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/ 2 FIRST ANNUAL TAMU STUDENT RESEARCH WEEK CALL FOR STUDENT RESEARCH ABSTRACTS All undergraduate and graduate students who are involved in research at Texas A&M are invited to participate in Student Research Week, March 23-28, 1998. The goal of Student Research Week is to enhance awareness of student involvement in research at Texas A&M. It will give students the opportunity to showcase their research efforts by participating in oral or poster presentations. Participants may also choose to work with their faculty advisors to prepare a presentation. Student Research Week will highlight undergraduate and graduate student research endeavors at Texas A&M while giving students the opportunity to attend special events relat ing to the importance of student research. Some of the speakers of the week include Marye Anne Fox, Vice President for Research at the University of Texas who will talk about the importance of undergraduate research, Mike Doyle of the Research Corporation of Phoenix will talk about the importance of student research as viewed by a funding agency and Jean Marie DeChant of Notre Dame College will present a talk titled Creating and Developing Student Based Research Programs.” Abstracts must be received by the Office of Student Life, 112 Koldus no later than February 16, 1998. For detailed guidelines please contact Amy Montgomery or Nancy Sawtelle in the Office of the Vice President of Research, 312 Administration, 845-8585, or visit the TAMU Student Research Week website at http://www.tamu.edu/researchandgradstudies/Research/RESWEEK/resweek.html MARDI GRAS BRAZOS STYLE FEBRUARY 7, 1998 NOON-6:00 P.M. 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