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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Dear Biology Community,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">You are invited to attend the annual <b>Biology Undergraduate Research Symposium, </b></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Today,
<span style="color:black">Thursday, February 2</span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">, from <b>12:00 to 5:15pm</b>, in <b>68-181</b>. This year, nineteen students, nominated by their faculty mentors, will be presenting their research from
their UROP experiences. The event will take place throughout the afternoon, broken down into five sessions with a five-minute break in between each session. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">You are encouraged to attend any and all sessions that fit your schedule.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Refreshments will be offered during each break. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The zoom link to join, if you are unable to join in person, is
</span><a href="https://mit.zoom.us/j/95977606084" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0956B5;letter-spacing:.3pt;background:white;text-decoration:none">https://mit.zoom.us/j/95977606084</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The official program line-up is as follows:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">Joshua Stone</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">Undergraduate Program</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">Biology Education Office 68-120</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">31 Ames Street </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">Cambridge, MA 02139</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:stonej@mit.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">stonej@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">P: 617-253-4718
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121">F: 617-258-9329</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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