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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Good afternoon,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Please find below some information about an AAAS science communications workshop being offered this fall at B2. There is no charge to participants; this is being sponsored by the College of Science, Biosphere
2, Haury and the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. The workshop organizers asked Dean Burgess to spread the word to CALS faculty.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:#002060">Bethany S. Rutledge</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D"> • <i>Director of Administration and Communications<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Office of the Vice President for Agriculture, Life and Veterinary Sciences, and Cooperative Extension,<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Interim Dean, School of Veterinary Medicine<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><i><span style="color:#002060">The </span></i></b><b><span style="color:#002060">UNIVERSITY <i>of</i> ARIZONA</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D"> • P.O. Box 210036 • Tucson, Arizona 85721</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#002060">O</span></b><span style="color:#AB0520"> </span><span style="color:#1F497D">(520) 621-7198 • </span><b><span style="color:#002060">C</span></b><span style="color:#AB0520"> </span><span style="color:#1F497D">(520)
403-6668 • </span><b><span style="color:#002060">E</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D"> <a href="mailto:rutledge@cals.arizona.edu"><span style="color:blue">rutledge@cals.arizona.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You are invited to a Science Communication Workshop for UA Faculty!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) offers highly regarded communication-skills workshops that help scientists to be more effective in communicating about their science to a variety of public audiences. (<a href="http://www.aaas.org/pes/communicating-science-workshops"><span style="color:windowtext">http://www.aaas.org/pes/communicating-science-workshops</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We have arranged for AAAS to hold a workshop for UA faculty on the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 15 at Biosphere 2. The workshop can accommodate 50 people.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please reply via the Survey Monkey link if you are interested in attending the workshop:
<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AAAScommunicationtrainingBiosphere2-Sept2016">
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AAAScommunicationtrainingBiosphere2-Sept2016</a><i>.</i>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Space is limited, <u>so please reply sooner rather than later</u>.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Joaquin Ruiz, Dean, College of Science<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kevin Bonine, Director of Education & Outreach, Biosphere 2<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mari N. Jensen, Senior Science Writer, College of Science<o:p></o:p></p>
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