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What tech can — and can't — do to prevent and put out wildfires

By Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
December 14, 2017
Firefighters light backfires as they try to contain the Thomas wildfire in Ojai, California, on Dec. 9.
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A Berkeley lab is using drones and LiDAR to map fire fuel and understand how it burns.

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After UC Berkeley protests, Trump questions pulling federal funds

By Reema Khrais
February 02, 2017

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The story behind UC Berkeley's $150 million deficit

By Kai Ryssdal
February 25, 2016
Students walk near Sather Tower on the University of California at Berkeley campus February 24, 2005 in Berkeley, California. 
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A conversation with Chancellor Nicholas Dirks.

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UC proposes to raise tuition every year for 5 years

By Amy Scott
November 20, 2014

Sather Gate, completed in 1910 at UC Berkeley, is a campus landmark. 
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Recommended tuition increases could ultimately push the cost of a UC education past $15,000.

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Additive Manufacturing: The U.S. Government's Hopes for 3D Printing

By David Brancaccio
September 27, 2012
U.S. President Barack Obama gives a thumbs up after speaking to supporters at the Stroh Center on September 26, 2012 in Bowling Green, Ohio. The Obama administration has hopes for the future of 3D printing.
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The Obama Administration hopes to put $1 billion towards the future of manufacturing, with an emphasis on areas like 3D printing -- which is gaining more traction in the medical industry.

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Why the ones in power should be held accountable

By Jeremy Hobson
December 03, 2011
U.C. Davis chancellor Linda Katehi looks down during a U.C. Regents meeting on Nov. 28, 2011 in Davis, Calif. Student protesters and members of the Occupy movement are calling for a general strike at the U.C. Davis campus to coincide with the UC Regents meeting that is being held on four U.C. campuses. Students are outraged in the wake of an incident where a U.C. Davis police officer pepper sprayed protestors who sat passively with their arms locked.
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In the aftermath of the recent scandals at various universities, there have been calls for the leaders of these institutions to step down. Should higher education officials be held accountable for what happens far down the leadership chain?

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Video: Barry Eichengreen on the Post-Dollar World

By Stan Alcorn
March 23, 2011

As the artist formerly known as Puff Daddy rapped, it's all about the Benjamins. That's $100 bills, and there are more of them in circulation...

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