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A modern public university

Nature Materials volume 6, pages 465–467 (2007)Cite this article

The increasing complexity of teaching and research poses significant challenges for public universities. The University of California, Berkeley, might provide a successful model for the 21st century.

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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY

Figure 2: International graduate students at UC Berkeley.
Figure 3: Mean faculty salary gap between Berkeley and peer private institutions.

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  1. Robert J. Birgeneau is in the Office of the Chancellor, 200 California Hall, Berkeley, California 94720-1500, USA. chancellor@berkeley.edu,

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Birgeneau, R. A modern public university. Nature Mater 6, 465–467 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat1935

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