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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">Dear MIT and
WHOI colleagues,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">We’re writing to
share news about an upcoming event that features an MIT/WHOI
graduate student competing in a science communication
competition at the Museum of Science. Sabrina Elkassas is a
PhD student in the MIT WHOI joint program and associated
with the Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations.
She’s a finalist in the virtual
</span><a href="https://www.mos.org/reach-out-challenge"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:#1155CC">Reach Out
Science Slam Finals</span></a><span style="color:black">
on
<b>Tuesday, May 4 at 7pm ET (6pm CT, 5pm MT, 4pm PT)</b>.
Six early career researchers will compete to see who can
tell the best science story in just 3 minutes, and who will
win over our panel of celebrity judges, including
</span><a href="https://www.scimaven.com/"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:#1155CC">Raven
Baxter</span></a><span style="color:black">,
</span><a href="http://www.thespacegal.com/"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:#1155CC">Emily
Calandrelli</span></a><span style="color:black">,
</span><a href="https://jorgecham.com/" moz-do-not-send="true"><span
style="color:#1155CC">Jorge Cham</span></a><span
style="color:black"> and
</span><a href="https://www.melissacristinamarquez.com/"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:#1155CC">Melissa
Cristina Márquez</span></a><span style="color:black">.
Audience members can also cast a vote for the Audience
Choice Winner. Would this be of interest to feature on your
website or in the News & Events calendars?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">Here are a few
assets that may be helpful:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://www.mos.org/reach-out-challenge"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:#0D4299">Reach
Out Science Slam website</span></a><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1
lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
An inspirational <a
href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UggJTN-eUHCL4235jLraCgHOk6CNYskn/view?usp=sharing"
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<span style="color:#1155CC">promo video featuring Sabrina
Elkassas</span></a><o:p></o:p></li>
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lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<a
href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reachout-finals-tickets-148669517529"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:#0D4299">Eventbrite
link</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>to
register for the event<o:p></o:p></li>
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lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<a href="https://youtu.be/1uFf7B0NNI8"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:#044A91">Direct
link</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"><span
style="color:#BF0000"> </span></span>to attend the live
stream <o:p></o:p></li>
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lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<a
href="https://twitter.com/museumofscience/status/1387769427073044489?s=20"
moz-do-not-send="true">Here</a><span
class="apple-converted-space"> </span>is a recent social
media post about the event from the Museum of Science
featuring Sabrina - feel free to share on your channels.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1
lfo3;vertical-align:baseline">
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8-DFGafw0U"
moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:#1155CC">Sabrina’s
Reach Out Semi-Finals Performance</span></a> (starts at
47:10)<o:p></o:p></li>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">Thank you!
Please let us know if you have any questions or need
additional information.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">Best,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">The Reach Out
Team</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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