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…
Philologist, author and professor in the department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at UC Berkeley Viktor Zhivov died of lung cancer in the Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley, Calif., on April 17. He was 68. Read More…
Haas MBA graduate Hansoo Lee, an entrepreneur known for his huge enthusiasm for life, died March 4 after a 15-month struggle with lung cancer. He was 35. Read More…
Recent UC Berkeley graduate Xiaoqian Lim, who was known for her energetic personality and enthusiasm, died on Nov. 22. She was 22.
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UC Berkeley sophomore Cody Johnson, who died this Thanksgiving, was known for his genuine, infectious smile. He was 20-years-old. Read More…
Harold “Hal” Johnston, a UC Berkeley professor emeritus of chemistry, died of natural causes at his home in Kensington, Calif. Oct. 20. He was 92. Read More…
Space physicist and UC Berkeley physics professor emeritus Kinsey Anderson died June 11. He was 85. Read More…
Popular modern artist Thomas Kinkade, the self-proclaimed “Painter of Light” and briefly a UC Berkeley student, died in his Northern California home Friday. He was 54. Known for his mass-produced and marketed paintings of popular realistic, bucolic and idyllic subjects, Kinkade was at one time a studio art major at Read More…
Ralph McQuarrie, the conceptual artist who helped bring the “Star Wars” films to the silver screen, died in his Berkeley home Saturday. He was 82. His drawings are behind many of the first trilogy’s iconic characters, such as R2-D2, the Death Star and Darth Vader, and his minimalistic style influenced Read More…
UC Berkeley graduate student Arthur Qi, remembered for his gentle nature, died over the weekend. He was 30. Qi, who was a student in the Haas School of Business’ Master of Financial Engineering Program, was found dead in his home after classmates alerted authorities when he missed a group lunch Read More…