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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Chris Amemiya <camemiya@ucmerced.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 8:20 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>qsb-grads <qsb-grads@ucmerced.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>STEM Solutions in Public Policy; $1000 research stipend<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear Grad Students,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Have you ever thought: “There ought to be a law…”. Please see the message below if you are interested in drafting a statement for potential California legislation.
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<p class="MsoNormal">I know lots of you have great ideas. Previous proposals have addressed mental health, water quality, product safety, climate change, utilities and energy, privacy, research funding, education, and more.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Chris Amemiya, QSB chair<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black">Sandra Wilson <<a href="mailto:sawilson@ucdavis.edu" title="mailto:sawilson@ucdavis.edu"><span style="color:#954F72">sawilson@ucdavis.edu</span></a>><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
<b>Sent:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Thursday, August 8, 2019 1:49 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>UC Center Sacramento STEM Solutions in Public Policy Award</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Dear Colleague,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I am writing to request your help in bringing this exciting program to the attention of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduate students on your campus.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">UC Center Sacramento is pleased to announce that the application deadline for the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>STEM Solutions in Public Policy Award<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>has
been extended!<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Submissions will be accepted until midnight Pacific time on Thursday, October 24, 2019</b>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">This award will recognize one or more outstanding proposals for<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><u>new California legislation</u><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>from<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>UC
STEM graduate students.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>The winner(s) will receive a $1,000 research stipend and – should their bill advance through the legislative process – will travel to Sacramento to convene with Legislators and/or legislative
staff (expenses covered by UCCS).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Further information is available at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://uccs.ucdavis.edu/for-students/stem-solutions"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#954F72">UCCS
STEM Solutions</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">or on the UCCS website (</span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://uccs.ucdavis.edu/public-policy/stem-solutions" title="http://uccs.ucdavis.edu/public-policy/stem-solutions"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#954F72">uccs.ucdavis.edu)</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Thank you in advance for helping to promote this important opportunity for UC graduate students to influence state policy. I would appreciate your assistance in disseminating this announcement at your earliest convenience.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Freestyle Script";color:black">Richard L. Kravitz</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Richard L. Kravitz, MD, MSPH</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Director, UC Center Sacramento (916.445.5100)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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