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Deemed “a great humanitarian” by UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland where he served as president and CEO, Bertram Lubin died June 27 at the age of 81.
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UC Berkeley alumna Jennifer Prah Ruger is using her experience in researching the differences between health-focused public policies to discuss global health equity — or fair access to health resources — during pandemics.
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UC Santa Barbara administrator Marc Fisher has been appointed to the position of UC Berkeley vice chancellor of administration, effective Sept. 18.
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In 1952, UC Berkeley discarded a presidential system and adopted a chancellorship.
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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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Paladin, a startup created by campus freshman Divytya Shrivastava, aims to decrease response time and increase information for firefighters through innovative Unmanned Aerial Vehicle — drone — technology.
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UC Berkeley’s College of Engineering and Haas School of Business are offering a new two-degree program — the Management, Entrepreneurship and Technology, or MET, program — that will begin in fall 2017.
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Microbes in the stomachs of humans and modern apes have evolved from ancient bacteria of their common ancestors, according to a study published by a multi-institution research team Friday.
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A candlelight vigil was held Wednesday night at Sather Gate in memoriam of recent civilian deaths via chemical warfare in Syria, as part of a week-long movement to promote awareness of the ongoing humanitarian crisis.
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UC Berkeley’s graduate programs in chemistry, computer science, English, history and sociology — as well as 24 specialty programs — received 1st place rankings, though tying with some other universities in certain categories. In 2014, UC Berkeley ranked 1st for English, history and sociology.
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