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Week of April 5, 2010

News from Across the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Campuses

April 1^st - 30^th - University of Maryland, College Park has many activities scheduled to celebrate "Earth Month" in April 2010. View the full for the month of April.

April 1^st - 30^th - Eco House on the University of Maryland College Park campus is hosting a variety of events in celebration of Earth Month - April 2010. View the full for the month of April.

April 5^th - 9^th - at University of Maryland, College Park - This week-long campaign aims to increase motorists' and bicyclists' awareness of their shared responsibility for road safety and promote bicycling on the UMCP campus.  During the week of April 5th, the campus police will be provide information about sharing the road to cyclists and motorists during routine traffic stops, while Bike Ambassadors located at Stamp Student Union west entrance, Glenn L. Martin Hall front bike racks and McKeldin Library bike racks will provide cyclists with related information and minor maintenance. Presented by: Department of Transportation Services (DOTS), Public Safety, and Campus Recreation Services (CRS)?Co-Sponsors: Student Government Association (SGA), Off-Campus Student Involvement, Wellness Initiative.

April 5^th - Beyond the Classroom presents An Evening with Margaret Keck: "Greening Brazil: Environmental Activism in State and Society." Event will be held from 7:00 - 9:00 pm, in the 1102 South Campus Commons, Building 1; on the University of Maryland, College Park campus. For more information, visit , or contact Dr. James V. Riker Beyond the Classroom at 301-314-6622. 

April 7^th - - Dr. Henry Miller, director of research for the Maryland State Museum at historic St. Mary's City, addresses these questions as Salisbury University's 2010 Wilcomb Washburn Distinguished Lecturer in American History. He speaks 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 7, in the Wicomico Room of the Guerrieri University Center, on the Salisbury University campus. Admission is free and the public is invited. For more information call 410-543-6312 or visit the . (Salisbury University Press Release, 4/1/10)

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(By Donald F. Boesch, The Washington Post - Planet Panel, 4/1/10) [Dr. Donald F. Boesch is the President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]

(By Ken Ward, Jr., The Charleston Gazette, 4/1/10) [Article quotes Margaret Palmer of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]

 (Salisbury University Press Release, 3/30/10)

(By Pamela Wood, The Capital, 3/30/10) [Article quotes Bill Dennison of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]

(By Andy Kroll, Mother Jones, 3/30/10) [Article quotes Margaret Palmer of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]

(WLOX - Channel 13 TV [Louisana, 3/29/10) [Article quotes Andrew Heyes of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science]

(By , The Diamondback Online, 3/29/10)

State of Maryland News

(By Timothy B. Wheeler and Paul West, The Baltimore Sun, 4/1/10)

(By Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun, 3/31/10)

(The Associated Press as reported by WBAL-TV, 3/29/10)

(By Meredith Cohn, B'More Green Blog, 3/29/10)

(By Meredith Cohn, B'More Green Blog, 3/29/10) 

National and International News

(The Associated Press as reported by CBS News, 4/4/10)

(By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post, 4/2/10)

(By Ken Thomas, The Associated Press as reported by Yahoo News, 4/2/10)

(By Kevin G. Hall, McClatchys Newspspers, 4/1/10)

(By Michael O'Brien, The Hill, 3/31/10)

(RedOrbit.com, 3/31/10)

(By Justin Hyde, Free Press Washington, 3/31/10)

(By John W. Schoen, MSNBC.com, 3/31/10)

(By Tim Edwards, The First Post [UK], 3/31/10)

(By Jim Tankersley, The Los Angeles Times, 3/31/10)

(By MSNBC.com News Services - The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report, 3/31/10)

(By Peter Griffiths, Reuters as reported by The [Canadian] National Post, 3/30/10) 

(By Andrew Hough, The [UK] Telegraph, 3/30/10)

(By Tim Craig, The Washington Post, 3/30/10)

(By John M. Broder, The New York Times, 3/30/10)

(The [UK] Telegraph, 3/29/10) 

(By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post - Planet Panel- Post Carbon, 3/29/10)