News
November 17, 2009
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Samuelson Clinic Outlines Smart Grid Concerns in FCC Comment
New technologies that allow utility companies and consumers to monitor energy use more efficiently also raise privacy and security concerns.
November 10, 2009
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Chris Bebenek ’11 Wins Berkeley Law Research and Writing Award
The annual award, sponsored by the Continuing Education of the Bar, honors students who excel in the First Year Skills Program.
November 06, 2009
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Professor Franklin Zimring Takes Aim at Florida’s Attorney General
His op-ed, co-authored with Columbia professor Jeffrey Fagan, refutes AG’s claim that tougher youth sentencing led to a drop in juvenile crime.
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Events
November 19: San Francisco Alumni Reception and CLE Talk November 20: Comparative Insights on Feminist Homicide Law Reform November 23: Rule of Law: Latin America
Spotlight:
Featured news, special events and images from around the Berkeley Law universe
The Jobs Problem
Despite recent upticks in the economy, the U.S. and worldwide employment picture continues to be bleak. UC Berkeley scholars explored the pressing employment issues of the day in a recent forum sponsored by the Berkeley Center for Law, Business and the Economy. Watch video of the discussion here.
Improving Education
Dean Edley discusses critical education issues facing the country with New York City school chancellor Joel Klein, University of Pennsylvania president Amy Gutmann and Wall Street Journal Deputy Managing Editor Alan Murray. Watch video of the discussion here and here.
Google Books is Not a Library
Berkeley Law Professor Pam Samuelson writes in the Huffington Post that Google's plans to digitize millions of books is an unwelcome commercial venture that will give the tech company "a de facto monopoly on out-of-print books.''