University of California, Berkeley

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

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
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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University of California, Berkeley Leadership
- Chancellor: Robert J. Birgeneau
  - 2004-present: Chancellor
    2000-2004: President, University of Toronto
University of California, Berkeley Timeline
- 1868: The University of California is created
- 1923: California Memorial Stadium built
- 1941: Oski the bear debuted as school mascot
- 1942: J. Robert Oppenheimer named scientific head of the Manhattan Project
- 1952: The University of California becomes a separate entity from the Berkeley campus
- 1982: Football team beats Stanford in game featuring "The Play"
- 2005: CalTV formed

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