A Sampling of Clips for
December 1st, 2006
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Dec. 1, 2006
UCSD Holds Tribute in Honor of World Aids Day
KPBS, Nov. 30 -- Tomorrow is World AIDS day – an international day of activism against HIV and AIDS. About 40 million people around the world – and about 5,000 in San Diego County - are living with HIV or AIDS. Today, student activists at UCSD held a tribute to those who’ve lost their lives to the disease. Heather Hill has the story. More
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Seniors Direct UCSD vs. Cal in Final Four
San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 1 – The Tritons advanced to the NCAA Final Four for the first time since 2002. Third-seeded UCSD faces No. 2 Cal in the semifinals tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. At stake is a berth in the championship game on Sunday against the winner of the other semifinal between No. 1 USC and Navy. More
Anonymously Funded, Prize Goal Is Local Artist Recognition
San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 1 – The San Diego Art Prize is a work in progress. It has funding for three years and a dedicated space for its first year of exhibitions, L Street Fine Art, courtesy of downtown's Omni Hotel. It's had a good start, with awards being handed out to three of the city's highly accomplished artists who all are on the UCSD Visual Arts faculty: Raul Guerrero, Jean Lowe and Ernest Silva. Three emerging artists are being honored as well, including UCSD students Yvonne Venegas and Iana Quesnell. More
Behind the Scenes
San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 1 – Jean Lowe, a graduate of UCSD who also teaches there and has gained a national reputation with funny and straight-faced interpretations of our abuses of the environment, is having a two-person show with Iana Quesnell, an artist still completing her Master of Fine Arts degree at UCSD. More
U.S. Coal Research Program Grants Awarded
UPI, Nov. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy says six projects, including one at UCSD, will receive nearly $2.4 million in funding under its University Coal Research Program. More