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BERKELEY'S NEWS • MARCH 20, 2023

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Richard Taruskin, UC Berkeley music professor emeritus and pioneering musical intellectual, died July 1 at the age of 77.
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Richard Taruskin, UC Berkeley music professor emeritus and pioneering musical intellectual, died July 1 at the age of 77.
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After breaking countless barriers in a career spanning over 50 years, former School of Public Health Dean Joyce Lashof died June 4 at the age of 96.
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After breaking countless barriers in a career spanning over 50 years, former School of Public Health Dean Joyce Lashof died June 4 at the age of 96.
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Pravin Varaiya, an EECS professor emeritus, died June 10 at the age of 81, according to a statement released by UC Berkeley’s engineering department.
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Pravin Varaiya, an EECS professor emeritus, died June 10 at the age of 81, according to a statement released by UC Berkeley’s engineering department.
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After dedicating over seventy years of his life expanding opportunities for students at the University of California, former campus Dean of Engineering Karl Pister died Saturday at the age of 96.
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After dedicating over seventy years of his life expanding opportunities for students at the University of California, former campus Dean of Engineering Karl Pister died Saturday at the age of 96.
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In a tragic turn of events, beloved Campanile peregrine falcon Grinnell was found dead Thursday afternoon in Downtown Berkeley after being hit by a vehicle.
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In a tragic turn of events, beloved Campanile peregrine falcon Grinnell was found dead Thursday afternoon in Downtown Berkeley after being hit by a vehicle.
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On Feb. 24, the campus College of Chemistry Dean Douglas Clark announced the passing of professor emeritus Andrew Streitwieser in a letter to the campus community.
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On Feb. 24, the campus College of Chemistry Dean Douglas Clark announced the passing of professor emeritus Andrew Streitwieser in a letter to the campus community.
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Gene “The Dream” Ransom, one of the most successful basketball players to come out of UC Berkeley, was killed Feb. 4 while driving on I-880 in Oakland. 
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Gene “The Dream” Ransom, one of the most successful basketball players to come out of UC Berkeley, was killed Feb. 4 while driving on I-880 in Oakland. 
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Paul Groth, campus professor in the College of Architecture and Design known for his research on low-income housing, died Jan. 16.
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Paul Groth, campus professor in the College of Architecture and Design known for his research on low-income housing, died Jan. 16.
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UC Berkeley alumna and pioneer of "new journalism" Joan Didion died Thursday, Dec. 23, due to Parkinson’s disease at the age of 87
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UC Berkeley alumna and pioneer of "new journalism" Joan Didion died Thursday, Dec. 23, due to Parkinson’s disease at the age of 87
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Robert “Bob” Powell, campus political science professor, died Dec. 13. 
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Robert “Bob” Powell, campus political science professor, died Dec. 13. 
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