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<p class="MsoPlainText">Dear SPLS grads,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Two things:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">1. UA Grad Slam -- check out the opportunity at <a href="https://gradcenter.arizona.edu/ua-grad-slam">
https://gradcenter.arizona.edu/ua-grad-slam</a> and consider participating for the cash awards or, more importantly, the experience of boiling your research down to a tight 3-minute / 6-slide presentation for the educated masses. Our own Lourena Arone (Cotty
lab) can tell you how rewarding it is to participate in the training, to win, and to be sent on to state!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">2. Spring Grad Lunch -- please visit the doodle poll and help us find a time when all can attend, partake of food, beverage, and announcements, and make sure you’ve met the new students.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="https://doodle.com/poll/z4ts2ivd2k5gxwxf">https://doodle.com/poll/z4ts2ivd2k5gxwxf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Shelley, Ramin and Georgina<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Georgina Lambert<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Program Coordinator, Sr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">School of Plant Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Tucson, AZ 85721<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Office 520-621-1219<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">FAX 520-621-7186<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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