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</b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">"Edwards, Amber" <<a href="mailto:amber.edwards@marquette.edu">amber.edwards@marquette.edu</a>><br>
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Date:
</b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">October 17, 2013 1:14:54 PM EDT<br>
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</b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>Natural and Computational Sciences Graduate Program- Open House</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Dear Colleague,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">On Saturday November 2<sup>nd</sup>, Marquette University will hold an open house for students interested in pursuing graduate study in the Natural or Computational Sciences. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Our department’s graduate programs in Bioinformatics, Computing and Computational Sciences will be participating in this open house, with faculty and students available to meet with prospective
students.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Our Master’s in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Bioinformatics</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is a joint program between Marquette University and The Medical College
of Wisconsin. Mathematics, computer science, and web technologies have revolutionized biological research; our Bioinformatics program is geared toward furthering that revolution with instruction on creating computing applications for biological sciences.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Our<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Computing</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>program is a professional Master’s degree that spans the study of computer science, computer
engineering, software engineering, information technology and information systems. This program is designed to enhance the computing skill set of current practitioners as well as students interested in moving into the computing field. Online course offerings
via distance learning enhance the program flexibility for busy professionals and enable students outside the metro area to earn their MS degree.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Our Master’s and Ph.D. program in<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Computational Sciences</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is designed to equip graduates with a distinctive
blend of theoretical and computational skills for: Employment in industry, research laboratories and institutions of higher education. A distinctive feature of our program is that all core aspects of a student’s program of study are undertaken within our
one interdisciplinary department. While the bulk of their coursework will be undertaken in this department, their research topics may range across a broad spectrum of disciplines.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">We would be pleased to have your students attend the open house, which will run from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. CST with lunch provided. They may register at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://www.marquette.edu/chem/open-house.php" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">http://www.marquette.edu/chem/open-house.php</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">.
If you or prospective students have any questions about the program or the open house, please feel free to contact me at 414.288.7573.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">In addition to the Bioinformatics, Computing and Computational Sciences graduate programs, the open house will feature representatives from graduate programs in Biological Sciences, Chemistry and
Neurosciences. Please forward this email and attachment to your colleagues that represent these areas of study. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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