Monthly Highlights: January 2011

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A MUSICAL NEW YEAR

UCSD-TV’s longstanding programming partnerships with local music organizations continue to thrive, as evidenced by a 2011 line-up that’s brimming with beautiful performances and plenty of behind-the-scenes action.

First we kick off our 11th season of La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest with three new programs from their 2010 season:

Chopin Celebration
SummerFest Commissions
SummerFest Finale

Then, our 15-year partnership with San Diego Opera continues as their 2011 season gets underway with “Turandot.”

OperaTalk! with Nick Reveles: Turandot
A revealing profile of Puccini’s grand opera

Opera Spotlight: Turnadot
A backstage peek at the stage production debuting the following evening

Stars in the Salon: Turandot
A lively discussion with the principal singers,
director and conductor

50 YEARS OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES

This month we’re premiering the first talk from UCSD’s Division of Physical Sciences lecture series commemorating the campus’ 50th anniversary. Professor Tom Murphy kicks it off by sharing how his research involving Einstein’s relativity theory helped locate a Russian rover that had been lost on the moon for almost 40 years.

Einstein, the Moon and the Long Lost Soviet Lunar Rover

Then, stay tuned in February for Vivek Sharma’s discussion about the quest to uncover why matter has mass at Europe’s Large Hadron Collider.

IRA FLATOW: SCIENCE IS SEXY

Last November, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the William Nierenberg family presented NPR’s Science Friday host Ira Flatow with the 2010 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest. UCSD-TV was there to capture his acceptance address for our viewing audience.

Ira Flatow: Science is Sexy

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

All programs repeat throughout the month. Visit the Program Schedule on our web site for additional air dates and times.

Health & Medicine

Celiac Disease and Gluten: Facts, Fiction & Controversies

Research on Aging: Growth Factors for Alzheimer’s Disease

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Science

Unraveling the Secrets of the Southern San Andreas Fault

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Public Affairs

The Future of Technology with Irwin Jacobs and Bill Stensrud

Breaking the Cycle of Violent Conflict with Johan Galtung

UCSD at 50: Rady School, Calit2, Schick (Dec. 2010)

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Humanities

Burke Lecture: The Israeli Policy of Separate Development–Amira Hass

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Arts & Music Arts & Music

SummerFest 2007: An Evening with Cho-Liang Lin

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Check out the latest additions to our online video archive.

An Afternoon with John Polkinghorne

Research on Aging: Well-being and Aging

Earth’s Magnetic Field: From Satellites to Reversals

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Holiday Gifts to Enjoy

A new year will soon be upon us, as will some fascinating new programs for you to enjoy. I just finished prepping Tom Murphy’s presentation “Einstein, The Moon, and the Long-Lost Soviet Reflector,” about his on-going and ever-improving test of general relativity, which will start airing on January 26. If you’ve ever stumbled getting a grasp […]

A new year will soon be upon us, as will some fascinating new programs for you to enjoy. I just finished prepping Tom Murphy’s presentation “Einstein, The Moon, and the Long-Lost Soviet Reflector,” about his on-going and ever-improving test of general relativity, which will start airing on January 26. If you’ve ever stumbled getting a grasp of the prime tenets of Einsteinian – or the gravity of general relativity – Tom clears it all up and gives a captivating account of a truly remarkable project. I don’t want to give it all away, you’ll have to watch it.

And, of course, don’t miss the singular Ira Flatow as he explains why I like science so much — because, as he shows in his acceptance address for the Nierenberg Award, “Science is Sexy” (debuts January 12).

In the meantime, here are a few things I’ve run across that you might enjoy exploring– a few holiday gifts, if you will.

I recently came across an artist from UCSD who takes an interesting, evocative and different perspective of the seismic test capacities at UCSD. See her videos, recorded at UCSD’s SRMD test facility, at her website here – and don’t overlook her other fine work.

This is just a fun little app to play with, which actually is quite captivating and revealing. Go here.

And finally, on a more reflective note, the videos at Symphony of Science are inventive, sometimes goofy, but do resonate in a certain way.

Enjoy, and best wishes for your holidays.

Pre-Production in Budapest

A trip to Budapest to scout shooting locations.

A trip to Budapest to scout shooting locations.

Statue of Franz Liszt on Liszt ter in Budapest.

On the trail of Franz Liszt with Lorant Leel-Ossy.

Cecil Lytle, Betty McManus, and Dr. Zsusanna Domokos (Dir. of Franz Liszt Museum in Budapest) in library of Franz Liszt apartment in Budapest.

Sherman George lining up camera angles and lighting on Cecil Lytle in the Liszt Library.

Cecil Lytle trying out Liszt’s practice pianino.

Lytle and Domokos studying an original Liszt score.

The Liszt apartment at the Franz Liszt Museum in Budapest.

Lytle and Domokos in front of Liszt’s Bosendorfer

Preparing for concert on Liszt’s Bosendorfer.

Ah, the feel of history!

Lytle and Domokos discussing Liszt’s lifestyle.

Sherman George taking a break to goof off.

Monthly Highlights: December 2010

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UCSD By Design: The Stuart Collection

Whether it’s your first trip to the UCSD campus or your 50th, you’re bound to find something that catches your eye — and your imagination–in the Stuart Collection, UCSD’s unique collection of site-specific works by leading artists.

Tune in this month for a new “UCSD By Design” talk featuring art historian and curator John Walsh on the history of this prized sculpture garden. Then, go online to watch a new series of short videos profiling different pieces in the collection. And finally, come to campus and see it for yourself!

UCSD By Design: John Walsh

Stuart Collection Video Shorts

Cecil Lytle Hosts Latest Edition of UCSD@50

Great Minds Gather Here
In the third installment of our year-long series honoring UC San Diego’s 50th anniversary, guest host Cecil Lytle takes us to meet Rady School of Management Dean Bob Sullivan, along with Beth Baber, a Rady alum who launched The Nicholas Conor Institue for Pediatric Cancer Research. Also featured, a profile of Cal IT2 in its 10th year; a performance by La Jolla Symphony and Chorus with conductor and UCSD music professor Steven Schick; and clips from UCSD’s Founders Day celebration.

UCSD@50: December 2010

Science & Religion with John Polkinghorne

Polkinghorne, an Anglican priest who became famous as a young physicist for confirming the existence of quarks and gluons, joins journalist Dean Nelson for a discussion on science and religion in this event sponsored by Point Loma Nazarene University.

An Afternoon with John Polkinghorne

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

All programs repeat throughout the month. Visit the Program Schedule on our web site for additional air dates and times.

Health & Medicine

Research on Aging: Well-Being and Aging

Taking Control of Your Diabetes: Veterans with Diabetes

About Health: Bullying, What Everyone Needs to Know

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Science

Earth’s Magnetic Field: From Satellites to Reversals

The Diversity of Development: Embryos and Evolution

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Public Affairs

James Fallows: Evolution of the Role of the Pacific Region in World Affairs

Humanities

Burke Lecture: Elizabeth Schussler Fiorenza

A Theatrical Life: A Conversation with Craig Noel

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Arts & Music Arts & Music
Check out the latest additions to our online video archive.

Revelle Forum: Colombian Politician and Former Hostage Ingrid Betancourt

Seismic Testing of Wind Turbines for Renewable Energy

UCSD By Design: Kurt Forster

Earthquakes in Southern California: A View from Space

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Fit To Eat Tip – The Liquid Lowdown

TCOYD’s resident nutrition expert Janice Baker has a helpful tip for eating smart and taking control of your diabetes – and your diet! Don’t drink your calories. Liquid calories from soda, juices and fancy coffee drinks add up quickly and are a significant source of weight gain. Drink water, unsweetened coffee or tea (sweeten yourself […]

TCOYD’s resident nutrition expert Janice Baker has a helpful tip for eating smart and taking control of your diabetes – and your diet!

Don’t drink your calories. Liquid calories from soda, juices and fancy coffee drinks add up quickly and are a significant source of weight gain. Drink water, unsweetened coffee or tea (sweeten yourself if needed), and no or low calorie beverages. Eat whole fruit instead of juice- your body likes the fiber and portion control is much easier!