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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear REU Alumni,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please forward this message to your friends who you believe would benefit greatly from participating in the 2018 REU program.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We look forward to receiving your applications.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) community invites undergraduates to apply for a summer research opportunity with the NHERI-REU Program (Research Experiences for Undergraduates).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black">Currently enrolled undergraduates interested in mitigating the effects of natural hazards are invited to apply online at
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https://www.designsafe-ci.org/learning-center/reu/</a>. Undergraduates who have conducted research with the NHERI REU program have been interested in civil engineering, environmental engineering, architecture, geology, computer programming, simulation, and
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="color:black">For questions or more information, please email
<a href="mailto:reu-request@designsafe-ci.org" target="_blank">reu-request@designsafe-ci.org</a>.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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