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Week of October 22, 2012

News from Across the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Campuses

Oct. 30^th and 31^st - - Dr. Sandra Rosenbloom, an internationally recognized transportation researcher and Director of the Urban Institute's Innovation in Infrastructure program, will expose the conflicts between the needs of different members of the community; differences that are often hidden or ignored and that frequently break along age and class lines. These two events are part of the University's ADVANCE Program for Inclusive Excellence whose mission is "Advancing women, transforming the University, investing in a culture of inclusive excellence."  The talk will be held on Tuesday, October 30^th at 8:00 pm in the Architecture Building, Auditorium 0204, on the University of Maryland, College Park campus. The seminar will be held Wednesday, October 31^st at 10:30 am in the Architecture Building, Dean's Conference Room 1213, on the campus of University of Maryland, College Park.

(UMD Newsdesk, 10/22/12)

(UMD Newsdesk, 10/18/12)

State of Maryland News

Oct. 27^th - - This event will be held Saturday from 11:00am - 3:00pm at College Park Community Center, 5051 Pierce Avenue, College Park, MD 20740

(Maryland Department of the Environment, News Release, 10/17/12)

(Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Press Release, 10/17/12)

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change Initiative

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• Climate Change Definitions
• Facilities Master Planning
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(By Tom Zeller, Jr., The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 10/22/12)

(By Joe Romm, ThinkProgress.org - Climate Progress Blog, 10/21/12)

(By Leo Hickman, The [UK] Guardian - Environment Blog, 10/19/12)

(By Common Dreams staff, CommonDreams.org, 10/17/12)

(By Common Dreams staff, CommonDreams.org, 10/17/12)

(By Common Dreams staff, CommonDreams.org, 10/17/12)

(By Stephen Lacey, ThinkProgress.org - Climate Progress Blog, 10/16/12)