San Francisco lets students own up to misdeeds rather than face expulsion

By Jeremy Adam Smith

How one big-city district cut suspensions and expulsions — and why they may rise again

Excerpts from this story referencing "University of California":

"… academic performance of schools.In the Bay Area, three researchers at the University of California-Berkeley’s School of Law studied the impact of restorative practices at …"

Brominated battle: Soda chemical has cloudy health history

By Brett Israel

Experts now urge a closer look at a chemical, banned in other countries, now popping up in U.S. sodas.

Excerpts from this story referencing "University of California":

"… s points for drinking more Mountain Dew.In 1997, emergency room doctors at University of California, Davis reported a patient with severe bromine intoxication from drinking t …"

West Africa oil boom overlooks tattered environmental safety net

By Christiane Badgley

Industry regulation and disaster plans missing as Ghana ramps up production

Excerpts from this story referencing "University of California":

"… ristin Reed, an environmental researcher at the Human Rights Center at the University of California, Berkeley.Reed described Angola’s oil industry as one without any state …"

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Fight brewing over historic California plan to close last three youth prisons

By Susan Ferriss

Brown, legislators tussle over proposed closure of last three youth facilities

Excerpts from this story referencing "University of California":

"… at cut jobs, said Barry Krisberg, an expert on incarceration policy at the University of California at Berkeley School of Law.Krisberg, who is also an appointed monitor repor …"

Update: Calif. budget crunchers hear youth-prison closure debate

By Susan Ferriss

Meeting called with Calif. state finance staff to consider possible closure of all state youth prisons

Excerpts from this story referencing "University of California":

"… fety and welfare of the youth." Incarceration expert Barry Krisberg at the University of California at Berkeley School of Law is a monitor of the court ordered-improvements i …"

Industrial chemical exposure linked to learning problems, hyperactivity

By Lindsey Konkel

Boys exposed to higher levels of PCBs scored lower on focus and concentration tests

Excerpts from this story referencing "University of California":

"… he general population,” said Jonathan Chevrier, an epidemiologist at the University of California, Berkeley, who has studied PCBs' effects in children living in an agr …"

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Low doses of some chemicals tied to health effects

By Marla Cone

Scientists see links to infertility, heart disease and other disorders from exposure to small amounts of hormone-altering chemicals

Excerpts from this story referencing "University of California":

"… ing the word about hormone-disrupting chemicals in the late 1980s and University of California, Berkeley's Tyrone Hayes, who has documented effects of atrazine on frogs. …"

GOP super PAC men seek to overturn donation limits

By Michael Beckel

GOP super PAC men want to make it easier to donate to dozens of candidates

Excerpts from this story referencing "University of California":

"… One such person is Rick Hasen, an election law expert and professor at the University of California-Irvine law school.“I've thought for a long time that the aggregate limit …"

Tea Party-aligned Sen. Jim DeMint donates $500,000 to Club for Growth super PAC

By Michael Beckel

South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint donates big to super PAC targeting fellow GOP politicians

Excerpts from this story referencing "University of California":

"… al coordination,” election law expert Rick Hasen, a law professor at the University of California-Irvine said.DeMint is not the first federal politician to contribute money …"

Lethal injection drug access could put executions on hold

By Kimberly Leonard

Pentobarbital, now most-commonly used execution drug, likely to face barriers in coming months.

Excerpts from this story referencing "University of California":

"… Eighth Amendment.Megan McCracken, Eighth Amendment resource counsel at the University of California-Berkeley School of Law, is worried that states have simply switched to usi …"

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