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Monday, October 14, 2013

Sanford Hirshen, UC Berkeley professor emeritus of architecture, dies at 78

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Sanford (Sandy) Hirshen, a UC Berkeley professor emeritus of architecture, died on Oct. 2 in Oakland. He was 78. Read More…

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Sunday, October 13, 2013
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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…

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Monday, September 30, 2013
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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…

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Thursday, September 26, 2013
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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…

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Thursday, September 26, 2013
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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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Monday, September 23, 2013
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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…

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Thursday, September 12, 2013
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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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Sunday, June 2, 2013
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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…

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Wednesday, May 29, 2013
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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…

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Friday, May 24, 2013
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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…

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