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Happy Earth Week! April 18-24


UT's Campus Environmental Center has daily Earth Week activities see: http://146.6.157.163/earth_day

Monday April 19, 4:00 pm
UT Geography Society, Geograghy (GRG) 312
Candace Baker of Capital Area Metropolitan Area Organization
will speak on air quality and transportation planning in Austin

Monday April 19, 6.30 - 8 :00 pm
UT's Texas Union Showroom
"Edward's Aquifer and Barton Springs: Campus Responds"
Professors from different disciplines speak on Austin's unique water features
Prelecture swim at Barton Springs. ~ 3:00 PM
email boxingcornelius@hotmail.com for carpool information.

Tuesday, April 20 11:00 am -12:30 pm
Earth Week Adopt-An-Acre Clean-A-Thon
West Mall
Compete in the ultimate race to obliterate litter!
Win a gift certificate or airline tickets by making campus beautiful!

Wednesday, April 21, 6:00 pm
Earth Week Organic Dinner and Movie
Painter Hall (PAI) Rm 3.02
Free movie and Earth-friendly food! Erin Brockovich starts promptly at 6.30 p.m.

Thursday, April 22, 11-3 p.m.
Earth Day Expo & Green Picnic, Celebrate National Earth Day !
East Mall
Free food and festivities while learning about local environmental efforts.

Thursday, April 22, 4:00 pm
Geology (GEO) Rm 2.324
The microbial fate of organic chemicals in subsurface environments
Dr. Barbara Bekins, US Geological Survey
Birdsall-Dreiss Lecturer of the Geological Society of America

Friday, April 23, 4:00 pm
UT Institute for Geophysics Seminar
4412 Spicewood Springs Rd at Mesa Dr.
Building 500, Upstairs, (512) 471-6156
Organic chemicals in aquifers
Dr. Barbara Bekins, US Geological Survey
Birdsall-Dreiss Lecturer of the Geological Society of America

Friday, April 23, 2004, 7:00 pm
Welch Hall (WEL) 2.224, on the UT-Austin campus.
Environmental Science Institute Outreach Lecture Series
"The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Texas' Amazing Insects",
Dr. John Abbott, UT School of Biological Sciences
5:45-6:45 pm: Reception and activities outside WEL 2.224, Refreshments!
Can't attend? View our LIVE webcast! For more information on the lecture and webcast: www.geo.utexas.edu/esi/outreach/lectures.html


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