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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Are you interested in doing biologically-related research this summer? Apply to UBRP!</span></u></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">UA’s Undergraduate Biology Research Program (UBRP) provides opportunities for UA students to participate in a paid, mentored, summer research program involving inquiry, design, investigation, research, scholarship,
discovery, and the presentation of experimental results. UBRP students work full time (35 hours/week) for a minimum of 12 weeks during the summer, participate in professional development meetings on Wednesday afternoons, and can network with other UBRP students
through educational and social field trips and activities. To learn more and to apply, please visit <a href="http://ubrp.arizona.edu/">http://ubrp.arizona.edu</a>. Applications are due on February 1, 2018 at 5:00pm. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Want to see what UBRP students really do? Come to the 29<sup>th</sup> Annual UBRP Conference on Saturday, January 20, 2018!</span></u></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The 29th Annual UBRP Conference will take place on Saturday, January 20, 2018 from 12:00pm – 5:00pm at the Environment and Natural Resources 2 Building (1064 E. Lowell Street) on the UA campus! Free parking
is available in the Sixth Street Garage, and this event is free and open to the public.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Conference agenda is as follows: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt">12:00 – 1:00pm: Opening Reception. Chat with UBRP students about their research, life in college, and what UBRP is like. There will also be hands-on science activities for visitors of all ages to
enjoy!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt">1:00 – 2:00pm: Keynote Talk. This year’s keynote talk, “Shedding (Green) Light on Alternative Pain Management,” will be given by Dr. Mohab Ibrahim, UBRP alumnus and faculty member of the University
of Arizona College of Medicine.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">•<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2:00 - 4:30pm: Student Poster Sessions. Is boldness in black widow spiders a heritable trait? What does the literature tell us about factors to consider before getting a tattoo? How does urbanization,
growing population, and drought conditions affect surface waters and how can wastewater effluents be treated to ensure a safe water supply? Approximately 120 students will be presenting their work on these topics and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt">4:30 – 5:00pm: Awards Ceremony and Closing Remarks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We hope to see you this exciting event!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://ubrp.arizona.edu/conferences/29th-annual-conference/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="576" height="432" style="width:6.0in;height:4.5in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.png@01D38BBD.ED644E50"></span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jennifer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Jennifer Cubeta, M.Ed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Director, Undergraduate Biology Research Program (UBRP)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The University of Arizona</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">(520) 621-8510<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><a href="mailto:cubeta@email.arizona.edu">cubeta@email.arizona.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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