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• The University of California, Berkeley, the oldest school in the UC university system, offers 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Its athletic teams are part of the Pacific-10 Conference.UC Berkeley:About

• Fast Facts

  1. Established: 1868
  2. Location: Berkeley, CA
  3. Chancellor: Robert J. Birgeneau
  4. Faculty: 2,156UC Berkeley:[1]
  5. Student enrollment: 34,953UC Berkeley:[1]
  6. Mascot: California Golden Bears
  7. Motto: "Fiat Lux" (Latin for "Let there be light")
  8. [http: //www.weatherunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=Berkeley%2C+CA Current Weather]
  9. Nicknames: Cal or Cal Berkeley
  10. 1873: First graduating class of twelve known as the "Twelve Apostles"UC Berkeley:[1]

• History

  Cal Berkeley was founded in 1868 as a merger between the private College of California, which lacked funding, and the public Agricultural, Mining, and Mechanical Arts College. The new university opened in 1869 and women were granted admission in 1871.UC Berkeley:[1]

• Notable Alumni

  UC Berkeley has produced twenty-four Nobel laureates.

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