News Releases for 1982

• January 4: "The Pavlova Celebration", evening of ballet
• January 4: Dr. Adelaide T. C. Carpenter discusses genetic recombination at an American Association for the Advancement of Science symposium entitled "The Recombination Nodule: The Organelle that Mediates Meiotic Recombination."
• January 4: Max Mathews, F. Richard Moore and Janos Negyesy seeking to create a violin equal to a Stradivarius
• January 5: B.B. King to perform
• January 6: Chancellor Atkinson to visit China
• January 8: Dr. Harland Wood to present first lecture in the William D. McElroy Distinguished Lectureship Series
• January 11: The Lar Lubovitch Dance Company to perform
• January 11: The Juilliard String Quartet to perform
• January 14: "A Decade of Women's Performance Art" on exhibit
• January 15: E. Margaret Burbidge, Aaron Cicourel, Roy D'Andrade, Alan Hofmann, S. Jonathan Singer and Audrey Terras elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
• January 19: Opening of Mandell Weiss Center for the Performing Arts postponed
• January 20: Meredith Monk and company to perform
• January 20: "The San Francisco Renaissance: A Reappraisal" to be held at UCSD
• January 20: Dr. Juan Enrique Rozengurt to deliver first Martin D. Kamen Prize Lecture in Biochemistry
• January 20: The Glinka Quartet to perform
• January 22: Regents approved establishment of the John Dove Isaacs Chair in Natural Philosophy
• January 27: "Family Album" and "Reunion" one-act plays to be presented
• February 4: "Surface Tension", play performed in swimming pool to be presented
• February 4: "Rancho Hollywood" to open at John Muir Theatre
• February 4: "5 FROM L.A." exhibition of works by five Los Angeles artists to open
• February 8: "The Intimate P.D.Q. Bach" to be presented in Mandeville
• February 8: Friends of the Library to begin series of once-a-week book sales, replacing annual book sale
• February 9: Chancellor Atkinson will recommend to the Regents the appointment of Faustina Solis as provost of Third College
• February 11: "Art Through the Eyes of Children", art work of children attending the UCSD Day Care Educational Center on display at The Gallery
• February 12: "The Criminal Justice System: A Social-Psychological Analysis", book by Ebbe Ebbesen and Vladimir Konecni
• February 18: Jazzercise program as part of Fitness Day and Wellness Week
• February 18: Media Advisory - Preppy fashion show and dance
• February 18: Media Advisory - College for a day program
• February 18: Media Advisory - Memo sent from Chancellor Atkinson to residents of La Jolla Farms area regarding stables property
• February 22: Alan Schneider named as first Quinn Martin Professor of Drama
• February 25: The Paul Taylor Dance Company to perform
• February 25: "Artists and the Theatre" on exhibit in Mandeville
• February 25: The Beaux Arts Trio to perform
• February 25: "Getting Out" to be performed
• February 25: The Bartok Quartet to perform
• March 1: Media Advisory - Rally to protest cuts in student financial aid
• March 8: Media Advisory - Second annual briefing session for professional journalists sponsored by U.S.-Mexican Studies
• March 8: UCSD ranked among top colleges and universities in the United States in "Selective Guide to Colleges, 1982-83" published by New York Times
• March 8: Note to calendar editors - fourth annual UCSD Open House
• March 15: Mick Hailey to talk at Friends of the Library public events series
• March 25: Dr. P.M. Platzman scheduled to give public lecture on optical communications and photonics
• March 25: Dr. Jonathan Williams to serve as regents' lecturer
• March 29: Media Advisory - Michael Pertschuk and UCSD faculty to give public discussion on "The Politics of Regulation"
• March 29: Edward Abbey to give fourth annual David Marc Belkin Memorial Lecture
• March 29: Spring Quarter calendar of events
• April 1: Eight minority undergraduate students selected to participate in annual Minority Biomedical Research Support symposium in New Mexico
• April 1: "We Shall Overcome", two-day conference on civil rights movement of the 1960s (news release and media advisory)
• April 5: Edward Abbey to give fourth annual David Marc Belkin Memorial Lecture
• April 5: Dr. Jonathan Miller to speak and hold informal discussion
• April 5: Misha Dichter to perform in concert
• April 5: "Prep 101: Miss Birnbach" talk by Lisa Birnbach to be presented
• April 5: "New Work/New York" art exhibit in Mandeville
• April 7: Ursula Le Guin to give first Robert C. Elliott Memorial Lecture
• April 8: "Aztlan Arte", Chicano art on exhibit
• April 8: Judy Baca to speak on Chicano art
• April 8: For calendar and events editors, Fourth annual UCSD Open House
• April 12: Media Advisory - Trike race
• April 13: Four University of California, San Diego faculty members have been named to receive fellowship awards from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation for 1982
• April 15: Fourth annual UCSD Open House
• April 15: Dr. E. Margaret Burbidge named 1982 Catherine Wolfe Bruce medalist of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
• April 20: Dr. Richard Attiyeh nominated to fill post of Dean of Graduate Studies and Research
• April 22: Dr. Suresh Subramani named as Searle Scholar for 1982
• April 22: Kenneth Hill to speak as part of Friends of Library public events series
• April 22: Dr. Marcos Intaglietta named recipient of Senior U.S. Scientist Award from the Humboldt Foundation of the Federal Republic of Germany
• April 23: High School College Bowl Knowledge Tournament held in conjunction with Open House
• April 27: Dr. Melford E. Spiro and Dr. Daniel Steinberg elected to membership in National Academy of Sciences
• April 29: M. Lea Rudee appointed Dean of Division of Engineering
• May 3: Jorge Huerta talks about Chicano theater in his first book
• May 3: Dr. Mildred Cohn to deliver Ninth Annual Lectureship in Chemistry
• May 3: Chemistry Department announces formation of fund-raising committees to provide support for a Distinguished Chair in Chemistry to honor Dr. Harold Urey
• May 4: Robert Erra appointed Director of Hospital and Clinics and Associate Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences
• May 6: Paul Mares chosen as one of five "Managers of the Year" by National Association of College Stores
• May 6: Kenneth Burke as Regents' Lecturer
• May 14: Winners of 25th annual Honors High School Mathematics Contest held at UCSD
• May 20: Dr. John Miles awarded Timoshenko Medal for 1982 by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• May 27: Registration for Summer Session is open
• May 27: Media Advisory - 18th annual watermelon splat
• May 27: Jay McShann to serve as Regents' Lecturer
• June 3: UCSD has been elected to membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU)
• June 3: Commencement ceremonies to be held
• June 3: Media Advisory - Spring graduation ceremonies
• June 7: Media Advisory - Groundbreaking for student recreation facility
• June 9: Media Advisory - Alumni awards banquet sponsored by Alumni and Friends
• June 14: Media Advisory - Unveiling and dedication of Mandell Weiss bust
• June 16: Art work by Mike Pierce on display in Mandeville Department of Special Collections in Central Library
• June 21: 93rd annual meeting of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific to be held at UCSD
• June 21: Media Advisory - Presentation of 1982 Catherine Wolfe Bruce Medal to Dr. E. Margaret Burbidge
• June 22: "Artists for Hire", students available for jobs
• July 8: Tenth annual Chancellor's dinner dance to honor members of Chancellor's Associates
• July 9: Premiere performance of "The Odyssey" to be presented; members to then depart to take part in Dubrovnik Theatre Festival in Yugoslavia
• July 27: "The Odyssey" (special news release for Michael Addison to take on trip to Dubrovnik)
• July 28: $5,000 awarded to UCSD on behalf of memorial fund honoring the late Dr. Bernd T. Matthias by the Gulf Oil Foundation
• July 30: "Competitive Comrades - Career Incentives and Student Strategies in China", book by Susan Shirk
• August 2: The International Stravinsky Symposium honoring 100th birthday of composer Igor Stravinsky to be held
• August 2: Dr. Nathan Kaplan selected to become Fogarty Scholar-in-Residence at National Institutes of Health
• August 9: Artist Hanne Lauridsen presents "The Onion Universe," an installation of paintings, prints, sculptures, video and performances
• August 16: Shing-Tung Yau, mathematician at UCSD awarded the Fields Medal
• August 26: UCSD Bookstore holds open house featuring its new Medical/Technical book department
• August 30: Media Advisory - UCSD Biology Department alumni to hold first "La Jolla Symposium"
• August 30: Search for affordable housing continues to be a serious problem for UCSD's students, staff and faculty
• August 30: Farrell J. Foreman, senior student affairs office with EOP and playwright awarded a National Endowment for the Arts Playwright Fellowship Grant of $12,500
• August 31: Professor Melford E. Spiro, Department of Anthropology, named as the first recipient of the campus' Presidential Chair by UC President David Saxon
• September 2: Carol Mavor, second year grad student in visual arts, to perform works based on two Italian folk tales
• September 2: Fall 1982 quarter calendar of events
• September 7: Chancellor Richard C. Atkinson to be guest speaker at El Centro Kiwanis Club luncheon
• September 7: Gay performance and video artist, Paul Best, holds a master of fine arts video show
• September 9: "Drawings by Painters" on exhibit at Mandeville Art Gallery
• September 17: Welcome Week activities begin the fall classes at UCSD
• September 30: "An Adventure in Chinese Song and Dance" presented by the Youth Goodwill Mission from Taiwan
• October 1: A $150,000 grant from the James S. Copley Foundation given to UCSD and the Theatre and Arts Foundation for use toward completion of the Mandell Weiss Center for the Performing Arts
• October 1: Five-part lecture series sponsored by Urban Studies and Planning on "Who Governs San Diego? Power, Politics, and the Economy in America's Finest City"
• October 1: First production by the Teatro Meta, a new bilingual theatre company, to give public preview of "Over Easy, or Las aventuras del Huevo."
• October 7: Dr. William McGill lectures on his new book, "The Year of the Monkey" for the Alumni and Friends. He also autographs personal copies
• October 7: First annual College and University Information Fair held at UCSD including recruiters representing nearly 60 universities and colleges throughout California
• October 7: The eighth annual Chamber Music Series at UCSD sponsored by UEO
• October 11: Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal to perform at Mandeville Center Auditorium
• October 13: Alumni and Friends announce the opening of The Shores of La Jolla, a new vacation center on the UCSD campus, coming this summer
• October 14: The UCSD Board of Overseers begins ninth year of service as an advisory group to the chancellor
• October 14: The creation of a Community Service Award will be given each year to the vice chancellor or director whose area achieves the highest percentage of participation in the annual Campus Charity Campaign
• October 14: Artist Robert Irwin to lecture on the outdoor installation he is creating for the UCSD Sculpture Garden
• October 14: Performance by Senta Driver's dance company, Harry, held at Mandeville Center Auditorium
• October 21: The opening of "Young American Artists: Amdur, Budgett, Rice and Robbins" at Mandeville Art Gallery
• October 21: The Alternative Theatre Ensemble to perform Stanislaw Witkiewicz's play, "The Madman and the Nun"
• October 21: UCSD Chancellor's Associates presents its yearly awards to: Dr. F. Thomas Bond, associate professor of chemistry, for excellence in teaching; Dr. John J. Holland, professor of biology, for excellence in research, and Dr. Kenneth Lyons Jones Jr., associate professor of pediatrics, for outstanding community service
• October 21: The National Theatre of the Deaf to perform at the Mandeville Center Auditorium
• October 21: Performance by the Prague String Quartet at the Mandeville Center Auditorium
• October 21: Media Advisory - the Annual Muir College Pumpkin Drop
• October 22: The opening of the Mandell Weiss Center for the Performing Arts with the production of "The Threepenny Opera"
• October 25: Accreditation received for the undergraduate program in electrical engineering by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.
• October 25: Dr. Wayne A. Cornelius, professor of political science and director of the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, has been elected vice president for 1983-84 and president for 1984-85 of the Latin American Studies Association of the United States
• October 25: Media Advisory - press conference to announce invitation and plans for the UCSD baseball team to visit mainland China during December
• October 26: Correction on the release about the Prague String Quartet (10/21/82). The Vermeer Quartet will be performing
• October 27: Dr. Arthur G. Anderson, vice president of IBM and president of General Products Division and Howard C. Kauffmann, president of the Exxon Corporation to deliver lectures as part of the Division of Engineering dedication
• October 27: The UCSD baseball team has been invited to mainland China from December 11 to 25, and will play with five Chinese teams during their visit
• October 28: The establishment of the Victor C. Alderson Chair of Applied Ocean Science in the Division of Engineering approved by the UC Regents
• October 28: Media Advisory - superstar athlete Gayle Olinekova to autograph copies of her new book, "Go For It!"
• October 29: Revision of release dated 10/27/82, on UCSD baseball team's invitation to mainland China
• November 1: Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys to perform at Mandeville Center Auditorium
• November 4: Final enrollment figures for the Fall 1982 quarter at UCSD
• November 4: Micki McGee, visual arts graduate student, presents her multimedia exhibit entitled "Something for Nothing"
• November 4: Media Advisory - the fourth annual Earl Warren Memorial Symposium to discuss America's new immigration law
• November 8: Note to Calendar Editors - NCAA III Women's Volleyball championships
• November 8: Ann Craig and Wayne Cornelius to participate in the inaugural ceremony of Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid
• November 10: The Fourth Annual Earl Warren Memorial Symposium "America's New Immigration Law"
• November 18: Construction of the Olympic-size swimming pool on schedule for completion in spring
• November 18: Works of author Joseph Conrad presented to the UCSD Library
• November 18: 18 Artists Come to San Diego, exhibition by graduate students in the visual arts department
• November 18: "Tango, or the Need for Order," to be performed
• November 24: Interviews with three students in the Education Abroad Program
• December 2: Key UCSD research activities in science and engineering (sent only to AAAS)
• December 6: "Life and Living in a Modern University" course launched by John Stewart
• December 6: Hannes Alfven says results from spacecraft missions have produced new models of the role of cosmic plasmas in the universe; delivered paper at the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco
• December 16: Dr. Gerald Balzano uses PET microcomputers to teach a class called Music Literacy
• December 16: Louis Hock, Fred Lonidier and Phil Steinmetz awarded grants from the National Endowment for the Arts
• December 20: Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) exhibit at Central University Library
• December 20: David Keevil, first-year grad student in the Department of Visual Arts, holds his first exhibit of two sculptures in the Mandeville East Room
• December 20: CALENDAR OF EVENTS - WINTER QUARTER 1983 AT UCSD
• December 21: "Video/TV:Humor/Comedy," and "The Telephone Stories" are presented at the Mandeville Art Gallery
• December 22: "Footlight Frenzy" to be performed by Low Moan Spectacular
• December 29: Media Advisory - Groundbreaking ceremony for new general campus classroom building at Third College