Sanford Hirshen, UC Berkeley professor emeritus of architecture, dies at 78
Sanford (Sandy) Hirshen, a UC Berkeley professor emeritus of architecture, died on Oct. 2 in Oakland. He was 78. Read More…
Henry Lagorio, UC Berkeley professor emeritus, dies at 90
Henry Lagorio, an expert in seismic design and professor emeritus of architecture at UC Berkeley, died after a six year struggle with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease on Oct. 1. He was 90. Read More…
Former dean of campus public health school dies at 75
Patricia Buffler, a world-class researcher and dean emerita of the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, died from a stroke in her office on Thursday. She was 75 years old. Read More…
Robert Stebbins, UC Berkeley professor emeritus, dies at 98
Known for his love of nature and teaching, UC Berkeley Professor Emeritus Robert Stebbins died Monday surrounded by his family. He was 98. Read More…
La’akea Sky Smith, UC Berkeley transfer student, dies at 23
La’akea Sky Smith was known as brother to more than just his family. A practicing Buddhist, the UC Berkeley junior wrote poetry, practiced traditional Tibetan dance and would get “stoked” about the mundane things in life.
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UC Berkeley sophomore Maliq Nixon dies at 19
A UC Berkeley sophomore and a political activist, Nixon was pronounced dead early Saturday morning at Stebbins Hall, a Northside co-op on Ridge Road where he was living. He was 19. Read More…
Former UC administrator and biology professor Roderic Park dies at 81
Roderic Park, a former top-ranking UC Berkeley administrator and professor of botany and plant biology, died in his home last Friday. He was 81.
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Popular science-fiction writer Jack Vance dies
Revered science-fiction author and UC Berkeley alumnus Jack Vance passed away May 26. He was 96. Read More…
Kenneth Waltz, principal theorist in international relations, dies at 88
Kenneth Waltz, a prominent thinker in international relations and known as the father of the political theory neorealism, died on May 12. He was 88. Read More…
Founding director of Townsend Center for Humanities dies at 80
Paul Alpers, a longtime UC Berkeley English professor and the founding director of the UC Berkeley Townsend Center for the Humanities, passed away on Sunday after a battle with cancer. He was 80. Read More…