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Week of November 9, 2009

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Nov. 13^th (Friday) Dr. Shuiwang Duan of the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science - "Tracing Sources of Organic Matter in Two Urban Bayous." Seminar will be held on Friday at 2pm in the Technology Research Center, Room 206, on the University of Maryland, Baltimore County campus, and is free and open to the public. Registration is not required. Visitor parking passes for the TRC lot may be purchased for $4.00 in the CUERE office in TRC 102/105 on the UMBC campus shortly before the seminar. For more information, contact the CUERE office at 410-455-1763 or cueremail@umbc.edu

Nov. 12^th (Thursday) 8:00am-6:30pm - . This event will be held in the Stamp Student Union, on the University of Maryland, College Park campus. The Bioscience Research and Technology Review Day is a special annual event that features research talks, presentations, mini-symposia, and demonstrations by University of Maryland scientists. This tenth annual Bioscience Day will feature a variety of special presentations on the theme of the Human and Biological Consequences of Climate Change. Learn about the impact that climate change is having on all living organisms - from bacteria to birds, from flu to frogs, and from polar bears to people.

Nov. 11^th (Wednesday) - - 12 - 1pm, Margaret Brent Room, Stamp Student Union, on the University of Maryland, College Park campus. The University has an impressive waste diversion track record, diverting nearly half of its waste from landfills. In 2009, the campus expanded its recycling program to include virtually all plastics. Come meet Recycling Coordinator, Bill Guididas, and Associate Director for Building and Landscape Services, Sandy Dykes. The session will cover where our waste goes (trash, recycling, and compost) and how we can move our campus toward a waste diversion rate of 75% by 2013 (as outlined in the 2009 UM Climate Action Plan). Bring your questions and ideas.

Nov. 10^th (Tuesday) - 7pm, Nanticoke Room, Stamp Student Union, on the University of Maryland, College Park campus. The Student Government Association, the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Collegiate 4-H and Phi Chi are proud to announce that they will host Maryland Secretary of Agriculture Buddy Hance. Come hear Secretary Hance discuss the benefits of "Buy Local" and the importance of returning to our agricultural roots. Founded in 1856 as the Maryland Agricultural College, our university has a long history of stewardship to the land. While you may think that farming only affects farmers and prices at the grocery store, you will be surprised to learn that how and where food is produced can affect the environment, personal health, local economies and bio security. Please e-mail SGAcommunications@gmail.com for more information.

(By Jeff Newman, SoMDNews.com, 11/4/09) [Walter Boynton and Carolyn Keefe of the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory in Solomons received awards from the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation at its annual conference in Portland, Oregon.

(By Sean R. Sedam, The Gazette, 11/4/09) [Article quotes staff of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Horn Point Laboratory.

(By David Hill, The Gazette, 11/3/09) [Article cites volunteer work of University of Maryland, College Park students]

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(DelMarVaNow.com, 11/2/09) [Michael Kemp, a University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Horn Point lab researcher, recently received the Odum Lifetime Achievement Award from the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation.]

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State of Maryland News
Nov. 11^th (Wednesday) - Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. - a staunch preservation advocate who is widely recognized as the country's most prominent environmental attorney - will come to Goucher College on Wednesday, November 11, at 8 p.m. in Kraushaar Auditorium to discuss Kennedy is appearing as Goucher's Fall 2009 Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Visiting Professor. This event is free and open to the public, but tickets must reserved in advance by calling the Goucher College Box Office at 410-337-6333 or by e-mailing boxoffice@goucher.edu.

(By Christy Goodman, The Washington Post, 11/8/09)

(The Washington Post - Letters to the Editor, 11/8/09)

(By Tim Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun - B'More Green Blog, 11/5/09)

  (By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 11/5/09)

(By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 11/4/09)

(By Tim Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun - B'More Green Blog, 11/3/09)

National and International News

(By Karyn Poupee, AFP as reported on Yahoo News, 11/8/09)

(By Les Blumenthal, McClatchy Newspapers as reported on Yahoo News, 11/8/09)

(By Nicholas D. Kristof, The New York Times - Op Ed, 11/8/09)

(The Washington Post - Letter to the Editor, 11/7/09)

(By Alec MacGillis, The Washington Post, 11/7/09)

(By Simon Romero, The New York Times, 11/7/09)

(By The Associated Press as reported in The New York Times, 11/7/09)

(By David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post, 11/6/09)

(By The Associated Press as reported in The Washington Post, 11/6/09)

(Interview by Ira Flatow, National Public Radio - Science Friday, 11/6/09)

(Science Friday - National Public Radio, 11/6/09)[Audio]

(By Frances Robles, The Miami Herald, 11/5/09)

(The Diane Rehm Show - National Public Radio, 11/5/09) [Audio]

(By Marianne Lavelle, The Center for Public Integrity, 11/4/09)

(By David. G. Williams, The Colorado Independent, 11/3/09)

(By Kerry Sheridan, The [UK] Telegraph, 11/3/09)

(By Foon Rhee, The Boston Globe, 11/3/09)

(Science Daily, 11/3/09)

(By Andrew Zajac, The Spokesman-Review, 11/3/09)