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1931

McLaughlin Hall, completed in 1931. photo: Photo © UC Regents

1933

A donation made by Walter A. Haas, Jr. allows for a renovation of the facility, previously Harmon Gymnasium built in 1933. photo: Photo © UC Regents

1939

In 1939, Lawrence becomes UC Berkeley’s first Nobel laureate.

1940

Photo © UC Regents Edwin McMillan discovered the element neptunium in 1940.

1941

Sproul Hall, completed in 1941. photo: Photo © UC Regents

1944

Giauque Laboratory, completed in 1944. photo: Photo © UC Regents

1950

Cory Hall, completed in 1950. photo: Photo © UC Regents

1954

Alumni House, completed in 1954. photo: Photo © UC Regents

1958

By the time he left office in 1958, the University of California had 8 campuses and worldwide recognition for its academic excellence.

Hertz Hall, completed in 1958. photo: Photo © UC Regents

1960

The first biotechnology company, Cetus, is founded by Donald Glaser, winner of the 1960 Nobel Prize in Physics.

1961

McCone Hall, completed in 1961. photo: Photo © UC Regents

1963

He joined the Berkeley faculty in 1963 as dean of the College of Environmental Design.

Latimer Hall, completed in 1963. photo: Photo © UC Regents

1966

Boalt Hall, completed in 1966. photo: Photo © UC Regents

1970

Berkeley Art Museum, completed in 1970. photo: Photo © UC Regents

1971

× 1971 - Human pituitary growth hormone

1978

1978 First black woman granted tenure, Barbara Christian

× 1978 - First black woman granted tenure, Barbara Christian

1980

Bechtel Engineering Center, completed in 1980. photo: Photo © UC Regents

1990

Genetics and Plant Biology Building, completed in 1990. photo: Photo © UC Regents

1994

Soda Hall, completed in 1994. photo: Photo © UC Regents

2006

2006 First certified organic college dining hall 2006 - First certified organic college dining hall

The hall is built to house the Blum Center for Developing Economies, established in 2006. photo: Photo © UC Regents

2007

THEMIS, launched in 2007, becomes the fourth satellite to be managed from Berkeley.

Stanley Hall, completed in 2007. photo: Photo © UC Regents

2010

A renovation of the building begins in 2010 as part of an overhaul of Lower Sproul Plaza. photo: Photo © UC Regents

2011

Student organizer Jean Quan, who in 2011 would become mayor of Oakland, teaches the first class on Asian women.

2012

× 2012 - Undocumented student scholarship fund

2014

2014 - First competitive college athletic team for blind students

Photo by Matt Staley Eric Betzig won the 2014 Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing super-resolution fluorescence microscopy, which allows scientists to look inside cells and visualize the pathways of individual molecules, including those involved in disease.

2015

A rebuilt Campbell Hall is dedicated in February 2015.

2016

Starting 2016, David A.D. Evans is the tenth head of Berkeley College.

The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive will move to a new location on the west side of campus in 2016. photo: Photo © UC Regents

2020

Reinhard Genzel won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovery of a supermassive compact object at the center of our galaxy: a black hole 4 million times the mass of our sun.

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