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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>FYI for those of you who may be interested </b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Colleen Bertuccio <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 24, 2021 3:12 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> UCM SSHA Grad <<a href="mailto:ssha.grad@ucmerced.edu">ssha.grad@ucmerced.edu</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Leigh Bernacchi (<a href="mailto:lbernacchi@ucmerced.edu">lbernacchi@ucmerced.edu</a>) <<a href="mailto:lbernacchi@ucmerced.edu">lbernacchi@ucmerced.edu</a>>; Rudy Ortiz <<a href="mailto:rortiz@ucmerced.edu">rortiz@ucmerced.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Graduate student recruitment request: FARMERS<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Graduate Services,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">My name is Colleen Bertuccio and I am the Operations Manager at CITRIS. I am reaching out because we would like to share an opportunity for graduate students to participate in a USDA funded training program. We are currently recruiting
graduate students to apply for the HSI Fellows UC Merced Future Ag Researchers in Middle School (FARMERS) program. FARMERS supports students by providing one year of financial support including summer funding, funds for conference travel, up to $1000 for research
supplies, and experiential learning about agriculture and engagement in education. This program is led by Dr. Rudy Ortiz and aims to produce graduates capable of enhancing the nation’s food and agricultural scientific and professional workforce.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Attached is a flyer for the program and here is a link to the application:
<a href="https://usdahsi.ucmerced.edu/application/">https://usdahsi.ucmerced.edu/application/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We would like to share this information broadly through UC Merced. Would you please share in your networks for graduate students this week?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I look forward to hearing back from you.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Colleen<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;text-transform:uppercase">Colleen Bertuccio</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#092F44;text-transform:uppercase">operations manager<br>
<a href="http://citris.ucmerced.edu/" target="_blank">CENTER FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIETY AND THE BANATAO INSTITUTE</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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California 95343<br>
<a href="mailto:cbertuccio@ucmerced.edu"><span style="color:blue">cbertuccio@ucmerced.edu</span></a> </span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#DAAC00">|</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#999999"> 209.285.4406</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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