What is the University of California, Berkeley commonly referred to as?
Q: What is the University of California, Berkeley commonly referred to as?
A: The University of California, Berkeley is commonly referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley.
Q: How many acres does the university occupy?
A: The university occupies 6651 acres with the central campus resting on approximately 200 acres.
Q: When was the University founded?
A: The University was founded in 1868 when the private College of California and the public Agricultural, Mining, and Mechanical Arts College merged.
Q: How many Nobel Laureates have been affiliated with UC Berkeley?
A: 61 Nobel Laureates have been affiliated with UC Berkeley as faculty, researchers and alumni.
Q: What projects did UC Berkeley physicists work on during World War II?
A: During World War II, UC Berkeley physicists worked on the Manhattan Project.
Q: Which two nuclear weapons laboratories are managed by UC Berkeley?
A: UC Berkeley manages the nation's two principal nuclear weapons laboratories - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Q: What colors represent UC Berkley and its athletic teams?
A: The official colors of the university and its athletic teams are Berkeley blue and California gold.
