11: Professor Nelson J. Leonard chosen to give the eighth annual Calbiochem lectures sponsored by Calbiochem-Behring Corp and the UCSD Foundation
• May 11: Registration opens for six-week summer session
• May 18: Dr Clifford Grobstein's new book discusses the issue of invitro fertilization
• May 18: Winners of the 24th Annual High School Honors Mathematics Contest
• May 18: Shirley Strum lectures on "Sexual Politics in Baboon Society" as part of the "Adventures in Research" lecture series
• May 21: The UCSD Contemporary Black Arts Program sponsors Reverend Donald Vails workshops and concert
• May 26: Chancellor Richard C Atkinson hosts press breakfast
• May 28: 17th Annual Watermelon Splat
• May 28: Memorial gathering for Dr Gertrud Weiss-Szilard
• June 1: Study of Psychopharmacology offered during the six-week Summer Session
• June 4: Commencement ceremonies to be held on June 14, 1981
• June 8: Death of Dr. James Ralston Scobie
• June 9: Dr Michael Cole and Dr Andrew A Benson elected as Fellows to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• June 15: Dr Joseph W. Watson named vice chancellor for undergraduate affairs
• June 16: Registration is open for a course titled "Sociology of Sex Roles" offered during the Summer Session
• June 18: "Artists for Hire"
• July 2: Dr Joyce Bennett Justus named Assistant Chancellor, Affirmative Action
• July 8: Thomas C. Shepard selected as the Outstanding Alumni by Alumni and Friends of UCSD
• July 8: Faustina Solis named acting provost of Third College
• July 8: Ninth annual UCSD dinner dance honoring members of the Chancellor's Associates and the Board of Overseers
• July 8: Dr James P. Lin and Dr Samuel S. C. Yen named to receive the annual Awards for Excellence sponsored by UCSD Chancellor's Associates
• August 5: Community Service Officer Program established at UCSD
• August 6: Locating affordable housing for the university community still a serious problem
• August 10: Fund-raising efforts to create an endowment for Judaic Studies
• August 12: Kerry Varga, student manager of UCSD Dial In
• August 19: Marilyn Wilson heads the Academic Internship Program at UCSD
• August 19: Fifth International Conference on Iron Metabolism organized by Dr Paul Saltman
• August 19: American Cancer Society awards grants to six researchers at UCSD
• August 21: Chancellor Richard C Atkinson to receive honorary doctor of public service degree by Bowling Green State University
• September 1: "FIVE PHOTOGRAPHERS: Contemporary Views of Mexican and Mexican-American Culture" exhibit at Mandeville Art Gallery
• September 8: Jean M. Rodgers named alumni director at UCSD
• September 10: The Acting Company to perform at the Mandeville Center Auditorium
• September 10: The Sixth Annual Chamber Music Series at UCSD sponsored by the University Events Office
• September 10: Calendar of Events - Fall 1981 Quarter
• September 11: Back to school with Welcome Week activities
• September 14: "SHADOWS" exhibit by second-year graduate student Hanne Lauridsen
• September 16: Robert C Marshall awarded $6,000 by Shell Foundation Graduate Aid Fellowship
• September 17: Approval received by the Regents on two endowed chairs in Information and Computer Sciences and in Judaic Studies
• September 21: Triton Intercollegiate Athletic Association 10K run
• September 21: Second annual Day Care Benefit Concert
• September 22: Andy Kaufman performance in the Main Gym
• September 23: "Madhouses, Mad-Doctors and Madmen: The Social History of Psychiatry in the Victorian Era," edited by Andrew Scull
• September 25: Niki de Saint Phalle's exhibition titled "MONUMENTAL PROJECTS: Maquettes and Photographs"
• September 29: UCSD students participate in archaeological dig in Jerusalem and another group of UCSD students visit the People's Republic of China during the summer
• September 30: Oktoberfest celebration sponsored by Campus Recreation
• September 30: "An Evening of Pinter and Albee" directed by John Lymberg
• September 30: Dr S. Jonathan Singer named co-recipient of the American Association of Blood Banks' 1981 Karl Landsteiner Award
• October 1: Cancellation of the Oktoberfest
• October 5: The Guarneri String Quartet to perform as part of the UCSD Chamber Music Series sponsored by University Events Office
• October 5: Rock performer and songwriter, Ian Hunter to perform
• October 6: Three days of special events scheduled in conjunction with the inauguration of Richard C. Atkinson as chancellor
• October 6: Poet Robert Duncan to do readings as part of a series of events in conjunction with the inauguration of Richard C. Atkinson
• October 8: The Firesign Theatre, the four-man comedy group, to perform at Mandeville Center Auditorium
• October 8: List of the events taking place in conjunction with the inauguration of Richard C. Atkinson as chancellor
• October 9: Dr Stanford S. Penner receives 1981 International Columbus Prize
• October 9: First meeting of the Board of Overseers for the 1981-82 academic year
• October 9: Performance of Federico Lorca's tragic play, "Blood Wedding"
• October 9: Dr. Stanford S. Penner receives International Columbus Prize
• October 12: Performance by jazz pianist Chick Corea
• October 12: The Parthenon Dancers of Greece to perform at Mandeville
• October 13: Concert given by The Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin Big Band
• October 15: The Inauguration of Dr Richard C Atkinson as Chancellor
• October 15: Rick Ventura appointed as development program director
• October 16: Mandell Weiss donates $1 2 million dollars to complete the new theater
• October 16: Comments by Richard C Atkinson and Michael Addison on the Mandell Weiss gift
• October 19: The Jeff Lorber Fusion concert
• October 19: Graham Chapman, founding member of the Monty Python comedy troupe, will lecture at Mandeville
• October 20: Publication of L. S. Stavrianos' book, "Global Rift: The Third World Comes of Age"
• October 21: Record total enrollment for the Fall 1981 quarter at UCSD
• October 23: One-day workshop on "How To Do Business With The University" to be held at UCSD sponsored by the Purchasing Department
• October 26: Performance by the Amazing Kreskin
• November 2: Earl Warren Memorial Symposium to discuss science, technology and the law in America
• November 9: Mary Livingstone Beebe, begins work as the director of the Sculpture Garden Collection
• November 9: King Crimson concert
• November 20: The Regents approve the establishment of the Quinn Martin Chair in Drama
• November 20: Statement by Quinn Martin
• November 20: The Swift/Esmark Lecture series presents Dr Lawrence Bogorad to speak on "Genetic Engineering: The Practice, The Promise, The Problems"
• November 20: San Diego gifted children to attend special symposium on "The Biology of DNA: Past, Present and Future"
• November 24: San Diego gifted children to attend special symposium on "The Biology of DNA: Past, Present and Future"
• December 2: James White's book, "Jump for Joy "
• December 7: Board of Visitors formed to encourage interaction between the Jewish community and the Program in Judaic Studies
• December 9: The Program in Chinese Studies presents the "Chinese Film Classics "
• December 17: Work of sculptor/painter John Buck entitled "A Month of Sundays" exhibited at the Mandeville Art Gallery
• December 18: Calendar of Events - Winter 1982 Quarter