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<p style="text-align:justify;line-height:14.25pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We are pleased to invite The Texas A&M University System research community to a presentation by Anthony Boccanfuso, President and CEO of the University-Industry
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Dr. Boccanfuso will provide an overview of the I-PhD Scholar program, discuss its vision and objectives, and engage in a conversation about how the initiative supports stronger university-industry partnerships, graduate education, and workforce development.
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We encourage faculty, chief research officers, and others interested in industry engagement and graduate education to join this conversation and learn more about the I-PhD Scholar initiative.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="line-height:19.5pt"><strong><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Date:</span></strong><span style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Thursday, August 13 | 3:00 - 4:00 pm CT</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For any queries, contact</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="right" style="text-align:right;line-height:14.25pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dr. Sharmila Pathikonda
<a href="mailto:sharmila.pathikonda@tamu.edu" target="_blank" title="sharmila.pathikonda@tamu.edu">
<span style="color:black">sharmila.pathikonda@tamu.edu</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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