Feeling a wee bit confused... Where's 'Cal', as in, University of California located within California? I've seen it referred to as 'Cal' but there are a lot of UCs.
'Cal' is a commonly used nickname for the University of California, Berkeley. It's a short form of California and helps to differentiate this specific UC institution from the others in the state. UC Berkeley is in Berkeley, California, which is across the Bay from San Francisco and just north of Oakland. The university's nickname can indeed cause confusion, especially since the University of California system includes numerous other campuses across the state like UC Davis, UC Riverside, and UC San Diego, among others. Essentially, when you hear people refer to 'Cal', they're generally talking about UC Berkeley.
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