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System field program, <a href="https://ucnrs.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c0fc16c01900ff19a4e09abe4&id=0c37e25157&e=282f4feb2f" target="_blank">California Ecology and Conservation</a>. <strong>Applications are due on October 25, 2024</strong>. Please spread the word!</p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:24px;padding-left:24px" class="m_-8633358477077671885mceBlockContainer" align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" class="m_-8633358477077671885mceButtonContainer"><tbody><tr></tr><tr class="m_-8633358477077671885mceStandardButton"><td style="background-color:#eabc20;border-radius:0;text-align:center" class="m_-8633358477077671885mceButton" valign="top"><a href="https://ucnrs.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c0fc16c01900ff19a4e09abe4&id=5fbeeb2e58&e=282f4feb2f" class="m_-8633358477077671885mceButtonLink" style="background-color:#eabc20;border-radius:0;border:2px solid #eabc20;color:#000000;display:block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;padding:16px 28px;text-decoration:none;min-width:30px;text-align:center;direction:ltr;letter-spacing:0px" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Application portal</a></td></tr><tr></tr><tr>
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Since its inception in 2015, over 500 undergraduates from across the UC system have participated. </p><p><br></p><p>For 50 days, 27 undergraduates from across the UC system participate in hands-on learning, gaining a familiarity with some of the most awe-inspiring landscapes the state has to offer. Students complete a series of independent research studies while learning to notice natural patterns, frame questions into feasible research projects, and practice standard field techniques. At the conclusion of each project, students analyze their data and present their findings in oral presentations and written reports. All the while, students grow as leaders, teammates, and members of a diverse and enthusiastic community of scholars.</p><p><br></p><p>All UC undergraduates who have a 2.5+ GPA, are in good standing with their home campus, and have successfully completed an introductory biology course are eligible to apply.</p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0" valign="top"><table width="100%" style="border:0;border-radius:0;border-collapse:separate"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-left:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px" class="m_-8633358477077671885mceTextBlockContainer"><div class="m_-8633358477077671885mceText" id="m_-8633358477077671885dataBlockId-451" style="width:100%"><h2>Here is what one of our alumni has to say about the experience:</h2></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:separate" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:0;padding-left:0" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation" id="m_-8633358477077671885section_0a5a8e972b3499e889ae2a75c29d1e98"><tbody><tr><td style="background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-8633358477077671885mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="12" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-8633358477077671885mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="12" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="background-position:center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="24" width="100%" style="table-layout:fixed" role="presentation"><colgroup><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"><col span="1" width="8.333333333333332%"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0" class="m_-8633358477077671885mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="4" width="33.33333333333333%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:0;padding-left:0" class="m_-8633358477077671885mceBlockContainer" align="center" valign="top"><span class="m_-8633358477077671885mceImageBorder" style="border:0;border-radius:0;vertical-align:top;margin:0"><img width="187" height="auto" style="width:187px;height:auto;max-width:220px!important;border-radius:0;display:block" alt="" src="https://mcusercontent.com/c0fc16c01900ff19a4e09abe4/images/a4df9564-258b-930d-c1f9-5bbde3a7d04b.jpeg" role="presentation" class="m_-8633358477077671885mceImage"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0" class="m_-8633358477077671885mceColumn" valign="top" colspan="8" width="66.66666666666666%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0" valign="top"><table width="100%" style="border:0;border-radius:0;border-collapse:separate"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-left:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px" class="m_-8633358477077671885mceTextBlockContainer"><div class="m_-8633358477077671885mceText" id="m_-8633358477077671885dataBlockId-448" style="width:100%"><h1><span style="color:rgb(234,188,32)">Bethany Johnson, UCR</span></h1><p>I learned about the CEC course through my club’s discord. 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