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Week of November 15, 2010

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Nov. 16^th - - Professor Bill Dorland will give his Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Lecture on November 16, 2010. The Distinguished Scholar Program, established in 1978, honors a ?small number of faculty members each year who have demonstrated notable success in ?both scholarship and teaching. By honoring the Distinguished-Scholar Teacher with this? prestigious award, we reaffirm our commitment to excellence in teaching and scholarship. The lecture will take place from 4pm-5pm in Room 1412 of the Physics Building, on the University of Maryland, College Park campus.

Nov. 17^th - This lecture will be held from 4pm-5pm, in Room 1312 of the School of Public Health, on the University of Maryland, College Park campus. The impact of the Gulf oil spill on children and families already made fragile by Hurricane Katrina is momentous and long-term. Yet this is the part of the story about which we hear the least. Professor Wallen, a global health expert, will address the human aspects of this continuing tragedy. Note: teaches new "I' course FMSC 289G Global Child and Family Health: Getting There Via E-Communications, about global maternal, child and family health issues and how they affect them. Interdisciplinary teams of students collaborate to improve global family health through the use of information and communications technologies. Sponsored by the School of Public Health, the Family Science Department, and the Honors College.

Nov. 18^th - Maryland Hospitals for a Healthy Environment and the ?University of Maryland School of Nursing present:   This conference will take place from 7:30am-4 pm at the University of Maryland School of Nursing at 655 West Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD. Join regional and national health care professionals, environmental industry experts, and educators for this learning and networking event designed to showcase the best practices of hospitals as they journey toward more sustainable environments for hospital staff, patients, and communities. Session topics will include best practices for environmentally preferable purchasing, environmental best practices in the operating room, green design and construction, energy conservation, management of hazardous pharmaceuticals, and procurement and service of sustainable foods. On-line .   

Nov. 18^th - - This film will be shown from 4pm-6pm, in Room 1102 of the South Campus Commons, Building 1, on the University of Maryland, College Park campus. The notion that oil motivates America's military engagements in the Middle East has long been dismissed as nonsense or mere conspiracy theory. Blood and Oil, a new documentary based on the critically-acclaimed work of Nation magazine defense correspondent Michael Klare, challenges the conventional wisdom to correct the historical record. The film unearths declassified documents and highlights forgotten passages in prominent presidential doctrines to show how concerns about oil have been at the core of American foreign policy for more than 60 years - rendering our contemporary energy and military policies virtually indistinguishable. Blood and Oil calls for a radical re-thinking of the United States government's energy policy, warning that unless we change direction, we stand to be drawn into one war after another as the global hunt for diminishing world petroleum supplies accelerate.

Nov. 18^th - This debate will take place from 7pm-9pm, Eaton Theater (1st floor, Knight Hall), on the University of Maryland, College Park campus. The debate will feature Tyson Slocum (Director of Energy, Public Citizen) and Jerry Taylor (Senior Fellow, Cato Institute). A reception with refreshments will follow the debate.

Nov. 19^th - Robin Van Meter, Marine Estuarine and Environmental Science Program, UMBC -? This seminar, sponsored by the Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education, will be held on Friday at 2:00pm 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 seminar.

(University of Baltimore University Relations, 11/15/10)

(By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 11/11/10)

(By Claire Saravia, The Diamondback Online, 11/11/10)

(By Emily Mullin, Baltimore Business Journal, 11/11/10)

(By Childs Walker, The Baltimore Sun, 11/10/10)

(Frostburg State University News Release, 11/10/10)

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(By Marie Marciano Gullard, The Baltimore Sun, 11/14/10)

(By The Associated Press as reported by The Baltimore Sun, 11/14/10)

(By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun, 11/10/10)

National and International News

(By John Collins Rudolf, The New York Times - Green Blog, 11/14/10)

(By Justin Gillis, The New York Times - Environment, 11/13/10)

(By Dian L. Chu, Business Insider, 11/13/10)

(By Andrew Restuccia, The Washington Independent, 11/12/10)

(By Steven Thomma, McClatchy Newspapers as reported by The Baltimore Sun, 11/11/10)

(By Stephen Kurczy, The Christian Science Monitor, 11/11/10)

(By Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11/11/10)

(By Stephen Leahy, IPS News, 11/11/10)

(By Suzanne Goldenberg, The [UK] Guardian, 11/11/10)

(By David R. Baker, The San Francisco Chronicle, 11/11/10)

(Dina Cappiello, The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 11/10/10)

(By Stuart Staniford, The Energy Bulletin Blog, 11/10/10)

(By Jason Dearen, The Associated Press as reported by Salon - Environment Blog, 11/10/10)

(By Chris Kahn, The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 11/9/10)