Issues
To assist the news media, UC Berkeley's Public Affairs Office publishes this guide to selected faculty experts. Additional experts can be found through the Office of Vice Chancellor for Research
experts database .
Social Security
National Security
Politics
Law
Energy & Environment
Science / Health Policy
Education
Breaking News
Bay Bridge closure Wildland fires California finances , including the economy, education, health care and infrastructureNorth
Korea Housing and finance , including economic trends, land use planning, affordable housing and real estate and mortgage markets.H1N1 flu outbreak Drought , including water rights, history and politics, and the impact on agriculture, economics and the environment
Ongoing
Affirmative action and university admissions After disaster Aging , including gerontology and caregiving, demographics and public policy, public health, technology, and the biology of agingBay Bridge reconstruction , including engineering problems, budget overruns and bridge workers' health. Bioengineering/stem cells and society Campus shootings Capital punishment Care and use of animals at UC Berkeley (fact sheet) China , including U.S.-China relations, the Chinese economy, the value of Chinese currency, and Chinese communication technology.Corporate ethics , from governance and accounting irregularities to executive compensation Earthquakes , from design and testing of structures to landslide prevention efforts Energy issues , from markets and regulation to sustainable design Georgia-Russia conflict Global food crisis Presidential election Same-sex marriage , with experts from the fields of law, language, prejudice and psychologySocial Security , including investor behavior, the Bush administration's plans, and how similar reforms have worked in other countriesTerrorism , including national security, international terrorism, transportation, economic impact.War in Iraq
