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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Once again we are recruiting students for UROC – the University of Arizona’s premiere undergraduate research program
<u>for all majors</u>!  I would like to thank the many advisors, staff faculty who helped us recruit last year’s exceptional scholars. They had the aptitude and drive to enjoy research and apply to graduate school and we could not be more pleased. As we recruit
 for UROC 2017, I’d like to dispel some myths:   <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">UROC is not a STEM only program!  We work with Fine Arts, Humanities, Education, and Social Behavioral Sciences, so have your students apply…
<i> <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">UROC is not just a summer program! Our UROC-PREP & STAR program is open to all majors and offers year-round research & grad school application services
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">§<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> 
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">UROC seeks academically talented students who are:
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">   
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">juniors or seniors, with a 3.00 GPA or above, from groups underrepresented in higher education
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">we are not a good fit for students interested in professional programs such as law, medicine, business<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">If you have questions or have a terrific student in mind, please email
<a href="mailto:nura@email.arizona.edu">me</a> or <a href="mailto:ahuerta@email.arizona.edu">
Dr. Andrew Huerta</a> as we look forward to your referrals. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">With appreciation!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Nura Dualeh<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Director, Undergraduate Research & Graduate Preparation Programs
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">(520) 626-7475<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://grad.arizona.edu/uroc/prep"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="816" height="1056" style="width:8.5in;height:11.0in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D22087.FAEB8AE0" alt="Title: UROC PREP and STAR are seeking applications - Description: UA students graduating May 2018 who are iInterested in research and preparing for graduate school are invited to apply to UROC PREP and STAR by the November 15 deadline.   For more information, visit https://grad.arizona.edu/uroc/prep 


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