A Sampling of Clips for January 21^th, 2010

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American Scientist Wins Geoscience Prize
The New York Times, Jan. 21 -- Sweden's Royal Academy of Sciences has awarded American scientist Walter Munk the 2010 Crafoord Prize in Geosciences for his research on ocean circulation. The 92-year-old will receive the 4 million kronor ($560,000) prize at a ceremony in Stockholm on May 11 in the presence of Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf. Munk was born in Austria but moved to the U.S. in 1932. He became professor of Geophysics at UCSD in 1954. More

The Nifty 50
The New York Times, Jan. 21 -- Most architects live to build. Teddy Cruz lives to lay the economic, social and political groundwork for buildings — specifically, housing and small-scale commercial centers for minority communities, most of them in the rapidly growing area between San Diego, Calif., and Tijuana, Mexico, where, Cruz said, “some of the richest real estate in the world is 20 minutes away from some of the poorest.” He teaches at UCSD. More

Chantal Akerman's Body of Work, Moment by Moment
Los Angeles Times, Jan. 17 -- Chantal Akerman's great subject is dislocation: the difficulty of fitting in, of feeling at home, of being. It's a theme this remarkable filmmaker -- born in Belgium but a professional nomad much of her life -- explored with focus and ferocity in the first decade of her career. (Mentions Babette Mangolte, visual arts professor at UCSD) More

KUSI Medical Report: Emergency Preparedness & Disaster Response
KUSI, Jan. 20 -- UCSD has sent three emergency medicine doctors to Haiti. The doctors join international relief teams for a two-week deployment in the earthquake-stricken nation. Doctor Irving Jacoby is the head of the disaster medical assistance team. He's responded to the attacks of 9-11 and the Tsunami in Indonesia, and he joined us in-studio to talk about emergency preparedness and disaster response. More

50 People to Watch in 2010
San Diego Magazine, Jan. 20 -- We’ve got an eclectic mix of San Diegans worth watching in the new year, from a big-wave surfer to a pair of airwave surfers (just where will Jeff and Jer land?). Check in with some familiar faces and get to know some personalities on the rise, including Steven Schick, a distinguished professor of music at UCSD) More

UCSD Medical Center Bonuses Create a Stir
San Diego Union-Tribune, Jan. 21 -- The University of California’s governing board is expected to approve $3.1 million in incentive payouts for 38 executives of its medical centers today, sparking outcry from union leaders angry about the system’s layoffs, widespread furloughs and a succession of tuition increases. (Mentions UCSD) More

Fiona Banner will Create the Tate Britain Duveens Commission 2010
ArtDaily, Jan. 21 -- Fiona Banner has been invited to create the next installation for the Tate Britain Duveens Commission 2010, supported by Sotheby’s. Artists who have previously undertaken the Commission include Eva Rothschild (2009), Martin Creed (2008), Mark Wallinger (2007), Michael Landy (2004), UCSD visual arts professor Anya Gallaccio (2002) and Mona Hatoum (2000). More

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