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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dear PLS students,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">*<b>This email will be best read on your computer as it is very lengthy and there are a lot of hyperlinks</b>*<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This email is filled with upcoming opportunities and deadlines!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#C00000">ACADEMICS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">New Major/Minor: Applied Biotechnology<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The new School of Plant Sciences major/minor, Applied Biotechnology, is live. If you are interested in this major please contact the Academic Advisor, me, Maya Azzi (<a href="mailto:mazzi@email.arizona.edu">mazzi@email.arizona.edu</a>)
for more details or feel free to schedule an appointment with me. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#C00000">PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/JOBS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Mini Symposium: Agriculture Biotechnology
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Link to website/registration:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> <a href="https://innovatebio.org/event/agricultural-biotechnology-emerging-technologies-and-insights" title="https://innovatebio.org/event/agricultural-biotechnology-emerging-technologies-and-insights">https://innovatebio.org/event/agricultural-biotechnology-emerging-technologies-and-insights</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Event Date(s): Thursday, January 28, 2021 - 01:00pm to 04:00pm EST<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Event Details: InnovATEBIO National Biotechnology Education Center and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory invite you to a mini-symposium
on emerging technologies in Agricultural Biotechnology.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red">High school and college faculty and students </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">are
welcome to attend this free webinar. Registration is required.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">1:00 pm EST<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Agricultural Genomics: The Rise of Genomes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Doreen Ware, Ph.D., Molecular Biologist, USDA Agricultural Research Service and Adjunct Professor, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New
York<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Breeding for 2050 and beyond will require designing plants for new environments and preparing them for new diseases, while they are
still offshore. Key to this effort will be access to high-quality genomes and annotations for agricultural species and their pests. The genomes of many plants have been sequenced over the past decade, but these are usually limited to one reference assembly.
The available genomes are often fragmented and missing complex repeat regions—and so lack sufficient high-level representation of genes and functional variation within a species. We are now entering an era where genome assemblies are reaching a theoretical
maximum of contiguity and completeness—at ~0.1% the cost of 10 years ago. This provides an unprecedented opportunity to access genomic information to dissect complex agronomic traits and to provide insights into species evolution.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">2:00 pm EST<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Emerging Trends in Agricultural Diagnostics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Zach Bateson, Ph.D., Research Scientist, National Agricultural Genotyping Center, Fargo, ND<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Pests and pathogens account for up to 30% of the annual losses in food crops worldwide. All agricultural commodities are negatively
impacted by pests, either directly in the field or indirectly through the supply chain. Molecular diagnostics to identify and manage threats in agriculture lag behind diagnostic applications in the medical sciences, despite deep connections between agriculture
and human health. In this webinar, I describe the diagnostic biotechnology used at the National Agricultural Genotyping Center (NAGC) and how diagnostic data provide insights into emerging threats across the agricultural community. Specifically, I discuss
research underway at the NAGC that helps: 1) identify drivers of colony losses impacting the honeybee industry, 2) quickly detect herbicide resistant weeds, and 3) measure environmental pathogen densities to develop predictive models for crop diseases. While
the research is diverse in scope, the diagnostic methods take advantage of a commonality across all pests and pathogens—the genetic code.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">3:00 pm EST<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Clones, Carbon and Climate Change: The Epigenetics of Oil Production<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Rob Martienssen, Ph.D, Professor, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, NY<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The African oil palm is the most efficient oil bearing crop, but demand for edible oils and biofuels, combined with sustainability
concerns over dwindling rainforest reserves, has led to intense pressure to improve oil palm yield. The fruit abnormality, mantled, is a somaclonal variant arising from tissue culture that drastically reduces yield—and has largely halted efforts to clone elite
hybrids for oil production. Using epigenome wide association studies, we found that loss of methylation of a LINE retrotransposon related to rice Karma predicts mantled fruit. Identifying “bad Karma” in cloned plantlets allows growers to cull mantled palms
before they reach the field. Since many palms in a given plantation are low-yielding, the broad introduction of high-performing clones promises to reduce the land needed to meet world requirements for palm oil.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Job opportunity: For individuals Graduating in May 2020<o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) is in the process of hiring several entry level staff position. Those who are interested
in applying for a Civil Engineering, Soil Conservationist, Foresters and Soil Conservation Technician positions, who have graduated or scheduled to graduate by May 2020 with a degree in Civil Engineering and Natural Resources, to send a copy of their resume
for a cursory review to </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:patti.jacksonkelly@usda.gov">patti.jacksonkelly@usda.gov</a><span style="color:black">, prior to applying for positions on line in USAJOBS.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Research/Financial opportunity: MARC Program<o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ol>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E">It's time again to consider applying to the Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) Program. If you are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, have a 3.0 GPA, will have at least 4 semesters
left at University of Arizona after the current spring semester, are interested in pursuing research and aspire a graduate degree in a biomedical field, then you certainly should apply. The benefits and opportunities are MANY and there is NO prior research
experience required.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E">The simple application and more information can be found at</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E"> <a href="https://grad.arizona.edu/uroc/uroc-application-2020" target="_blank"><span style="color:#954F72">2021
MARC Program Application</span></a>. Please note that the application is now combined with UROC so you will have an opportunity to apply to several programs in one process. Be sure to select “Maximizing Access to Research Careers” (MARC) to ensure that your
application is automatically forwarded to our office.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E">The financial benefits are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E">· paid partial or full tuition<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E">· paid health insurance (if needed)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E">· $1000 per year to travel to science meetings<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E">· approximately $1,100 per month in stipend<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E">The application deadline is February 1st.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E">If you'd like to discuss the possibilities or have ANY questions, PLEASE feel free to contact me via email (<a href="mailto:cjneal@email.arizona.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#954F72">cjneal@email.arizona.edu</span></a>).
I'd be very happy to talk with you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Cindy Neal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Assistant Director, MARC Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">c/o Dept of Chemistry & Biochemistry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">BioSciences West 531<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">PO Box 210088<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Tucson AZ 85721-0088<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">520-621-4667<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#C00000">SCHOLARSHIPS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Astronaut Scholarship - $10K for STEM Majors<o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">STEM sophomores and juniors!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The 2021 Astronaut Scholarship application is now open. <b>ONCS is hosting an Astronaut Scholarship information session
on <span style="background:#FF80FF">Thursday, January 21 from noon-1pm</span>. Interested students can <a href="https://arizona.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArf-qqqTgpHdyKclIyhTQr5K4y8-QCIq4U" title="https://arizona.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArf-qqqTgpHdyKclIyhTQr5K4y8-QCIq4U"><span style="color:blue">RSVP
here</span></a>.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">About the Astronaut Scholarship:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Astronaut Scholarships are awarded to students going into their <b>junior and senior year of college</b> studying<b>science, technology, engineering,
or mathematics</b> with the <b>intent to pursue research or advance their field upon completion of their final degree</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Astronaut Scholars are among the best and brightest minds in STEM who show initiative, creativity, and excellence in their chosen field.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Up to $15,000 awarded<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Each member institution may nominate 2 candidates who will advance to the national competition<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Nomination Criteria:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Must be a STEM major going into junior or senior year (<a href="https://www.astronautscholarship.org/assets/astronaut-scholarship-major-fields-of-study.pdf" title="https://www.astronautscholarship.org/assets/astronaut-scholarship-major-fields-of-study.pdf"><span style="color:blue">STEM
Designated Degrees</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Must be a U.S. citizen (verified by birth certificate, US passport, or naturalization papers)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Must have completed two years of full-time study at an ASF affiliated university or institution and demonstrated exemplary academic performance, as
noted in transcripts (Note: Students may be nominated during their second year of full-time study, for a scholarship that will begin in the third year.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Should be a full-time student during both semesters of the ASF supported academic year to receive the full scholarship, which is up to $15,000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Must have conducted a considerable amount of work outside the classroom in their chosen field of study. This may include laboratory research, cooperative
education, internships, relevant military experience, entrepreneurial endeavors, and/or documented independent work resulting in technical papers, patents, or similar work product<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">How to apply:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">See attached PDF flyer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">A faculty or research mentor at the University of Arizona must nominate you. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Nominations should be sent to Danielle Barefoot, Assistant Director of Nationally Competitive Scholarships at <a href="mailto:dblalock@arizona.edu" title="mailto:dblalock@arizona.edu"><span style="color:blue">dblalock@arizona.edu</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The nomination should identify in the applicant a special drive or talent that foreshadows a creative career leading to the advancement of scientific
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Full application materials will be shared with students who meet the scholarship nomination criteria.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Prospective applicants may <a href="mailto:dblalock@arizona.edu" title="mailto:dblalock@arizona.edu"><span style="color:blue">email Danielle</span></a> with
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">ONCS is hosting an Astronaut Scholarship information session on <span style="background:#FF80FF">Thursday, January 21 from noon-1pm</span>. Interested
students can <a href="https://arizona.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArf-qqqTgpHdyKclIyhTQr5K4y8-QCIq4U" title="https://arizona.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArf-qqqTgpHdyKclIyhTQr5K4y8-QCIq4U"><span style="color:blue">RSVP here</span></a>.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">For more details, please <a href="mailto:dblalock@arizona.edu" title="mailto:dblalock@arizona.edu"><span style="color:blue">email
Danielle</span></a> or use Trellis to <a href="https://ua-trellis.force.com/uastudent/s/advisor-calendar/?NetId=dblalock" title="https://ua-trellis.force.com/uastudent/s/advisor-calendar/?NetId=dblalock"><span style="color:blue">schedule an advising appointment</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Pronouns: She, her, hers, ella<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>
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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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