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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Dear SOE Graduate Students,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Please find the message below from UC-LEND office regarding their extended application deadline and program details.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">-Heather<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">I hope you are well! I am reaching out to remind you that the University of California Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (UC-LEND) training program is currently
accepting applications for trainees in the 2022-2023 cohort. The application deadline is quickly approaching, so please circulate the following information to your graduate student network. Applications must be submitted by
<b>Monday, April 18, 2022.</b> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Are you a graduate student who is interested in neurodiversity? Do you want to learn more about advocacy, policy, and leadership? Are you looking to work with an interdisciplinary
team? If so, we invite you to apply to the UC-LEND program! </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">UC-LEND is a year-long training program under the direction of autism researcher and primary care physician <b>Alice Kuo, MD, PhD, MBA </b>and associated UCLA and UCR faculty: </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Jan Blacher, PhD - UCR Site Director </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Kashia Rosenau, PhD - Training Director </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Emily Hotez, PhD - Research Director </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"> <br>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">We welcome students from all disciplines and encourage anyone who is interested in neurodiversity to apply. More details are listed on our </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/uc-lend.med.ucla.edu/__;!!F9wkZZsI-LA!R_2QTMjbEI1x3XHbFxT6k-GB920tSrQC5Ho2LGyH5uiTYgyx_wCGY3T4yC8tlLQUt07a7C0$" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">website</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Upcoming event!! LEND is hosting a neurodiversity in higher education panel this Friday 4/8/22 at 12pm. Please register
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