News from September 2014
Leading the Fight Against Big Soda
Berkeley is taking on big soda and Josh Daniels (MPP/JD '08) is leading the charge. He co-chairs the campaign for Berkeley's Measure D, which proposes a penny-per-ounce tax on the distribution of sodas and sugary drinks. “One in three kids in America is predicted to get diabetes in their lifetime,” says Josh, who is the president of the board of the Berkeley Unified School District. “Measure D isn’t a panacea, but I believe that…
A Clean Climate Must Be a Consumer Commodity
The United Nations Climate Summit taking place here in New York is, of course, a venue for important scientific releases highlighting the now well-established consensus on both the economic and social severity of inaction on global warming. These statements will bolster thoughtful proposals to move nations to a common ground on a framework for action. (See related post: “The Gathering Storm: U.S. Must Lead Action on Climate Change.”) While these efforts are critically needed, they are…
GSPP Invites Applications for Faculty Post
FACULTY OPENING AT ANY LEVEL The Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a tenured or tenure-track appointment to the faculty at any rank with an expected start date of July 1, 2015. The level of appointment will be commensurate with the candidate’s record of scholarship. The Goldman School seeks applications from those who study public policies concerned with “Redesigning Economic, Social and Political Sectors to…