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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Stuart A. Long, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Research and the Honors College [mailto:uhecomm@uh.edu] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 10, 2012 11:56 AM<br><b>To:</b> Zerda, Kathy<br><b>Subject:</b> PURS Fall 2012: Deadline April 25 & Research Symposium THIS Thursday<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Dear Faculty,<br><br>Please share this information with your students. Thank you, Stuart Long<br><br>The Office of Undergraduate Research is currently accepting applications for the Provost's Undergraduate Research Scholarship (PURS) program for the fall 2012 semester. The PURS program provides a $1000 scholarship to juniors and seniors to assist a faculty member in a part-time semester research project. Undergraduates from ALL colleges and disciplines are encouraged to apply. The application deadline is Wednesday, April 25th. Details on the PURS program, and the online application are available at <a href="http://uhhelpdesk.custhelp.com/rd?1=AvUe~woMFP8Ssdj5GhAe~yL~Jvsq~2j~mEIEuzr~&2=3997" target="_new">http://uh.edu/honors/undergraduate-research/uh-research/purs/index.php</a>.<br>__________________<br><br>Interested in learning more about undergraduate research? Be sure to drop by the Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium this Thursday, April 12th. Over 75 undergraduates from seven different colleges will showcase their research achievements through poster and oral presentations. We hope you can join us and—since it is a celebration—enjoy ice cream sundaes provided by the Office of Undergraduate Research.<br><br>Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium<br>Thursday, April 12th<br>Poster Presentations: 4 - 6 p.m., Rockwell Pavilion<br>Oral Presentations: 1:30 - 3 p.m., Honors College Commons<br><a href="http://uhhelpdesk.custhelp.com/rd?1=AvUe~woMFP8Ssdj5GhAe~yL~Jvsq~2j~mEIEuzr~&2=3998" target="_new">http://TheHonorsCollege.com/springurday</a><br><br>For more information, please contact Karen Weber at <a href="mailto:kweber@uh.edu">kweber@uh.edu</a> or Dr. Stuart Long at <a href="mailto:long@uh.edu">long@uh.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>--</span><br><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Stuart A. Long, Ph.D., P.E.</span><br><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Associate Dean of Undergraduate Research and the Honors College</span><br><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering</span><br><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>University of Houston</span><br><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Houston, TX 77204-4005</span><br><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Phone: (713) 743-4445</span><br><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Fax: (713) 743-4444</span><br><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Email: <a href="mailto:long@uh.edu">long@uh.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://uhhelpdesk.custhelp.com/rd/AvUe~woMFP8Ssdj5GhAe~yL~Jvsq~2j~mEIEuzr~.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>