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<p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Betsy Arnold shared the following good news and I would like to pass it along to you all so that we may celebrate one of our Grad Students: Neda!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Congratulations to SPLS PhD student Neda Arad for winning the Best Graduate Student Poster Award at the 2023 Research in Semi-Arid Ecosystems Symposium!
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<p class="MsoNormal">Congratulations, Neda!<o:p></o:p></p>
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Forbes, 317<br>
PO Box 210036 | Tucson, AZ 85721<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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