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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Hello PhD students!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Applications are now open for the Fall 2021 Science to Policy Graduate Certificate Course!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">UCR Science to Policy (S2P) is a campus-based organization that works to highlight and expand the roles of scientists in public policy. Over the 10-week evening/weekend course, grad students interact
with policymakers and gain skills in science policy, education, advocacy, and communication to translate science into public policy or pivot to policy careers.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Application submissions for the Fall 2021 course
<b>have been extended to August 9th</b> (application form: </span><a href="https://form.jotform.com/211576346215151" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://form.jotform.com/211576346215151</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">).
PhD students from across STEM fields are welcome to apply, including from the social sciences. Strong candidates from other programs would also be considered and are encouraged to apply. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The course structure is still being finalized, but we are currently restructuring the course to follow a hybrid format:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Monthly in-person weekend intensives (10-3pm)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> October 23-24<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">November 6-7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">December 4-5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Weekly virtual meetings 6-7pm on Wednesdays<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Learn more about the Certificate Course and other S2P events on our website:
</span><a href="https://s2p.ucr.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://s2p.ucr.edu/</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. Feel free to contact us with any questions:
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC"><a href="mailto:s2p@ucr.edu" target="_blank">s2p@ucr.edu</a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Additionally, please help us spread awareness among grad students who may be interested.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The S2P Student Cabinet</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">William Ota</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><a href="https://scipolnetwork.org/page/scipol-scholars" target="_blank">NSPN</a> Scholarship Program Coordinator</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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