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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><b>The deadline approaches! Submit your abstract to present at our
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2024 Research Symposium</a> by next Monday, January 15.</b></span></p>
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about the Symposium</a> to be held March 21-22, 2024.</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">
Join other W&M graduate students from A&S and VIMS, as well as other Virginia universities to present your research at this interdisciplinary symposium. The Symposium is a beloved tradition in Graduate A&S.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><b>How to submit an abstract:</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 120, 215);"><b><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__wmsas.qualtrics.com_jfe_form_SV-5F880q3iutJcV6Zf0&d=DwMF-g&c=CJqEzB1piLOyyvZjb8YUQw&r=K4HRMH6TVb_Js20bQSfGOme572Qt0XHlGldIwAPxJv0&m=hVkGrKFFdNo-MlqxdJNIukrU8z5on__dlLe9p56_PdZx94kQXkeHUyTeGPtfhoZu&s=3AVob4boDzQZn0mLVGnT5Xb9L56SnSyPk526UyaAIEo&e=" id="OWAafddec60-cf31-06f1-a95a-e2981824b961" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://wmsas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_880q3iutJcV6Zf0" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(0, 120, 215);">Use
the Abstract Submission Portal</a></b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> to submit an abstract of the research you plan to present in a talk or poster session. The portal will remain open until
<b>January 15 </b>(11:59 p.m. ET). The </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(0, 120, 215);"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.wm.edu_as_graduate_graduate-2Dsymposium_index.php&d=DwMF-g&c=CJqEzB1piLOyyvZjb8YUQw&r=K4HRMH6TVb_Js20bQSfGOme572Qt0XHlGldIwAPxJv0&m=hVkGrKFFdNo-MlqxdJNIukrU8z5on__dlLe9p56_PdZx94kQXkeHUyTeGPtfhoZu&s=OZxbjSYwvEX-bW6-hzrfDjw6UfkiDNpt6w4l2dV8uv4&e=" id="OWA484aa9f2-7483-f7e3-cc51-af8458931fbc" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.wm.edu/as/graduate/graduate-symposium/index.php" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(0, 120, 215);">GHRS
webpages</a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> contain details about
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requirements for submitting an abstract to present</a>. Be sure to read the requirements and guidelines before submitting your abstract. The Portal contains instructions on completing the form.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><b>Awards</b>: You also have the option to submit a 5-6 page research paper based on the work you’ll present at the Symposium for consideration for a variety of
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Graduate Research Awards</a>. Deadline: January 15.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Questions may be directed to
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