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I'm a Cal alum and this account is dedicated to the history of the University of California, Berkeley, its students, alumni and faculty. GO BEARS!
Berkeley, CA
Joined February 2018
Cal will become the only school to have five quarterbacks start a Super Bowl: Joe Kapp, Craig Morton, Vince Ferragamo, Aaron Rodgers, and now Jared Goff. #GoBears.
.@JaredGoff16 and @cjandersonb22 are headed to the Super Bowl! Congrats fellas! . #ProBears // #EarnIt
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Remembering Mark Bingham, @Cal Class of 1993, one of the heroes who brought down United Airlines Flight 93 in Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001, saving hundreds or thousands of lives. Mark was a proud gay man and a National Champion with @CalVarsityRugby. He was 31 years old.
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On September 11, 2001, Mark Bingham, @Cal Class of 1993, was one of the heroes who brought down United Airlines Flight 93 in Pennsylvania, saving hundreds or thousands of lives. Mark Bingham was a proud gay man and a National Champion with @CalVarsityRugby. He was 31 years old.
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Remembering Mark Bingham, @Cal Class of 1993, one of the heroes who brought down United Airlines Flight 93 in Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001, saving hundreds or thousands of lives. Mark was a proud gay man and a National Champion with @CalVarsityRugby. He was 31 years old.
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Congratulations to the new President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, a climate scientist and a researcher at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory from 1991 to 1994. @BerkeleyLab.
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Remembering Mark Bingham, @Cal Class of 1993, one of the heroes who brought down United Airlines Flight 93 in Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001, saving hundreds or thousands of lives. Mark was a proud gay man and a National Champion with @CalVarsityRugby. He was 31 years old.
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On September 11, 2001, Brent Woodall @Cal Class of 1993, died at the World Trade Center. Brent was a tight end on Cal's Citrus Bowl team, pitched in the 1992 College World Series & graduated from Haas Business School. Brent's wife Tracy give birth to their daughter in April 2002.
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On May 17, 1967, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his last public speech in the Bay Area from the steps of Sproul Hall at @Cal. He told the crowd of 7,000, "You, in a real sense, have been the conscience of the academic community and our nation.”
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Happy 155th Birthday to the University of California! On March 23, 1868, Governor Henry Haight signed "An Act to Create and Organize the University of California," to be established on land in Berkeley, donated by the Trustees of the College of California. @UCBerkeley @Cal 💙🐻💛
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Happy Birthday to @Cal alum JAR-ED GOFF, @CalFootball's starting quarterback 2013-2015. Goff was the second Cal player to be the #1 overall pick in the NFL draft. He has led the Rams to Super Bowl LIII & the Detroit Lions to their first NFC Championship game in a quarter century.
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On September 11, 2001, Mark Bingham, @Cal Class of 1993, was one of the heroes who brought down United Airlines Flight 93 in Pennsylvania, saving hundreds or thousands of lives. Mark Bingham was a proud gay man and a National Champion with @CalVarsityRugby. He was 31 years old.
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On Sept. 30, 1945, @Cal's California Law Review published an article by Pauli Murray, LL.M. 1945, "The Right to Equal Opportunity in Employment." It was the first article by a Black woman ever published in a US Law Review & the first to discuss sex discrimination in employment.
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When Carol Greider was a child, dyslexia made it difficult for her to read & spell. Put into remedial classes, she thought she “was stupid.” She was rejected by 11 graduate schools for low GRE scores, but accepted at @Cal. In 2009 she won the Nobel Prize. #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth
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Julia Morgan, Class of 1894, was born Jan. 20, 1872. The first woman licensed architect in California, the only woman in her @Cal civil engineering class & the first woman admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, she's most famous as the architect of Hearst Castle.
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On November 20, 2021, Stanford remained Bear Territory.
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Happy Birthday to Jeff Tedford, born November 2, 1961. Tedford was head coach of @CalFootball from 2002-2012, leading the Bears to 8 bowl games and an overall 82-57 record. Those 82 wins are the most ever by a @Cal football coach.
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There is no better setting for Game Day at Berkeley! Doe Library is the perfect representative of the beauty of our campus and of our academic excellence. As its architect, John Galen Howard, described it: the Parthenon on the Acropolis of the Athens of The West. @UCBerkeleyLib.
College GameDay will be at Memorial Glade with Doe Library as the background
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Still No Floridium.
Desantis today says if students want to study “niche majors” they can go to schools like Berkeley, but FL colleges are now going to solely focus on “the basics.”
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Happy Birthday to Donald J. Harris, @Cal Ph.D. 1966. A native of Jamaica, he has served as an advisor to its government and several prime ministers. He is Professor Emeritus of Economics at a school in the south bay. Photos: Harris with his daughter, Kamala.
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Remembering Brent Woodall, Class of 1993, who died at the World Trade Center, September 11, 2001. A Haas Business School graduate, he was a tight end on the Citrus Bowl team & pitched in the 1992 College World Series. Brent's wife Tracy give birth to their daughter in April 2002.
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Harold Lloyd's classic silent film comedy "The Freshman" was released in September 1925. The big crowd shots of its climactic football game were filmed during halftime of the 1924 Big Game in Berkeley (which was extended by 5 minutes). A few scenes shot Memorial Stadium:
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GameDay is finally coming to Berkeley next week not only because of the hard work of our team, but also because of the brilliant and unrelenting efforts of Cal fans on Twitter, who have brought enormous fun and joy to the college football world this year. You are all incredible!.
Berkeley, for the FIRST TIME EVER, we're headed your way!. College GameDay is coming to town as Cal welcomes top-10 Miami 🔥 @CalFootball
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Joe Roth, the only @CalFootball player ever to have his jersey retired, was born May 29, 1955. A brilliant quarterback & top NFL prospect, Joe was diagnosed with terminal melanoma during his senior year at @Cal. He played out the season with almost unimaginable courage & grace.
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Remembering Brent Woodall, Class of 1993, a tight end on @Cal's Citrus Bowl team, pitcher in the 1992 College World Series & graduate of Haas Business School, who died at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Brent's wife Tracy give birth to their daughter in April 2002.
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Happy 156th Birthday to the University of California! On March 23, 1868, Governor Henry Haight signed "An Act to Create and Organize the University of California," to be established on land in Berkeley, donated by the Trustees of the College of California. GO BEARS! 🎂🥂🥳🎆
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Condolences to all the members of David Campbell's family, including his brother Rich, who was Cal's starting quarterback in my own student days. Please take this virus seriously. Please wear a mask. Please stay home for the holidays. Please.
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Happy 154th Birthday to the University of California! On March 23, 1868, Governor Henry Haight signed "An Act to Create and Organize the University of California," to be established on land in Berkeley, donated by the Trustees of the College of California. @UCBerkeley @Cal 💙🐻💛
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From the November 1, 1918 edition of The Daily Californian: The Campanile following the mask mandate during the 1918 Influenza pandemic.
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Happy Birthday to Carolyn Bertozzi, @Cal Ph.D. 1993 and Professor of Chemistry 1996-2015, who received a Nobel Prize in Chemistry just last week! Although she is now at some other school, she won her Nobel for work done primarily at Cal and Lawrence Berkeley Lab.
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Julia Morgan, Class of 1894, was born January 20, 1872. The first woman licensed architect in California, the only woman in her @Cal civil engineering class & the first woman admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, she is most famous as the architect of Hearst Castle.
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On August 9, 1910, the U.C. Regents adopted the Seal of the University of California, designed by Tiffany & Co. The star, the book, and the motto "Let There Be Light" symbolize the discovery, accumulation and dissemination of knowledge and wisdom.
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On May 17, 1967, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his last public speech in the Bay Area from the steps of Sproul Hall at @Cal. He told the crowd of 7,000, "You, in a real sense, have been the conscience of the academic community and our nation.”
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Happy Birthday to @Cal alum Marshawn Lynch, an all-time @CalFootball great, a loyal and beloved supporter of his alma mater, an NFL superstar, and a unique and extraordinary individual to whom that former USC coach SHOULD HAVE GIVEN THE BALL.
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The Campanile under construction in 1914. That's California Hall to the left and Durant Hall to the right.
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But how did they get a parking pass???.
UC Berkeley is *always* ready for its close-up. 🎥. Today, the campus is making a star turn as a shooting location for “Oppenheimer,” directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, and Matt Damon. And cars. Lots of vintage cars.
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Chang-Lin Tien, beloved @UCBerkeley Chancellor (1990-1997) was born July 24, 1935. An immigrant from China, Tien earned a PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Princeton & became a @Cal professor in 1959. He was the first Asian American to lead a major American university.
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Congratulations to @Cal Professors J. Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest O. Lawrence and the whole crew at the University of California's Radiation Laboratory! #GoBears.
Congratulations to the #Oppenheimer team for winning 7 @TheAcademy awards, including Best Picture. Experience the movie streaming on Peacock. #Oscars
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Julia Morgan, Class of 1894, was born Jan. 20, 1872. She was the first woman licensed architect in California, the only woman in her @Cal civil engineering class & the first woman admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. She's most famous as the architect of Hearst Castle.
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Happy Birthday to Jeff Tedford, born November 2, 1961. Tedford was head coach of @CalFootball from 2002-2012, leading the Bears to 8 bowl games and an overall 82-57 record. Those 82 wins are the most ever by a @Cal football coach.
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John Madden taught at @Cal! "In 1979, after Madden quit as head coach of the Oakland Raiders, he was hired by the University of California, Berkeley, to teach an extension course called 'Man to Man Football.'” (HT to @CGB_HydroTech & @avinashkunnath.)
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On May 17, 1967, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his last public speech in the Bay Area from the steps of Sproul Hall at @Cal. He told the crowd of 7,000, "You, in a real sense, have been the conscience of the academic community and our nation.”
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Train headed down Shattuck Avenue in downtown Berkeley, 1898.
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Happy Birthday to @Cal Professor Janet Yellen, born August 13, 1946. She was Chair of the Federal Reserve 2014-2018, the first woman to hold that position. Professor Yellen has taught economics at @BerkeleyHaas since 1980, twice winning the outstanding teaching award.
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Happy Birthday to Jeff Tedford, born November 2, 1961. Tedford was head coach of @CalFootball from 2002-2012, leading the Bears to 8 bowl games and an overall 82-57 record. Those 82 wins are the most ever by a @Cal football coach.
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On December 2, 1915, at the invitation of @Cal Professor M.C. Lynch, representatives of California, Washington, Oregon & Oregon State met at the Portland Hotel to establish the Pacific Coast Conference. 118 years later, it was destroyed by incompetence, greed and TV executives.
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Congratulations to Alex Mack, Class of 2009 and center for the San Francisco 49ers, on reaching the NFC title game! At @Cal, Mack won the 2008 Draddy Trophy as the American college football player with the best combination of academics, community service and on-field performance.
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Three California Golden Bears in the top 10 after the third round of the Masters? No I did not have that on my scoreboard. Buckle up for tomorrow, Cal fans, with Collin Morikowa in second, Max Homa in third and Byeong Hun An tied for ninth. Good work, @CalMensGolf! #GoBears
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View from the Berkeley Hills in the mid-1870s. At the center are the two original buildings of the @Cal campus, South Hall (L) and North Hall. North Hall was torn down in 1917, but South Hall remains in use as home to the School of Information.
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Remembering Brent Woodall, Class of 1993, a tight end on @Cal's Citrus Bowl team, pitcher in the 1992 College World Series & graduate of Haas Business School, who died at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Brent's wife Tracy give birth to their daughter in April 2002.
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Happy Birthday to Nicolle Wallace, @Cal Class of 1994. She was White House Communications Director for George W. Bush and has published novels about White House life. She now hosts the MSNBC news & commentary program "Deadline White House."
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Kamala Devi Harris is the first Vice President or President of the United States to have a degree from the University of California, a J.D. from @UCHastings. Photo: Vice President Harris at her law school graduation in 1989, with her mother Shyamala Gopalan, @Cal PhD 1964.
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On September 11, 2001, Brent Woodall @Cal Class of 1993, died at the World Trade Center. Brent was a tight end on Cal's Citrus Bowl team, pitched in the 1992 College World Series & graduated from Haas Business School. Brent's wife Tracy give birth to their daughter in April 2002.
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Happy 73rd to Berkelium! The chemical element Berkelium was first synthesized on the @Cal campus in December 1949, by Glenn Seaborg, Albert Ghiorso, Stanley Thompson and Kenneth Street, Jr. #GoBears #StillNoStanfurdium
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The circulation room at Doe Library, before and after the false ceiling was removed to reveal the full windows and the glorious original ceiling. And no, I have no idea why anyone ever thought installing that false ceiling was a good idea. @UCBerkeleyLib
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Gregory Peck, @Cal Class of 1938, was born April 5, 1916. He arrived in Berkeley as a pre-med student, but discovered his love of acting in the drama club. Peck became one of Hollywood's best actors in the 1940s & 1950s, winning an Oscar in 1962 for "To Kill a Mockingbird."
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Happy 70th to Berkelium! The chemical element Berkelium was first synthesized on the @Cal campus in December 1949, by Glenn Seaborg, Albert Ghiorso, Stanley Thompson and Kenneth Street, Jr. #GoBears #StillNoStanfurdium
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When Carol Greider was a child, dyslexia made it difficult for her to read and spell. Put into remedial classes, she thought she “was stupid.” She was rejected by 11 graduate schools for low GRE scores, but accepted at @Cal. In 2009 she won the Nobel Prize. #DyslexiaAwarenessDay
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It's @Cal Week in Stockholm! .Monday - Nobel Prize in Medicine to Gary Ruvkun, BA 1973 .Tuesday - Nobel Prize in Physics to John Hopfield, Professor of Physics, 1961-1964 .Wednesday - Nobel Prize in Chemistry to David Baker, Ph.D. 1989
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Or maybe Stanford students just assume the "A" is automatic?.
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Joe Roth, Class of 1977, @Cal quarterback and top NFL prospect, died at his apartment in Berkeley on February 19, 1977, after a valiant struggle against melanoma. He had played much of his senior season knowing he was terminally ill. He was 21 years old.
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Joe Roth, the only @CalFootball player ever to have his jersey retired, was born May 29, 1955. A brilliant quarterback & top NFL prospect, Joe was diagnosed with terminal melanoma during his senior year at @Cal. He played out the season with almost unimaginable courage & grace.
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On September 24, 1873, classes were held for the first time on the University of California's brand new campus in Berkeley. @Cal students arrived that morning for lectures at the only two campus buildings: South Hall and the still unfinished North Hall.
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Happy Birthday to Jeff Tedford, born November 2, 1961. Tedford was head coach of @CalFootball from 2002-2012, leading the Bears to 8 bowl games and an overall 82-57 record. Those 82 wins are the most ever by a @Cal football coach.
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On October 3, 1870, the Regents of the University of California unanimously adopted this resolution: "Resolved, that young ladies be admitted into the University on equal terms in all respects with young men." Below: the minutes of that meeting. (Thank you to @WomenatCal150!)
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It's Periodic Table Day! Or as we call it around here, "U.C. Berkeley Appreciation Day." 16 of 118 Elements on the Periodic Table (14%) were discovered at @Cal. The first version of the Periodic Table was published on February 7, 1863. #Berkelium #Californium #StillNoStanfurdium
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Gregory Peck, @Cal Class of 1938, was born April 5, 1916. He arrived in Berkeley as a pre-med student, but discovered his love of acting in the drama club. Peck became one of Hollywood's best actors in the 1940s & 1950s, winning an Oscar in 1962 for "To Kill a Mockingbird."
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Happy Birthday to @CalFootball legend Joe Kapp, @Cal Class of 1959. Kapp quarterbacked the Bears to the 1959 Rose Bowl, played on the 1959 National Champion Men's Basketball team and was Cal's head coach during The Play in 1982. It doesn't get any more Blue & Gold than that!
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Happy Birthday to Berkelium! The chemical element Berkelium was first synthesized on the @Cal campus in December 1949, by Glenn Seaborg, Albert Ghiorso, Stanley Thompson and Kenneth Street, Jr. #GoBears #StillNoStanfurdium
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George Dantzig, PhD 1946, was born Nov. 8, 1914. A brilliant mathematician, he is also known for arriving late to class at @Cal in 1939, seeing two famous unsolved statistics questions the professor had written on the board and, thinking they were homework, solving them.
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Happy Birthday to @Cal alum Marshawn Lynch, born April 22, 1986, an all-time @CalFootball great, a loyal & beloved supporter of his alma mater, an NFL superstar, and a unique and extraordinary individual to whom that former USC coach SHOULD HAVE GIVEN THE BALL.
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23 of the 624 Nobel Prizes awarded in the sciences between 1901 and 2020 have gone to women. Four of them are from @Cal:.Prof. Elizabeth Blackburn, Medicine 2009.Carol Greider, PhD 1987, Medicine 2009.Frances Arnold, PhD 1985, Chemistry 2018.Prof. Jennifer Doudha, Chemistry 2020
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The Dalai Lama at @Cal's Greek Theatre in 2009. He spoke to a packed house about "Peace Through Compassion."
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Walter A. Haas, Jr., Class of 1937, was born Jan. 24, 1916. He made his family business, Levi Strauss & Co, into one of the world's iconic clothing companies, owned the Oakland A's 1980-1995 & was a benefactor to @Cal. Haas School of Business & Haas Pavilion are named for him.
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Congratulations to @Cal Professor Jennifer Douglas on receiving the Nobel Prize in Chemistry! That's two Golden Bear Nobels in two days! #GoBears.
This year’s Chemistry Laureate Jennifer A. Doudna was born in 1964 in Washington, D.C, USA. She is a Professor at @UCBerkeley, USA and Investigator at @HHMINEWS. #NobelPrize
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In 1947, @Cal Baseball met Yale in the very first College World Series. The Yale first baseman and team captain was future president George H. W. Bush. The Bears won the series in a sweep and held Bush hitless, 0-for-7.
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Joe Roth, Class of 1977, @Cal quarterback and top NFL prospect, died at his apartment in Berkeley on February 19, 1977, after a valiant struggle against melanoma. He had played much of his senior season knowing he was terminally ill. He was 21 years old.
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WHAT A BONANZA!!! Happy Birthday to Bay Area sports radio icon Joe Starkey, @CalFootball radio play-by-play announcer since 1975, now in his final season for the Bears. He was also the 49ers' radio announcer 1989-2008. Hey, can anyone tell me what Joe Starkey is most famous for?
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