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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="m2622258683486647364xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;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).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="m2622258683486647364xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Currently enrolled undergraduates interested in mitigating the effects of natural hazards are invited to apply online at
<a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/learning-center/reu/" target="_blank" id="LPlnk455533">
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
other related fields.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="m2622258683486647364xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">An informational flyer is attached, and available online at
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/media/filer_public/56/cd/56cd40d8-8f65-4329-8f89-29b035a4e839/reuflyer-101617-rev1119.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.designsafe-ci.org/media/filer_public/56/cd/56cd40d8-8f65-4329-8f89-29b035a4e839/reuflyer-101617-rev1119.pdf</a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
. Please post and distribute. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:reu-request@designsafe-ci.org" target="_blank">reu-request@designsafe-ci.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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