For Immediate Release Report recommends harnessing energy potential of rooftops, roads, aqueducts Berkeley Law: Susan Gluss, sgluss@law.berkeley.edu510-642-6936UCLA Law: Lauri Gavel, gavel@law.ucla.edu310-206-2611 As world leaders prepare for climate change talks in Copenhagen, […]
New study shows how to increase local renewable energy, slow climate change
Women Scientists and American Competitiveness
ContactSuzi Emmerling, 202.481.8224, semmerling@americanprogress.org Patching America’s Leaky Pipeline in the Sciences Following the release of “The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything,” the Center for American Progress continues its […]
Conference takes on national health reform’s impact in California
ATTENTION: Health policy reporters and editors Contact: Sarah Yang, (510) 643-7741, scyang@berkeley.edu What:“Bringing National Health Reform to California,” a one-day conference at the University of California, Berkeley, to address the […]
HIV & Neglected Diseases Patent Pool Conference
ATTENTION: journalists covering biotech, biomedical research, patent law Contact: Susan Gluss, (510) 642-6936, sgluss@law.berkeley.edu WHAT: A one-day conference to address a preeminent challenge of our time: the creation and distribution […]
New health care study: public option would generate more benefits, savings than projected
For Immediate Release Contact: Susan Gluss, UC Berkeley School of Law media director (510) 642-6936 Mary Boyle, Common Cause(202) 736-5770 The UC Berkeley School of Law’s Center on Health, Economic […]
Global flow of personal information raises consumer privacy risks
WHAT:UC Berkeley School of Law, The Centre for Information Policy Leadership, and The Privacy Projects release two new studies that show how businesses can take ownership of —and be accountable […]
Supreme Court of California to Hold Special Session at Berkeley Law
ATTENTION: journalists covering courts, the law, social justice Contact: Susan Gluss, (510) 642-6936, sgluss@law.berkeley.edu Lynn Holton, (415) 865-7726, lynn.holton@jud.ca.gov WHAT: UC Berkeley School of Law will host a special outreach […]
Shared Responsibility, Shared Risk: Government, Markets and Social Policy in the Twenty First Century
WHAT:Please join the Berkeley Law Center on Health Economic & Family Security (CHEFS); the Social Science Research Council; and the Center for American Progress to explore solutions to the new […]
The legal and ethical impact of social networking
ATTENTION: journalists covering technology, criminal justice, law Contact: Susan Gluss, (510) 642-6936, sgluss@law.berkeley.edu WHAT:A one-day conference, Social Networks: Friends or Foes?, will examine the legal and ethical issues of civil […]
Americans Reject Tailored Advertising
For Immediate Release Contacts:Susan Gluss, 510.642.6936, sgluss@law.berkeley.edu Joe Diorio, 215.746.1798 jdiorio@asc.upenn.edu Berkeley, CA and Philadelphia, PA—September 30, 2009… Contrary to what marketers claim, most Americans do not want online advertisements […]
New Study Finds Local Enforcement of Immigration Laws Led to Racial Profiling
For Immediate Release Contact: Susan Gluss, 510.642.6936 sgluss@law.berkeley.edu Berkeley, CA—September 16, 2009… A Hispanic community in a small southern city that lived in fear of police after a spike in […]
“Cyberlaw Cases” blog is monitoring top 10 Internet-related cases
For Immediate Release Contacts:Susan Gluss, 510.642.6936, sgluss@law.berkeley.eduKathleen Maclay, 510.643.5651, kmaclay@berkeley.edu Berkeley—September 4, 2009… Two University of California, Berkeley, professors are teaming up with two colleagues to launch “Cyberlaw Cases,” a […]
National Coalition of Authors Urge Rejection of Google Book Search Deal
For Immediate Release Contacts:Susan Gluss, Berkeley Law, 510.642.6936, sgluss@law.berkeley.eduRebecca Jeschke, Electronic Frontier Foundation, 415.436.9333, press@eff.orgRobynRobyn Shepherd, American Civil Liberties Union, 212.549.2666, media@aclu.org New York, NY—September 8, 2009… A coalition of […]
Berkeley Enhances Its Loan Repayment Assistance Program for Alumni
Contact: Susan Gluss (510) 642-6936 sgluss@law.berkeley.edu Berkeley, CA—September 3, 2009… As part of a series of measures to help its students and alumni during the current economic crisis, the University […]
New Report says Districts Struggling to Maintain Diversity Plans Should Look to Berkeley Public Schools for Ideas
For Immediate Release Contact:Sarah Yang, 510.643.7741, scyang@berkeley.eduShaena Engle, 310.206.5951, engle@gseis.ucla.edu Berkeley, CA—February 5, 2009… The Berkeley Unified School District’s plan to maintain diversity could serve as a model for other […]
New Report Shows How to Increase Climate-Friendly Neighborhoods
For Immediate Release Contacts:Susan Gluss, UC Berkeley School of Law, 510.642.6936, sgluss@law.berkeley.edu Lauri Gavel, UCLA School of Law, 310.206.2611, gavel@law.ucla.edu Berkeley, CA—August 27, 2009… UCLA School of Law and the […]
Berkeley Law Provides Expertise in Legal Battle over “Healthy San Francisco”
For Immediate Release Contacts:Susan Gluss, UC Berkeley School of Law, 510.642.6936, sgluss@law.berkeley.eduMelissa Rodgers, 510-643-4283, mrodgers@law.berkeley.edu Berkeley, CA—Aug 27, 2009… The Berkeley Center on Health, Economic & Family Security (CHEFS) at […]
Berkeley Law Experts Available for Interviews on Sotomayor Hearings
U.S. Senate confirmation hearings begin next week Contact: Susan Gluss, UC Berkeley School of Law, 510.642.6936 or sgluss@law.berkeley.edu Berkeley, CA—UC Berkeley School of Law scholars expect rigorous U.S. Senate confirmation […]
Impact of Key Environmental Law Decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court
Attention: reporters and editors writing about Supreme Court environmental rulings Media contact: Susan Gluss, 510.642.6936, sgluss@law.berkeley.edu WHAT: Live WEBCAST Tuesday This has been a blockbuster year in the U.S. Supreme […]
Teleconference on national health care reform with UC Berkeley law and policy experts
Contact: Kathleen Maclay(510) 643-5651kmaclay@berkeley.edu Susan Gluss(510) 642-6936sgluss@law.berkeley.edu Two leading health scholars from the University of California, Berkeley, will be available to talk with reporters about federal health care reform in […]
Economists get call from Washington to join Obama team
For Immediate release Contact: Kathleen Maclay (510) 643-5651, kmaclay@berkeley.eduSusan Gluss, 510.642.6936 sgluss@law.berkeley.edu Berkeley, CA—June 2, 2009… Two University of California, Berkeley, professors who have been named the federal government’s top […]
California Supreme Court Expected to Rule Tuesday on Prop. 8 Gay Marriage Ban
Berkeley Law Experts Available for Interviews and Analysis Contact: Susan Gluss, UC Berkeley School of Law, 510.642.6936 or sgluss@law.berkeley.edu Berkeley, CA—May 26, 2009… A ruling by the California Supreme Court […]
Berkeley Law Clinic Reps Colombian Murder Victim
Attention: reporters and editors covering Colombia, human rights, legal news Media contacts: Susan Gluss, 510.642.6936, sgluss@law.berkeley.edu Roxanna Altholz, 510-643-8781, raltholz@law.berkeley FAMILY OF COLOMBIAN MURDER VICTIM ASKS FOR MAXIMUM SENTENCE, REPRESENTED […]
Symposium celebrates Professor Philip Frickey’s lifetime of work
Attention: Reporters and editors covering Indian and constitutional law Media Contact: Susan Gluss, (510) 642-6936, sgluss@law.berkeley.edu WHAT: An academic symposium to celebrate UC Berkeley School of Law Professor Philip Frickey’s lifetime […]
New report details how to create a public health insurance option
For Immediate Release Health Care Expert Jacob Hacker First to Detail How to Structure “Healthy Competition” Between Public Health Insurance Plan and Private Plans CONTACT: Toby Chaudhuri (IAF), 202-955-5665Susan Gluss […]
Berkeley Law releases new report that describes how to create public health insurance plan
Attention: reporters and editors covering health care, medical news, politics Report explains how to structure a public plan as part of national health care reform, explores options for “Medicare-like” choice […]
Supreme Court Justice Breyer Presides Over Berkeley Law Competition
For Immediate Release Contact: Susan Gluss, 510.642.6936, sgluss@law.berkeley.edu Berkeley, CA—April 2, 2009…UC Berkeley School of Law’s top students will have an opportunity that few attorneys experience in a lifetime during […]
Berkeley Law Announces Scholarships and Symposium in Honor of Professor Frickey
For Immediate Release Contact: Susan Gluss, media relations director, 510.642.6936, sgluss@law.berkeley.edu Berkeley, CA—April 1, 2009… The University of California, Berkeley, School of Law today announced two new funds in honor […]
Berkeley Law Professor Goodwin Liu Receives Distinguished Teaching Award
For Immediate Release Contact: Susan Gluss, media relations director, 510.642.6936, sgluss@law.berkeley.edu Berkeley, CA—March 17, 2009… Associate Dean and Professor of Law Goodwin Liu of the University of California, Berkeley, School […]
Law Schools at UC Berkeley and UCLA Launch New Blog on Environment and Climate Change
For Immediate Release Contacts:Susan Gluss, media relations director, 510.642.6936, sgluss@law.berkeley.eduLauri Gavel, director of communications, 310.206.2611, gavel@law.ucla.edu Berkeley—March 11, 2009… The University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Berkeley Law) and […]
Identity Theft & Security Breach Symposium
Attention: Technology, business and legal writers and editors WHAT: A one-day symposium on identity theft and security breaches. Experts from law, government, computer science, and economics will discuss laws that […]
Top UC Law Schools Launch Collaborative Washington, D.C. Program, UCDC Law
For Immediate Release Contacts:Susan Gluss, media relations director, 510.642.6936, sgluss@law.berkeley.eduLauri Gavel, director of communications, 310.206.2611, gavel@law.ucla.edu Berkeley, CA—February 26, 2009… Students at UC Berkeley School of Law and UCLA School […]
New Berkeley Law Study Finds Formerly Incarcerated Women Face High Hurdles to Employment
For Immediate Release Contact: Susan Gluss, media relations director, 510.642.6936 sgluss@law.berkeley.edu To view the full report, go to https://www.law.berkeley.edu/research/thelton-e-henderson-center-for-social-justice/research/ Berkeley, CA – February 20, 2009… In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers […]
Expert panel to examine Obama administration’s new Financial Stability Plan
ATTENTION: Reporters and producers covering the nation’s economic crisis Contact: Susan GlussUC Berkeley School of Law(510) 642-6936sgluss@law.berkeley.edu WHAT: “Good Bank, Bad Bank: Increasing Credit Liquidity, Stemming Foreclosures and Supporting the […]
Berkeley Law Think Tank Announces New Name, New Energy Initiatives
For Immediate Release Research center is a leading source of environmental and energy programs Contact: Susan Gluss, media relations director, 510.642.6936 sgluss@law.berkeley.edu Berkeley, CA—February 5, 2009… The Center for Law, […]