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New Presidents or Provosts: Benedict College, Campbellsville U, Georgia Southwestern State U, Hebrew U of … – Inside Higher Ed

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New Presidents or Provosts: Benedict College, Campbellsville U, Georgia Southwestern State U, Hebrew U of …
Inside Higher Ed
Johnson O. Akinleye, interim chancellor of North Carolina Central University, has been promoted to president there. Paul Alivisatos, vice chancellor for research at the University of California, Berkeley, has been selected as executive vice chancellor …

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California voters down on GOP tax bill, poll finds – The Mercury News

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The Mercury News
The poll, conducted by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, surveyed 1,000 California registered voters between Dec. 7 and 16. The GOP bill — which Trump has said he’ll sign into law by Christmas — slashes tax rates for individuals and …
Republican tax plan is a ‘monstrosity,’ Jerry Brown says. But do Californians agree?Sacramento Bee

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California Health Officials Advise Caution Against Cellphone Radiation – HuffPost

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California suggests cellphone users of all ages take precautions to limit exposure. “Currently we’re not doing a good job in regulating radiation from these devices. In fact, we’re doing an abysmal job,” Dr. Joel Moskowitz, a professor at UC Berkeley’s …
Can Cell Phone Radiation Harm Your Health? New California Guidelines Raise ConcernsNewsweek
California issues guidance on cell phones and healthCNET
California Just Issued a Health Warning for Cell Phones—But It’s Not as Scary as It SeemsMental Floss
Forbes –East Bay Times –Engadget
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Two Boaters Rescued Near Old Berkeley Pier – Patch.com

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BERKELEY, CA — Two boaters were rescued Saturday near the Old Berkeley pier west of the Berkeley Marina, officials said. The victims were rescued after the Coast Guard received a call around 11 a.m.. The boaters were apparently stranded on the …
Coast Guard Rescues Two Boaters from Berkeley Pier Beset By High WindsNBC Bay Area

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California’s Latest Precautionary Move Against “Cell Phone Radiation” – Forbes

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Forbes
I was reminded of this story by the state of California’s move this past week to release guidelines telling the public how it can avoid harmful “radiation” from cell phones. The California Department of Public Health’s new guidelines are partly the …
State cell phone exposure guidelines echo BerkeleyEast Bay Times
California Forced to Issue Cell Phone Radio-Frequency Energy Risk GuidanceBreitbart News
California: Here’s how to handle unfounded fears of cell phone cancerArs Technica
EcoWatch –Gizmodo –Engadget
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Suspect In UC Berkeley Robbery Sought – Patch.com

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BERKELEY, CA — University of California police are looking for a suspect in an armed robbery that took place Friday evening on campus, police said Saturday. Officers got a call around 6:56 p.m. reporting an armed robbery on the southwest side of …
Armed robbery committed on UC Berkeley campus, suspect soughtKTVU San Francisco
Police: Gunman steals student’s laptop on UC Berkeley campusKRON4.com
Police: Armed robbery committed on UC Berkeley campusSFGate

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California issues guidance on cell phones and health – CNET

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CNET
… but the wireless industry has long pushed back on any such steps from state or local governments. In one of the more prominent cases, the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association in 2013 successfully blocked the city of San Francisco from …
California: Here’s how to handle unfounded fears of cell phone cancerArs Technica
State cell phone exposure guidelines echo BerkeleyEast Bay Times
California advises against keeping your phone in your pocketEngadget
Gizmodo –KQED –Environmental Working Group
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UC Berkeley regent asked actress if he could hold her breasts, may step down – Fox News

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UC Berkeley regent asked actress if he could hold her breasts, may step down
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Pattiz says, adding that his hands “are memory foam.” McDonald released the recording of her interaction with Pattiz a month later. Pattiz confirmed his voice on the recording and apologized, the Huffington Post reported. Demands for Pattiz …

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California activists applaud state’s new cell phone safety advisory – The Mercury News

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The Mercury News
But Moskowitz, director of the Center for Family and Community Health at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health, remains frustrated that the three-page document doesn’t more forcefully convey the risks of long-term exposure to cell phone radiation. “The …
California Warns People to Limit Exposure to CellphonesGizmodo
State cell phone exposure guidelines echo BerkeleyEast Bay Times
It’s Official: California Issues Caution on Cell Phone UseEnvironmental Working Group
TechCrunch –CBS News –90.3 KAZU
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California Warns People to Limit Exposure to Cellphones – Gizmodo

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Gizmodo
In 2014, KCRA reported, Joel Moskowitz, the director of University of California Berkeley’s Center for Family and Community Health at the University’s School of Public Health, sued the CDPH after they refused to make public a draft of the guidelines …
State cell phone exposure guidelines echo BerkeleyEast Bay Times
It’s Official: California Issues Caution on Cell Phone UseEnvironmental Working Group
California activists applaud state’s new cell phone safety advisoryThe Mercury News
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