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Berkeley's resident peregrine falcons, Grinnell and Annie, sit on a ledge atop the Campanile.

This Sunday, first-ever Berkeley Bird...

October 14, 2021
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October 12, 2021
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New student from rural Montana seeks degree...

September 20, 2021
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New faculty, hired in clusters, to address global...

September 2, 2021
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August 30, 2021
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August 27, 2021
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August 23, 2021
Stephen Miller, a professor emeritus of classics who died Aug. 11, 2021, stand in front of casts of ancient statuary holding a styrofoam coffee cup and looking at the camera.

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August 16, 2021
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June 22, 2021
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May 14, 2021
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