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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Postdocs,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I hope you’re all doing well. Here is a good way to stay engaged and informed: Mark your calendar for tomorrow’s Town Hall for the MIT research community. Information will be shared about the ramp up of research activity, and you will
be able to submit questions during the session. Details and link to join below.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ann<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Dear MIT Research Community:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has begun to open non-essential businesses in the state, assuming health conditions continue to improve. While we all are excited at the prospect of
an increased level of research activity on campus in the near term, we have to act deliberately and cautiously to ensure a smooth transition to a new set of conditions in our laboratories and facilities, and we must do our utmost to keep our colleagues safe.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Professor Tyler Jacks, Chair of the Research Ramp-Up Lightning Committee, and I will host a virtual town hall for our research community to discuss MIT’s research ramp-up and the efforts
that are underway for the phased return to campus research operations.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Maria T. Zuber</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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