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	<title>News :: Washington and Lee University &#187; Environmental Studies</title>
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		<title><![CDATA[Latin America and Environmental Problems Subject of W&amp;L Lecture]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2013/03/05/shenk-will-discuss-latin-america-and-environmental-problems/]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<easyDate>Mar 05</easyDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julie Cline]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Timothy Shenk, coordinator of the Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., will give a public lecture at Washington and Lee University on Tuesday, March 12, at 5 p.m. in Northen Auditorium, Leyburn Library.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Timothy Shenk, coordinator of the Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., will give a public lecture at Washington and Lee University on Tuesday, March 12, at 5 p.m. in Northen Auditorium, Leyburn Library.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dani Breidung Awarded First Certificate of International Immersion at W&amp;L]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<easyDate>Dec 11</easyDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Tschiggfrie]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington and Lee University senior Danielle (Dani) Breidung has become the first student at the University to earn a Certificate of International Immersion, awarded to students who demonstrate significant commitment to and understanding of global interaction.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Washington and Lee University senior Danielle (Dani) Breidung has become the first student at the University to earn a Certificate of International Immersion, awarded to students who demonstrate significant commitment to and understanding of global interaction.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ann Fisher-Wirth to Give Glasgow Endowment Reading on Dec. 6]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2012/11/26/ann-fisher-wirth-to-give-glasgow-endowment-reading-on-dec-6/]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<alphaDate>2012-11-26, 13:00:27 +0000</alphaDate>
		<easyDate>Nov 26</easyDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julie Cline]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ann Fisher-Wirth, poet, author and scholar, will give a Glasgow Endowment-sponsored reading on Thursday, Dec. 6, at 4:30 p.m. in the Hillel House at Washington and Lee University.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ann Fisher-Wirth, poet, author and scholar, will give a Glasgow Endowment-sponsored reading on Thursday, Dec. 6, at 4:30 p.m. in the Hillel House at Washington and Lee University.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title><![CDATA[Crochet a Coral Reef]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2012/09/21/crochet-a-coral-reef/]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<alphaDate>2012-09-21, 13:30:35 +0000</alphaDate>
		<easyDate>Sep 21</easyDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Tschiggfrie]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef is a project of the Institute for Figuring in Los Angeles that combines mathematics, art, crafts, marine biology and environmental science in creating crocheted reproductions of coral reefs. A satellite reef is now being locally constructed, sponsored by Roanoke College. Students and faculty at Washington and Lee University and members [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef is a project of the Institute for Figuring in Los Angeles that combines mathematics, art, crafts, marine biology and environmental science in creating crocheted reproductions of coral reefs. A satellite reef is now being locally constructed, sponsored by Roanoke College. Students and faculty at Washington and Lee University and members [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title><![CDATA[W&amp;L Researchers Examine the Economic Value of Coastal and Marine Resources]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2012/08/17/wl-researchers-examine-the-economic-value-of-coastal-and-marine-resources/]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<alphaDate>2012-08-17, 15:57:41 +0000</alphaDate>
		<easyDate>Aug 17</easyDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Hanna]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A pilot study by Washington and Lee economics professor James F. Casey and a team of W&amp;L students suggests that visitors to Belize would be willing to pay more in conservation fees than the $3.75 fee that the country currently charges.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[A pilot study by Washington and Lee economics professor James F. Casey and a team of W&amp;L students suggests that visitors to Belize would be willing to pay more in conservation fees than the $3.75 fee that the country currently charges.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title><![CDATA[W&amp;L&#39;s Kahn Participates in Rio+20 Summit]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2012/06/21/wls-kahn-participates-in-rio20-summit/]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<alphaDate>2012-06-21, 15:15:23 +0000</alphaDate>
		<easyDate>Jun 21</easyDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Hanna]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington and Lee University economics professor Jim Kahn participated in the parallel scientific sessions of the Rio+20 United Nations Environmental Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June. Kahn, the John F. Hendon Professor of Economics at W&amp;L, presented the results of joint research between Washington and Lee University and the Federal University of Amazonas in [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Washington and Lee University economics professor Jim Kahn participated in the parallel scientific sessions of the Rio+20 United Nations Environmental Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June. Kahn, the John F. Hendon Professor of Economics at W&amp;L, presented the results of joint research between Washington and Lee University and the Federal University of Amazonas in [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title><![CDATA[Two W&amp;L Professors Win State&#39;s Highest Teaching Honor]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2012/01/25/two-wl-professors-win-states-highest-teaching-honor/]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<alphaDate>2012-01-25, 14:05:03 +0000</alphaDate>
		<easyDate>Jan 25</easyDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Hanna]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two Washington and Lee University faculty members &#151; James R. Kahn, the John F. Hendon Professor of Economics, and Lesley M. Wheeler, the Henry S. Fox Jr. Professor of English &#151; have won Outstanding Faculty Awards from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) for 2012. The award recognizes superior accomplishments in teaching, [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Two Washington and Lee University faculty members &#151; James R. Kahn, the John F. Hendon Professor of Economics, and Lesley M. Wheeler, the Henry S. Fox Jr. Professor of English &#151; have won Outstanding Faculty Awards from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) for 2012. The award recognizes superior accomplishments in teaching, [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope at W&amp;L for Regional Use]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2011/10/23/nsf-grant-funds-laser-scanning-confocal-microscope-at-wl-for-consortial-use/]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 14:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<alphaDate>2011-10-23, 14:27:54 +0000</alphaDate>
		<easyDate>Oct 23</easyDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Tschiggfrie]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new confocal laser scanning microscope at Washington and Lee University aims to increase research and training across the sciences, not only at W&amp;L but also at two nearby institutions, Virginia Military Institute and Mary Baldwin College. The microscope will be acquired through a $366,000 Major Research Instrumentation grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[A new confocal laser scanning microscope at Washington and Lee University aims to increase research and training across the sciences, not only at W&amp;L but also at two nearby institutions, Virginia Military Institute and Mary Baldwin College. The microscope will be acquired through a $366,000 Major Research Instrumentation grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title><![CDATA[Author, Conservationist Terry Tempest Williams to Speak at W&amp;L]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2011/10/15/terry-tempest-williams-author-and-conservationist-to-speak-at-wl/]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 20:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<alphaDate>2011-10-15, 20:10:36 +0000</alphaDate>
		<easyDate>Oct 15</easyDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julie Cline]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author Terry Tempest Williams, an environmental conservationist and fierce advocate for freedom of speech, will give a reading with commentary at Washington and Lee University on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m. in Lee Chapel. It is free and open to the public. The reading will be immediately followed by an audience Q&amp;A with a [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Author Terry Tempest Williams, an environmental conservationist and fierce advocate for freedom of speech, will give a reading with commentary at Washington and Lee University on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m. in Lee Chapel. It is free and open to the public. The reading will be immediately followed by an audience Q&amp;A with a [...]]]></content:encoded>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mark Farley &#39;88 to Address Deepwater Horizon Catastrophe]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2011/09/17/mark-farley-88-to-address-deepwater-horizon-catastrophe/]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 22:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<alphaDate>2011-09-17, 22:31:47 +0000</alphaDate>
		<easyDate>Sep 17</easyDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Hanna]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mark Farley, a Houston-based attorney who specializes in environmental issues, will present a public lecture on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20, in Northen Auditorium of Washington and Lee University&#39;s Leyburn Library. The lecture, &#34;Lessons from Deepwater Horizon and Similar Environmental Catastrophes,&#34; is open to the public at no [...]]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Seniors Allie Long and Graham Perkins Recognized at Celebrating Student Success]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julie Cline]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington and Lee University seniors Allie Long and Graham Perkins will be recognized at the Celebrating Student Success (CSS) monthly presentation on Wednesday, March 9, at 12:30 p.m. in the Marketplace in Elrod Commons.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Author Ned Tillman Presents W&amp;L&#039;s 2011 Bates Lecture in Environmental Studies]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2011/03/02/author-ned-tillman-presents-w-ls-2011-bates-lecture-in-environmental-studies/]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<easyDate>Mar 02</easyDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julie Cline]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ned Tillman, author of &#34;The Chesapeake Watershed: A Sense of Place and a Call to Action,&#34; is the 2011 Earle Bates Lecturer in Environmental Studies. He will give a presentation on Tuesday, March 15, from 6-7 p.m. in the Northen Auditorium, Leyburn Library.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ned Tillman, author of &#34;The Chesapeake Watershed: A Sense of Place and a Call to Action,&#34; is the 2011 Earle Bates Lecturer in Environmental Studies. He will give a presentation on Tuesday, March 15, from 6-7 p.m. in the Northen Auditorium, Leyburn Library.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title><![CDATA[W&amp;L Research Shows New &#34;Adaptive&#34; Fencing Reduces Pollution in Chesapeake Bay]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2010/11/29/w-l-research-shows-new-adaptive-fencing-reduces-pollution-in-chesapeake-bay/]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<alphaDate>2010-11-29, 12:00:00 +0000</alphaDate>
		<easyDate>Nov 29</easyDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Hanna]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Biology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A study by two Washington and Lee University undergraduates is investigating whether a new &#34;adaptive&#34; fencing program used to keep cattle out of streams that feed into the Chesapeake Bay watershed is as effective as state and federal cost-share fencing programs in reducing the in-stream concentration of harmful bacteria.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[W&amp;L Registers as Chapter Participant in New Sustainability Rating System]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2010/09/22/w-l-registers-as-chapter-participant-in-new-sustainability-rating-system/]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<alphaDate>2010-09-22, 12:00:00 +0000</alphaDate>
		<easyDate>Sep 22</easyDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Hanna]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington and Lee University is participating in a new program to encourage sustainability in higher education. Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS) is a program administered by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Washington and Lee University is participating in a new program to encourage sustainability in higher education. Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS) is a program administered by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).]]></content:encoded>
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		<title><![CDATA[W&amp;L to Test Eco-Takeout Containers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.blogs.wlu.edu/2010/08/25/w-l-to-test-eco-takeout-containers/]]></link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<alphaDate>2010-08-25, 12:00:00 +0000</alphaDate>
		<easyDate>Aug 25</easyDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeff Hanna]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Incoming first-year students at Washington and Lee University will be asked to take part in a pilot project testing new Eco-Takeout containers on campus during orientation.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Incoming first-year students at Washington and Lee University will be asked to take part in a pilot project testing new Eco-Takeout containers on campus during orientation.]]></content:encoded>
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