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<span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);" class="ContentPasted1">Date/</span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;" class="ContentPasted1">time: Submissions must be received
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<span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);" class="ContentPasted1">Sponsored by: American Institute of Biological Sciences<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);" class="ContentPasted1">What it’s all about? Enter the Faces of Biology Photo Contest for a chance to win $250 and to have your photo appear on the cover of the journal BioScience.<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);" class="ContentPasted1">The competition recognizes scientists who use imagery to communicate aspects of biological research to the public and policymakers. Once again, this
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<span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;" class="ContentPasted1">"Photography is one of many excellent tools scientists have to showcase their work to new audiences, including policymakers and the public," said Scott Glisson,
CEO of AIBS. "AIBS remains committed to strengthening scientists' ability to communicate with broad audiences. An important part of that effort has been supporting this artful approach to sharing their research."</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;" class="ContentPasted1">The theme of the contest is "Faces of Biology." Photographs entered into the competition must depict a person, such as a scientist, technician, or student,
engaging in biological research. The depicted research may occur outside, in a lab, with a natural history collection, on a computer, in a classroom, or elsewhere.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;" class="ContentPasted1">Cost / Registration: No pre-registration required, but it is recommended that you join the webinar session 15 minutes prior to the start of the webinar.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);" class="ContentPasted1">Details: https://www.aibs.org/faces-of-biology/<o:p class="ContentPasted1"> </o:p></span></p>
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