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<div>Dear faculty, postdocs, grad and undergrad students,</div>
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<div>Please see below information from the provost and chancellor's offices on the<span style="background-color:inherit; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </span><span style="background-color:inherit; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-weight:700"><u>2026
Institute-wide UROP Mixer</u></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; background-color:inherit"> Wednesday, October 28th from 3:30-5:00 PM.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif; color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Date:
</b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif">September 9, 2026 at 9:34:02 AM EDT<br>
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<div style="direction:ltr; line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; text-transform:none">As we gear up for fall, we wanted to share that the Provost’s and Chancellor’s Office will again
co-host the </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; font-weight:700; text-transform:none"><u>2026 Institute-wide UROP Mixer</u></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; text-transform:none"> on Wednesday,
October 28th from 3:30-5:00 PM on the second and third floors of the Stratton Student Center (W20). </span></div>
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and undergraduate students.</span></div>
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<div style="direction:ltr; line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">MIT faculty, graduate students, and other research mentors actively recruiting for UROP students are strongly encouraged
to participate. <a href="https://airtable.com/appdzovHv9icDW8m1/shrZlgTz9YoybCdNf" style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px">
Mentors can sign up via Airtable for table space.</a></span></div>
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<div style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:12pt"><a href="https://airtable.com/appdzovHv9icDW8m1/shrlhkrYumjZf0eRP">Undergraduates can RSVP</a> for the Mixer to connect with researchers across diverse research areas.</div>
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<div style="direction:ltr; line-height:1.38; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; text-transform:none">The Provost and Chancellor will also share a community-wide email about this event mid September.
We appreciate your time and please direct anyone with questions to our team e-mail
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