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Monday, October 13—Saturday, October 18, 2008
Emergency Preparedness Week
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Monday, October 13, 2008
Disabilities and War: Can the Broken Places Be Made Strong Again? Film
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
RoadTrip Nation: Learn How to Be Successful by Asking Someone Who Has!
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Survivor Garden - Domestic Violence Awareness Month
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
X-Ray Vision: Creating an Inspiring Workplace for Library Staff with Hidden Disabilities
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
The Freshmen Spirit: Exploring the Soul of College Life - Praying Your Disappointments
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Venezuela Rising Film at Nyumburu (FREE MOVIE EVENT)
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
A Holistic and Comprehensive Approach to Leading a Healthier Lifestyle
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Terps Wellness Expo
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Fall Career Fair 2008
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Thursday, October 16, 2008
Meditation Session
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Thursday, October 16, 2008
Fall Career Fair 2008: Day 2
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Thursday, October 16, 2008
Clothesline Project T-Shirt Making - Domestic Violence Awareness Month
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Thursday, October 16, 2008
A Whiting-Turner Lecture by Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England '61
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Friday, October 17, 2008
Homecoming Unity Dance
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Friday, October 17, 2008
NACS Colloquium Series: Dr. Martin Sarter
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Friday, October 17, 2008
John Fowles teleseminar to begin Oct. 17
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Friday, October 17, 2008
Fall Career Fair 2008: Day 3
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Sunday, October 19, 2008
Official Homecoming Kick-Off
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Sunday, October 19, 2008
Student Entertainment Events Presents: "Scary Movie"
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Monday, October 20, 2008
Disabilities and War: Can the Broken Places Be Made Strong Again? Film
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Monday, October 20, 2008
How to Find an Internship or Externship Workshop
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Workshop: Positive Thinking. Positive You.
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Juke Joint Alumni Showcase
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
The Freshmen Spirit: Exploring the Soul of College Life - Praying your Energy & Time
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Movie: Redacted
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Trends in Parenting College Students and the Ways This Shapes College Student Attitude and Behavior
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Clothesline Project - Domestic Violence Awareness Month
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
2008 Recruitment Fair
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Friday, October 24, 2008
NACS Colloquium Series: Dr. Stephen Lomber
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Friday, October 24, 2008
Homecoming Parade & Post Parade Party
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Sunday, October 26, 2008
Student Entertainment Events Presents: "Sixth Sense"
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Monday, October 27, 2008
Disabilities and War: Can the Broken Places Be Made Strong Again? Film
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Monday, October 27, 2008
Posthumous Keats: A Personal Biography
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Monday, October 27, 2008
School of Music - Big Band Halloween Scream
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Monday, October 27, 2008
School of Music - Guarneri String Quartet, Open Rehearsal
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Monday, October 27, 2008
Student Entertainment Events Presents: Snakes Alive
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Workshop: Breast Health 101
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Author Chris Hedges Lecture
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008
School Counselors' Perceptions of Biracial Students' Functioning
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Thursday, October 30, 2008
Fourth Annual Graduate Student Conference on Latin America and the Caribbean
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Thursday, October 30, 2008
The 2008 Innovation Hall of Fame Induction Honoring Alex J. Severinsky
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Thursday, October 30, 2008
Intellectual Property: How Well Does the System Protect the Individual Innovator?
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Thursday, October 30, 2008
Physics is Phun
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Thursday, October 30, 2008
President's Commission on Disability Issues Awards Program
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Thursday, October 30, 2008
School of Music - Symphonic Band Debut Concert
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Friday, October 31, 2008
NACS Colloquium Series: Dr. Robert V. Shannon
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Friday, October 31, 2008
Physics is Phun
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  • Emergency Preparedness Week

    A thorough university plan to bring our emergency preparedness system into state-of-the-art readiness needs one more component to make it work: you. The final step to preparedness is your commitment to activate a personal emergency plan. Emergency Awareness Week, October 13 to 18, announces the University's readiness options and reminds you to register for the UMD Alerts text messaging system.

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     TV and radio use will likely increase during a prolonged recession, predicts University of Maryland media economist Douglas Gomery. He bases his comments of current audience behavior as well as Great Depression era trends.

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    "Cloud computing" is a revolutionary change in the way computers are used that involves harnessing the power of large computer clusters to tackle "Web-scale" problems.  The National Science Foundation (NSF) has teamed up with Google and IBM to provide researchers from UM and other academic institutions with access to massively-scaled, highly-distributed cloud computing resources through the newly-formed Cluster Exploratory (CluE) program."
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