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…
The man behind the world’s safest house
A real caped crusader lurks on Berkeley’s streets. Meet Eugene Tssui. With a resume that overshadows even the Dark Knight, the four-time master’s Olympics all-around gymnastics champion is, all at once, a flamenco guitarist, a Harvard University research scholar, a ceramicist, an author of seven books, a professor at Peking Read More…
Former professor to serve as interim dean of School of Social Welfare
Sam Davis, a former UC Berkeley professor of architecture, will serve for one year as interim dean of the School of Social Welfare, campus officials announced Monday. Davis, who taught at UC Berkeley from 1971 until his retirement in 2009, will begin his one-year term on Aug. 1, during which Read More…