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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Dear Colleagues:</span></div>
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I'm writing to remind you that we annually seek nominations to honor the outstanding research achievements of our colleagues in the Division. This year, the awards will be presented during the 2025 ALVSCE Research Showcase's CALES Discovery and Innovation Award
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Please find information below about current awards, new award categories, and the nomination process. Note that these awards are presented annually, with a standing deadline for submissions.</div>
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<b>Submission Deadline for all 2025 Award Nominations: <u>Friday, February 28th, 2025</u></b></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 36, 81);"><b>Submit Nomination Packets to: </b></span><span style="color: rgb(87, 6, 6);"><b>zaidaz@arizona.edu</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(87, 6, 6); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><sup>NEW</sup></b></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 36, 81); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>Self-Nominations Accepted!</b></span></div>
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<i>Nominations received within the last two years and not selected for an award may be re-submitted as long as the individual or team remains eligible.</i></div>
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As in previous years, we are seeking nominations for the following awards:</div>
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<div style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px;"><b><a href="https://compass.arizona.edu/content/alvsce-eminent-researcher-award" id="OWAf44f33ca-cf4d-3b7f-a43f-69873581243d" class="x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://compass.arizona.edu/content/alvsce-eminent-researcher-award" data-linkindex="1" data-ogsc="rgb(87, 6, 6)" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(87, 6, 6); margin: 0px;">Eminent
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<div style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px;"><b><a href="https://compass.arizona.edu/content/alvsce-early-career-research-award" id="OWA103d9759-a8a9-c171-ce26-f36cc11b21a0" class="x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://compass.arizona.edu/content/alvsce-early-career-research-award" data-linkindex="2" data-ogsc="rgb(87, 6, 6)" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(87, 6, 6); margin: 0px;">Early
Career Research Award</a></b></div>
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<div style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px;"><b><a href="https://compass.arizona.edu/content/alvsce-outstanding-research-impact-award" id="OWAafd4dd74-4842-70a0-8953-1460ac92deaa" class="x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://compass.arizona.edu/content/alvsce-outstanding-research-impact-award" data-linkindex="3" data-ogsc="rgb(87, 6, 6)" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(87, 6, 6); margin: 0px;">Outstanding
Research Impact Award</a></b></div>
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<div style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px;"><b><a href="https://compass.arizona.edu/awards/staff-research" id="OWA83c9b253-d732-7ba9-3248-d71b620e0d23" class="x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://compass.arizona.edu/awards/staff-research" data-linkindex="4" data-ogsc="rgb(87, 6, 6)" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(87, 6, 6); margin: 0px;">Outstanding
Staff in Research</a></b></div>
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<div style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px;"><b><a href="https://compass.arizona.edu/awards/team" id="OWAc0cf4c4b-2cd1-76c9-4eea-44c7060ec21a" class="x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://compass.arizona.edu/awards/team" data-linkindex="5" data-ogsc="rgb(87, 6, 6)" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(87, 6, 6); margin: 0px;">Outstanding
Research Team</a></b></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We are also excited to introduce a new award category -
</span><span style="color: rgb(87, 6, 6);"><b><a href="https://arizona.box.com/s/c07a6fjiq3myasv9e35g1ak2hhgfmaun" id="OWA6d98f619-3170-4c7f-ac6a-4fdb1950a020" class="x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://arizona.box.com/s/c07a6fjiq3myasv9e35g1ak2hhgfmaun" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: rgb(87, 6, 6);">Outstanding
Research Mentor</a> </b></span></div>
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When submitting, please include the name and unit for the individual to be nominated, and the name of the award that they will be nominated for.</div>
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We look forward to your submissions!</div>
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