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Milestones

Nobelist George Smoot, whose satellite experiments validated the Big Bang theory, dies at 80

Smoot, a physicist at UC Berkeley and Berkeley Lab, shared the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics for detecting minute temperature variations in the cosmic microwave background, a prediction of the Big Bang theory.

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People

The history of vaccine hesitancy, from smallpox to COVID-19

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Awards

Dacher Keltner, UC Berkeley psychologist, receives prestigious lifetime achievement award

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People

How Berkeley Alum Eugene Jarvis Revolutionized Arcade Gaming

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Watch a professor explain agroecology in 101 seconds

What history scholar Carlos Noreña is trying to discover about the Roman Empire

Her sisters — and growing up working class in Sacramento — inspired this student to push for climate justice

Captivated by the science of stars, this new student seeks energy solutions for Earth

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IPCC selects UC Berkeley scientist for climate change assessment

Professor Emerita Robin Lakoff, a pioneer in gender and language, has died at 82

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Introducing UC President James B. Milliken

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A trailblazer for educational justice, Ruben Canedo leads with vision, charisma and community-building

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UC Berkeley mourns the passing of Frank Baxter

Julie A. Lucas appointed next vice chancellor for University Development and Alumni Relations

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Pioneering theoretical physicist Mary K. Gaillard has died at 86

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How one Gender Equity staff member fosters community for LGBTQ+ students on campus

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