July • 2010
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- Power of 10: News from UC campuses
- Global Green recognizes UC’s eco-commitment
- UC helps family farmers expand strawberry sales
- UC Press publishes tell-all Twain autobiography
- > Front Page
Of the 118 known elements included in the Periodic Table, 16 were discovered at UC Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. They include berkelium (Bk), discovered in 1949; californium (Cf), discovered in 1950; lawrencium (Lr), discovered in 1961 and named for lab founder and Nobel physicist Ernest O. Lawrence; and seaborgium (Sg), discovered in 1974 and named after the Nobel chemist Glenn Seaborg who was involved with the discovery of many of these elements.
In times of crisis, UC steps up
UC’s reputation as a problem-solver is well-deserved. When disasters such as the Gulf oil spill happen, the world looks to UC for its research knowledge, on-the-ground expertise and commitment to serving the public interest. UC provides leadership in solving our most critical problems, whether they involve disasters, disease or environmental challenges.
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