‘A giant in his field’: UC Berkeley professor emeritus Leo Goodman dies at 92
Leo Goodman
UC Berkeley professor emeritus Leo Goodman, who others considered a “giant in his field,” died Tuesday at the age of 92 due to COVID-19.
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Forbes ranks UC Berkeley 5th among best-value colleges, above Harvard, Stanford
UC Berkeley ranked fifth on Forbes’ 2019 list of best-value colleges, again surpassing both Stanford University and Harvard University.
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Who is Berkeley?
Berkeley Got Back
While we can disparage the blatantly colonialist undertones of his statement, we can also acknowledge and agree with a call for progress.
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‘It’s Okay to be White’ posters found at UC Berkeley
Posters that read “It’s Okay to be White” were found at various locations on the UC Berkeley campus Friday.
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UC Berkeley ranks No. 6 in World Reputation Rankings
UC Berkeley ranked #6 in the Times Higher Education World Reputation rankings—a list compiled based on research and teaching quality—for the seventh year in a row.
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UC calls for overturn of immigration suspension
The University of California released a statement Monday calling for the overturn of President Donald Trump’s executive order suspending immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries for 90 days.
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Construction set to begin on 775-student residence hall replacing Stiles Hall
As the campus faces a chronic housing shortage, construction is set to begin Nov. 1 on the Bancroft Residence Hall at the corner of Bancroft Way and Dana Street that will house an estimated 775 students, replacing the current site of Stiles Hall.
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UC Berkeley biochemist dies at 97
Howard Schachman, a biochemist and professor in the graduate school of molecular and cellular biology who is remembered for his social activism, sense of humor and contributions to the field of biochemistry, died from complications of pneumonia Aug. 5 in Oakland. He was 97 years old.
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UC Berkeley earns sixth-best global reputation
UC Berkeley’s reputation has officially been deemed sixth-best among universities worldwide by Times Higher Education, a widely acclaimed educational news publication based out of the United Kingdom.
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Campus printers distribute anti-Semitic fliers Friday, Saturday
Campuswide printers were hacked Friday and Saturday and programmed to print copies of anti-Semitic and white supremacist fliers, according to campus graduate student Geert de Vreede.
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