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Saturday, May 17, 2008
Terps and Cavaliers Meet In Men's Lacrosse Quarters With Final Four Berth On The Line
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Monday, May 19, 2008
The "Air of Liberty", Narratives of the South Atlantic Past By Ineke Phaf-Rheinberger
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
2008 Latina/o Graduation Celebration
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Thursday, May 22, 2008
Main Commencement Ceremony
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Faculty and Staff Health Fair
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Thursday, June 5, 2008
BBQ Cook Out
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Thursday, June 5, 2008
National Conference for College Women Student Leaders!
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  • Class of 2008: Making a Better World

    The University of Maryland Class of 2008 is made up of a rich diversity of people, interests and accomplishments. Here are some of the more notable.

  • New M-Square Office Building Opens

    The first new building in M Square, the University of Maryland's Research Park, is now open for business. A grand opening ceremony for the $25 million, four-story, 120,000-square-foot Class A office building occurred Wednesday, May14th, in space occupied by the building's first tenant, the university's Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC).

  • U.S. Critical Foreign Languages Effort Doubling—32 States, 5 Languages

    A 32-state, national security effort to train both teens and teachers in critical foreign languages will more than double in size and scope this summer and include younger students, says the program's coordinator at the University of Maryland.

  • After-School Activity Reduces Excess Weight Gain

    The just-released results of the Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG) showed that moderate to vigorous after-school physical activity, in programs that can range from hip hop dancing to surfing, can modestly increase the amount of physical activity for young teenage girls, to the point that it could prevent excess weight gain of about two pounds per year.
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