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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Please consider attending the School of Plant Science (SPLS) Symposium this Friday March 22. The event features some of the most influential plant scientists of our time presenting
their research relating to agricultural innovation and crop improvement. More information is found below in the email string. It is fine if you attend part or all of the event. To attend, please
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<span style="color:#C00000">here</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black"> by 5 pm, March 19, 2019. Indicate your affiliation with SPLS. If you wish to meet with the speakers, please let me know and I’ll see if it
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">On March 22, we will hold a symposium to highlight the work of alumni from the Brian Larkins lab, with many presentations from the alumni of his program. Brian was previously Director of SPLS, and is
a member of the National Academy of Sciences (among many other accomplishments). Many of the alumni of Larkin's program are leaders in agriculture and related areas. This symposium will uniquely demonstrate the tremendous impacts that Brian's and SPLS' programs
have had, and still do. See below for RSVP link.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0C234B">Matthew A. Jenks</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#767676">Director and Professor | Bud Antle Endowed Chair For Excellence<br>
School of Plant Sciences | College of Agriculture and Life Sciences<br>
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Forbes, 303 | 1140 E. South Campus Dr.<br>
PO Box 210036 | Tucson, AZ 85721<br>
Office: 520-621-1977 </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#767676">| </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#767676">Cell: 520-870-3984</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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