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First African Nobel Peace Prize winner honored today at UF

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai will be honored today with a 20-foot tall oak tree planted by the University Auditorium on the University of Florida campus.  WUFT-FM's Leah Harding says it is an appropriate tribute to the memory of a noted environmentalist.

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Leah is a reporter who can be contacted by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing news@wuft.org.