UC Berkeley Press Release

Faculty election experts

By Kathleen Maclay, Media Relations | 22 August 2008

BERKELEY –
MEMO TO THE MEDIA
Faculty experts available to assess final steps of 2008 presidential race

On the eve of national conventions for the Democratic and Republican parties, University of California, Berkeley experts are available to national and major regional news outlets to offer analysis and historic perspective on a wide range of topics relating to the 2008 presidential race.

An extensive list of professors closely following the campaign for the presidency is posted on the UC Berkeley NewsCenter Website. The professors' areas of expertise include economics, political science, protests, race and gender, health care, new media and more.

Reporters may also contact UC Berkeley Media Relations for assistance. For online lists of experts on other hot topics in the news, visit "Find an expert" on the UC Berkeley NewsCenter.

(The Democratic Convention will take place in Denver from Aug. 25-28. The Republican Convention is slated for Sept. 1-4 in St. Paul, Minn.)