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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Due to CDC guidelines that recommend against gatherings of more than 10 people, the
<b>ARS is canceled for 2020</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">This cancellation will not affect any grad student’s position as a GAR or as a grad student. Some have already expressed a concern about that.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We are sorry to disappoint the students, but it is necessary.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Donna Russell | Proposal Administrator I<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Tel. 903-886-5168 | </span><a href="mailto:Donna.Russell@tamuc.edu"><span style="color:blue">Donna.Russell@tamuc.edu</span></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#003E80">Annual Research Symposium Planning Committee</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#003E80"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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