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<div style="margin:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Tahoma,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt">Are you worried about funding for your lab or the lab you plan to run in the future? Do you
and/or your PI seem to spend all of your time writing grants? Do you know talented scientists that have left science because of funding?</span></font></span></font></div>
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<div style="margin:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Tahoma,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt">This is not surprising as science funding has dropped 30% in the last decade alone and is at
a 40 yr low. </span></font></span></font></div>
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<div style="margin:0px"><font><font size="2">Please take a few minutes of your time to advocate for the future of science. </font><font face="Palatino-Roman" size="2" style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Come light a candle for the ideas that haven't been
worked on, the cures that haven't been found, the talented researchers that have left science, the hours lost writing grants instead of doing science. </font></font></div>
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<div style="margin:0px"><font><b><font face="Palatino-Roman" size="2" style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">When: Tonight, </font><font size="2">Thursday, September 17 6:30 pm</font></b></font></div>
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<div style="margin:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Tahoma,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt">We plan to send a picture of the event to congress along with a clear message about how the
science funding crisis is affecting academics.</span></font><font face="Tahoma,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span></font><font face="Tahoma,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt"><b>It is a super critical time as we are in
danger of entering another sequester this year.</b></span></font><font face="Tahoma,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span></font></span></font></div>
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<font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Tahoma,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt">If you have FB, please RSVP here: </span></font><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/673090636167954/" target="_blank"><font face="Tahoma,sans-serif" size="2" color="purple"><span style="font-size:10pt">https://www.facebook.com/events/673090636167954/.</span></font></a><font face="Tahoma,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt"> Feel
free to forward this message to supporters of science.</span></font></span></font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Whether or not you can make the event, please take 30 seconds of your time this year to advocate for science-<b> send an email to your representatives at</b> </font><a href="http://save-science.org" target="_blank">http://save-science.org</a> <b style="font-size: 10pt;">today.
</b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Your voice will be counted by congress, literally, and this could help prevent an NIH/NSF shutdown this fall.</span></div>
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<div style="margin:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Tahoma,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt">Viva Science,</span></font></span></font></div>
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<div style="margin:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Tahoma,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt">Christin</span></font></span></font></div>
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<div style="margin:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Tahoma,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt">Christin Glorioso</span></font></span></font></div>
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