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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">FYI – several of our past students have attended the
</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">APS Conferences for Undergraduate Women and Gender Minorities in Physics (CU*iP), which is open to people of all gender identities. I have heard only positive reports from this experience!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">If you are accepted, the department will pay your registration fees and help you with travel costs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Please see the email below for an application link. Applications are due on Wednesday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Conference webpage:
<a href="https://www.aps.org/events/2025/undergraduate-women-gender-minority-conferences">
https://www.aps.org/events/2025/undergraduate-women-gender-minority-conferences</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Attendee Information page:
<a href="https://www.aps.org/initiatives/inclusion/gender-inclusive/undergraduate-women-minorities/attendees">
https://www.aps.org/initiatives/inclusion/gender-inclusive/undergraduate-women-minorities/attendees</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Dr. Williams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#00386C">Dr. Kurtis A. Williams (he/him/his)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#4F5352">Professor and Department Head</span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#4F5352"><a href="https://www.tamuc.edu/physics"><span style="color:#0088CE">Department of Physics and Astronomy</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#4F5352;text-transform:uppercase">P: 903.886.5488</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#4F5352"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#4F5352"><a href="https://www.tamuc.edu/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0088CE">Texas A&M University-Commerce</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">Dear Dr. Williams, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">The </span><u><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:#1155CC"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__my.aps.org_cuwipapply&d=DwMF-g&c=oqyuZuih6ykib6aKiBq22_bich4AVfYGoLertJN0bEc&r=iChQuC17Qn3vIoviwtt2dC0QKF2XhMAtaZU7ANkXjoI&m=xi4Bo3VFuoSBTW0QptLJku2B-zoEuM1uLThh9UEtsvH9ns5q8NY8uxigtXMjA8bg&s=5h-ne84W1W8n_Ammd33VFG_42-wgIdp-2Srhw2RJmDs&e=" target="_blank" id="OWA50730500-309b-5fce-6d87-67666a8c9e68"><span style="color:#1155CC">application
site</span></a></span></u><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black"> for <b>APS Conferences for Undergraduate Women and Gender Minorities in Physics (CU*iP)
</b>is still currently open and will close at <b>5PM ET on Wednesday, October 23, 2024</b>. We kindly request that you encourage your physics majors to apply by the deadline. Attached is a poster for your dissemination.</span><span style="font-family:Aptos"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">University of Colorado Boulder will be one of 14 institutions hosting this conference, which will happen
<b>January 24-26, 2025, </b>and we would love to have your students in attendance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">For further information, please visit
</span><u><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:#1155CC"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.aps.org_events_2025_undergraduate-2Dwomen-2Dgender-2Dminority-2Dconferences&d=DwMF-g&c=oqyuZuih6ykib6aKiBq22_bich4AVfYGoLertJN0bEc&r=iChQuC17Qn3vIoviwtt2dC0QKF2XhMAtaZU7ANkXjoI&m=xi4Bo3VFuoSBTW0QptLJku2B-zoEuM1uLThh9UEtsvH9ns5q8NY8uxigtXMjA8bg&s=m0JdNMPc2rLYtNQ0qpt1i7Dys0EyEsRYl7-mHmeQ_E0&e=" target="_blank" id="OWA88992738-f7d2-8527-891e-76dee7995994"><span style="color:#1155CC">the
CU*iP webpage</span></a></span></u><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">. Thank you for your continued support in promoting CU*iP.</span><span style="font-family:Aptos"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">Warm regards, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">Thi Hoang<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Aptos;color:black">CU*iP Boulder Organizing Committee Member<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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