http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Sat, 25 May 2013 00:34:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/20/gov-jerry-brown-tells-grads-you-can-make-change/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/20/gov-jerry-brown-tells-grads-you-can-make-change/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 20:14:55 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34842 California Gov. Jerry Brown praised students for making a difference in the last election, and encouraged them to continue their activism to improve the world, in his keynote speech at Monday's political-science graduation.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/20/gov-jerry-brown-tells-grads-you-can-make-change/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/17/governor-to-speak-at-political-science-graduation/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/17/governor-to-speak-at-political-science-graduation/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 20:20:43 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34566 California Gov. Jerry Brown will address UC Berkeley political science graduates May 20.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/05/17/governor-to-speak-at-political-science-graduation/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/03/26/californias-online-registration-drive-draws-broader-voter-base/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/03/26/californias-online-registration-drive-draws-broader-voter-base/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:11:52 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34280 A new Berkeley study of California’s new online voter registration system shows some striking results, including that more registrants come from low- and middle-income neighborhoods than expected.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/03/26/californias-online-registration-drive-draws-broader-voter-base/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/03/19/professor-makes-case-for-u-s-mexico-border-without-walls/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/03/19/professor-makes-case-for-u-s-mexico-border-without-walls/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:00:19 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34201 Against the background of fierce debate on immigration reform, Michael Dear's Why Walls Won't Work examines the often-thriving, but threatened, cross-border lives in communities straddling the U.S.-Mexico border.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/03/19/professor-makes-case-for-u-s-mexico-border-without-walls/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/13/anglo-american/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/13/anglo-american/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:24:36 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33678 Whether it involves Reagan and Thatcher, FDR and Churchill, or the colonies and the crown, the special relationship between Great Britain and the United States is generally known – but not necessarily well-understood. A new program aims to change that.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/13/anglo-american/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/10/conservatives-environment/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/10/conservatives-environment/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:00:03 +0000 Yasmin Anwar http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33454 When it comes to climate change, deforestation and toxic waste, the assumption has been that conservative views are intractable. But new research from UC Berkeley suggests that such opinions can be changed with messages couched in terms of fending off threats to the “purity” and “sanctity” of Earth and our bodies.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/10/conservatives-environment/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/11/30/van-jones-savio-lecture/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/11/30/van-jones-savio-lecture/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 22:00:25 +0000 Barry Bergman http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32775 In this year's Mario Savio Lecture, Barack Obama's former green-jobs adviser had some advice for the president's supporters: Celebrate his re-election victory, but don't settle for it.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/11/30/van-jones-savio-lecture/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/02/candidate-performance-rather-than-policies-drive-voters-new-book-says/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/02/candidate-performance-rather-than-policies-drive-voters-new-book-says/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 20:58:18 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33046 Politicians may focus on policy issues in hopes of persuading voters, but a new book by a UC Berkeley political scientist says that's not what matters most to voters.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/10/02/candidate-performance-rather-than-policies-drive-voters-new-book-says/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/25/new-survey-outlines-political-views-of-asian-americans/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/25/new-survey-outlines-political-views-of-asian-americans/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 21:10:03 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33063 Asian Americans likely to vote in November strongly prefer Barack Obama over Mitt Romney, but a large portion of voters – nearly one-third – remain undecided, according to two new reports.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/25/new-survey-outlines-political-views-of-asian-americans/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/19/campus-events-explore-election-day-issues/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/19/campus-events-explore-election-day-issues/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:45:53 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32919 A host of upcoming events featuring UC Berkeley experts will explore various facets of the November election.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/19/campus-events-explore-election-day-issues/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/13/igs-hosts-sept-21-conference-on-californias-fiscal-crisis/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/13/igs-hosts-sept-21-conference-on-californias-fiscal-crisis/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:00:05 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32937 The Institute of Governmental Studies is sponsoring a Sept. 21 conference to explore “California’s Fiscal Crisis: Prospects for Deficit Reduction and Pension Reform in the Golden State.”]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/09/13/igs-hosts-sept-21-conference-on-californias-fiscal-crisis/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/05/survey-shows-californias-new-top-two-ballot-gives-moderates-a-boost/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/05/survey-shows-californias-new-top-two-ballot-gives-moderates-a-boost/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2012 20:00:36 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=31525 The new “top two” ballot used in California’s primary election today (Tuesday, June 5) appears to give moderate candidates in state races a 6-7 percent boost compared to the traditional, more restricted ballot, according to preliminary results of a new study by the University of California, Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/06/05/survey-shows-californias-new-top-two-ballot-gives-moderates-a-boost/feed/ 0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQDxURekaY4&feature=youtu.be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQDxURekaY4&feature=youtu.be#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 19:02:19 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30645 UCTV's "Prime Vote" features Henry Brady's video commentary, Don’t Hang Up! Why Voters Should Respond to Pollsters,”as he makes a case fo folks to stay on the line and make their opinions heard, especially in an electoral season increasingly dominated by rich donors and highly paid lobbyists. ]]> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQDxURekaY4&feature=youtu.be/feed/ 0 http://myuctv.tv/2012/05/08/your-fast-track-to-superpacs-on-uctv-prime-vote/ http://myuctv.tv/2012/05/08/your-fast-track-to-superpacs-on-uctv-prime-vote/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 18:05:19 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=30155 UCDC's Bruce Cain talks with UCTV's "Prime Vote" series about the era of PACS and who's financing the 2012 election.]]> http://myuctv.tv/2012/05/08/your-fast-track-to-superpacs-on-uctv-prime-vote/feed/ 0 http://research.universityofcalifornia.edu/stories/2012/05/big-ideas.html http://research.universityofcalifornia.edu/stories/2012/05/big-ideas.html#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 19:50:54 +0000 Robert Sanders http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=29647 At the annual Big Ideas competition in CITRIS, students vied for $45,000 in prize money. This year, students won the top $20,000 prize for Politify, an online tool that allows voters to see how the platforms of the presidential candidates will affect their lives and the federal government. Other prizes went to a pen that helps autistic children write and a technology for spotting diabetes earlier.]]> http://research.universityofcalifornia.edu/stories/2012/05/big-ideas.html/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/14/dignitaries-dedicate-campuss-matsui-center/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/14/dignitaries-dedicate-campuss-matsui-center/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:33:37 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=26411 Students, faculty and state dignitaries lauded the Robert T. Matsui Center’s work promoting public service, policy research and education during a special event highlighting recent renovations.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/14/dignitaries-dedicate-campuss-matsui-center/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/29/campus-experts-ready-to-comment-after-michigan-arizona-primaries/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/29/campus-experts-ready-to-comment-after-michigan-arizona-primaries/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:50:09 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=25738 UC Berkeley experts are looking into the Republican presidential primary contest, including reasons for the drawn-out Republican race; how the Tea Party may influence the outcomes; the chances of a brokered convention; gender politics; the power of words; and candidates’ emotions.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/02/29/campus-experts-ready-to-comment-after-michigan-arizona-primaries/feed/ 0 http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/06/15/cowan.long.serving.leaders/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/06/15/cowan.long.serving.leaders/index.html#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:18:04 +0000 Yasmin Anwar http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=12939 Nearly 80 percent of Libyans have known no other leader than Moammar Gadhafi. His 42 years in office would be the same as if Richard Nixon were still in the White House today. Sarah Cowan, a doctoral student in sociology and demography at UC Berkeley, has published a chart on CNN Opinion showing the number of years world leaders have been in power.]]> http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/06/15/cowan.long.serving.leaders/index.html/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/03/16/uc-berkeley-field-poll/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/03/16/uc-berkeley-field-poll/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:36:25 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=7286 According to the Field Poll results released today, 61 percent of registered voters would prefer to have a special election on the issue, rather than letting lawmakers decide. And if there is a special vote, 58 percent of voters back the tax extension plan, compared to 39 percent who oppose it.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/03/16/uc-berkeley-field-poll/feed/ 0 http://blogs.berkeley.edu http://blogs.berkeley.edu#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:11:54 +0000 Cathy Cockrell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=5004 A host of professors weigh in on the Berkeley Blog to analyze President's Obama's State of the Union address: where it succeeded, what it left out, and how it made us feel.]]> http://blogs.berkeley.edu/feed/ 0