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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dear Students,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I am wishing you all the best as you wrap up the end of finals!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please see the details below for a winter & summer course offering of PLS 359 (which is required for all PLS students) AND the promotion of our new Applied Biotechnology Major!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Name and number of the course: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Plant Cell Structure and Function (PLS 359) (flyer attached)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Credits</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">: 3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Meeting time</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">: Asynchronous online course in Winter 2020 and Summer 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Course description</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">: Whether the student will work with plants as a physiologist, pathologist, ecologist, agronomist, horticulturalist,
or molecular biologist, it is important to know how a plant grows, develops, and how it responds to an ever-changing environment. In this course, they will get an comprehensive understanding of plant cell structure and function.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The self-sufficient online course will include video lectures, study aides, clearly laid out powerpoint lecture files, three real life crop improvement that were made possible by concepts covered
in the class, and quizzes. I also offer Zoom office hours to help students and will be available to communicate with them via email or zoom to answer their questions.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Ravishankar Palanivelu, Ph.D.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Associate Professor</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">University of Arizona</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Tucson, AZ 85721</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Phone: 520-626-2229</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Fax: 520-621-7186</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Web: <a href="http://www.ag.arizona.edu/research/ravilab">http://www.ag.arizona.edu/research/ravilab</a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">NEW Applied Biotechnology Major, flyer attached
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This new major is now accepting students and will formally begin in Spring 2021. If you are interested please contact me, Maya Azzi, to set-up an academic advising appointment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0C234B">Maya Azzi, M.S.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#767676"><br>
Academic Advisor II & CALS-ASEMS Success Specialist<br>
School of Plant Sciences</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#767676"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D">View my Trellis calendar</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D"> – </span><a href="https://ua-trellis.force.com/uastudent/s/advisor-calendar/?NetId=mazzi"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#954F72">Click
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PO BOX 210036 | TUCSON, AZ 85721-0036<br>
Office: 520-621-5403 | Work Cell: 520-276-5409<br>
</span><a href="mailto:mazzi@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#7F7F7F">mazzi@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#767676"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#767171;background:white">ASEMS fosters a culture of inclusive excellence at the University of Arizona by empowering STEM students with the tools necessary to succeed
while recognizing their unique backgrounds and assets.</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#C00000">The University of Arizona sits on the original homelands of Indigenous peoples who have stewarded this land since time immemorial. Aligning with the university’s
core value of a diverse and inclusive community, it is an institutional responsibility to recognize and acknowledge the people, culture, and history that make up the Wildcat community. At the institutional level, it is important to be practice in broadening
awareness throughout campus to ensure our students feel represented and valued.</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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