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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">FYI, grad students<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>From:</b> Graduate Studies <graduate@ku.edu> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 27, 2020 12:10 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Graduate Studies <graduate@ku.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Roberts, Jennifer A <jaroberts@ku.edu>; Roberts Graham, Amber <amberts@ku.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Fall 2020 KU 3MT Competition | Preliminary Heats<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><i>Sent on behalf of the Vice Provost for Graduate Studies, Dr. Jennifer Roberts<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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<i>This email is being sent to school liaisons, staff, Directors of Graduate Studies, Department Chairs, Assistant and Associate Deans<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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KU’s 2020 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition is part of a global event that highlights graduate student research by challenging students to explain their work to non-experts in three minutes or less. The preliminary heats of the competition take place this
week (Oct 26–Oct. 30), and we would love it if you could attend this virtual event.
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Due to the ongoing pandemic, each participating graduate student recorded a video of their presentation that is now posted to the Office of Graduate Studies’
<a href="https://3mt.ku.edu/">3MT website</a>. The featured research includes groundbreaking work in the humanities, social and natural sciences, music, engineering, education, and pharmacy.
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All of the videos are available to the public, so we would greatly appreciate it if you could invite your students, colleagues, and friends, as well—everyone is welcome to attend! The 3MT Competition is a great way to learn about the exciting and eye-opening
work being conducted by KU graduate students. If you know one of the competitors, please also help us congratulate them on their participation in this global research communication event.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Preliminary Heats<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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Monday, October 26 – Friday, October 30<o:p></o:p></p>
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Website: <a href="https://3mt.ku.edu/">https://3mt.ku.edu/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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FB event: <a href="https://fb.me/e/1fjh5ezaH">https://fb.me/e/1fjh5ezaH</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Finals<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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Monday, November 9 – Friday, November 13<o:p></o:p></p>
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Website: <a href="https://3mt.ku.edu/">https://3mt.ku.edu/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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FB event: <a href="https://fb.me/e/4KQ8b7UmI">https://fb.me/e/4KQ8b7UmI</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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If you wish to make any comments on social media about the competition, please use the hashtag #3MTatKU. We will be following and sharing any posts with that hashtag.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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Jen<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Jennifer A. Roberts, PhD</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Vice Provost for Graduate Studies</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Ph: 785-864-1960</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Email: </span><a href="mailto:jenrob@ku.edu">jenrob@ku.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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