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Although still in its infancy, the USC Schwarzenegger Institute has already generated extensive media coverage in connection with its mission and activities.

#ECOTALKS holds first roundtable

Students and faculty spoke with actor and environmentalist Ed Begley Jr. on Monday evening as part of the the SChwarzenegger Institute and Environmental Student Assembly’s first ever #ECOTALKS roundtable discussion. Daily Trojan

It’s 3 O’Clock. You’re at Work. Where Are Your Kids?

What do your children do after school? Many of our nation’s children (including two of mine) head straight from class to school-sponsored after-school programs, where they join organized activities, get help with their homework, and extend the social parts of their day. New York Times

Group Calls for Increased Investment in After-School Programming

It’s 3 p.m. Do you know where your children are? An Afterschool Alliance survey sought to find out the answer to this question across the country, and the results led the organization to call for more funding for quality activities for school-age children after the last bell of the day rings. Washington Post

The U.S. May Not Be Leading on Climate, but California Is

Jerry Brown and Arnold Schwarzenegger, the current and former governors of the world’s eighth-largest economy, appeared together in Sacramento to assert that the path to a global accord on climate change runs through their home state—and not Washington, D.C.

Schwarzenegger Returns to Sacramento Talking Climate, Legacy

More than 3½ years after his final “Hasta la vista, baby!” to state government, Arnold Schwarzenegger returned to Sacramento Monday for a victory lap of sorts — bragging about his efforts to combat climate change and, later, unveiling his official portrait under the Capitol dome. KQED News