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  • Robert Reich and Joseph Stiglitz

    Stiglitz and Reich on the Great Divide

    Economist Joseph Stiglitz and former Labor Secretary Robert Reich reminisce about their days in the Clinton Administration. Get a dose of humor along with a lesson on the politics of income inequality across America.

  • How Dr. Seuss created 'Green Eggs & Ham'

    Dr. Seuss is best known for his children's books. How did he go about putting them together? UC San Diego's Lynda Claassen walks us through his process of notes and sketches for the beloved 'Green Eggs & Ham.'
  • "Becoming Richard Pryor" by Scott Saul

    Berkeley prof on ‘Becoming Richard Pryor’

    English professor Scott Saul discusses his new book, 'Becoming Richard Pryor' — a richly researched biography about the comedian that's accompanied by a website, “Richard Pryor’s Peoria,” which presents more than 200 photographs and documents from Pryor’s first two decades in Peoria, Ill.
  • Angela Davis

    'Free Angela' focuses on iconic activist

    Angela Davis discusses the latest film about her life with producer Sidra Smith and moderator Dr. Gaye Theresa Thompson.

  • Exploring new ways to search for lost da Vinci mural

    UC San Diego

    May 22, 2012

    UC San Diego researchers make progress in search for masterpiece.

  • A year of protest, progress and a very special prize

    December 23, 2011

    Just as Time magazine named the Protester as its person of the year, so did unrest shape much of 2011 for the University of California.

    Reverberations from January and February's anti-Mubarek protests in Egypt were felt halfway around the world, as UC took emergency measures to evacuate 30 students, faculty and staff enrolled in a study abroad program and taking part in an archaeological dig.

  • Historians seek Port Chicago survivor accounts

    July 14, 2011

    Officials at the University of California, Berkeley's Regional Oral History Office are looking for first-hand accounts of the 1944 Port Chicago explosion that helped desegregate the U.S. military.

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