BERKELEY'S NEWS • MARCH 20, 2023
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JULY 07, 2022
'A privilege to know': Music professor emeritus Richard Taruskin dies at 77
Richard Taruskin, UC Berkeley music professor emeritus and pioneering musical intellectual, died July 1 at the age of 77.
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JULY 07, 2022
'A privilege to know': Music professor emeritus Richard Taruskin dies at 77
Richard Taruskin, UC Berkeley music professor emeritus and pioneering musical intellectual, died July 1 at the age of 77.
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JUNE 30, 2022
Former public health school Dean Joyce Lashof dies at 96
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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JUNE 30, 2022
Former public health school Dean Joyce Lashof dies at 96
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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JUNE 26, 2022
Respected professor, pioneer in engineering Pravin Varaiya dies at 81
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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JUNE 26, 2022
Respected professor, pioneer in engineering Pravin Varaiya dies at 81
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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MAY 18, 2022
Former UCSC chancellor, campus dean Karl Pister dies at 96
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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MAY 18, 2022
Former UCSC chancellor, campus dean Karl Pister dies at 96
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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APRIL 04, 2022
'Devastated and heartbroken': Grinnell's death rocks campus community
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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APRIL 04, 2022
'Devastated and heartbroken': Grinnell's death rocks campus community
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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FEBRUARY 28, 2022
UC Berkeley professor emeritus of chemistry Andrew Streitwieser dies at 94
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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FEBRUARY 28, 2022
UC Berkeley professor emeritus of chemistry Andrew Streitwieser dies at 94
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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FEBRUARY 13, 2022
Cal Basketball Hall of Fame player Gene Ransom shot, killed on I-880
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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FEBRUARY 13, 2022
Cal Basketball Hall of Fame player Gene Ransom shot, killed on I-880
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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JANUARY 25, 2022
'He opened people’s eyes': UC Berkeley architecture professor Paul Groth dies
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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JANUARY 25, 2022
'He opened people’s eyes': UC Berkeley architecture professor Paul Groth dies
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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DECEMBER 29, 2021
'New journalism' pioneer, UC Berkeley alumna Joan Didion dies at 87
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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DECEMBER 29, 2021
'New journalism' pioneer, UC Berkeley alumna Joan Didion dies at 87
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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DECEMBER 20, 2021
'One of the most influential scholars of international relations': UC Berkeley political science professor Robert Powell dies
Robert “Bob” Powell, campus political science professor, died Dec. 13.
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DECEMBER 20, 2021
'One of the most influential scholars of international relations': UC Berkeley political science professor Robert Powell dies
Robert “Bob” Powell, campus political science professor, died Dec. 13.
