 The untold stories of World War II and the Vietnam War are woven through a new collection of oral histories of the Oakland Army Base by the Regional Oral History Project at the Bancroft Library. The base played a key role in U.S. military conflicts and the economy and culture of the Bay Area.> Read the full article... |
 Diagnostic X-rays may increase the risk of developing childhood leukemia, according to a new study by Berkeley researchers. The team found that children with acute lymphoid leukemia had almost twice the chance of having been exposed to three or more X-rays compared with children who did not have leukemia.> Read the full article... |
 An Australian family of five, descendants of the Irish philosopher who gave Berkeley its name, spent a half-day touring campus, examining rare editions of Bishop Berkeley's books at the Bancroft and his portrait at the Berkeley Art Museum. The only family members known to have paid a visit, they stay true to the name's original pronunciation: "Bar-klee."
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