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<p style="margin-bottom:8.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C882A">Ohio University is hosting its first ever OSCAR (OHIO Scholarship, Creative Activity and Research) Impact Prize Competition. </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:8.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0C882A">Participation will be limited to 32 undergraduate students (on a first-come, first-serve basis). Registration opens
<span style="background:white">Wednesday, January 24, 2024, 9:00 am</span></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002451">ABOUT:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002451"> <a href="http://www.ohio.edu/research/OSCARS-impact-prize">www.ohio.edu/research/OSCARS-impact-prize</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002451">The OSCARS Impact Competition challenges undergraduate students to present a compelling oration on their research/creative work and its significance.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002451">Can you consolidate your project into three minutes, with one-slide, and still conveys its impact to a non-specialist audience?</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002451"> </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">PRIZES: </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">1st place - $2,000 </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2nd place - $1,000 </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Each remaining finalist - $250 </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">People's Choice Award - $250 </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This year's prizes are sponsored by alum and current OHIO employee, Mike Dibenedetto, Senior Research Program Engineer, Avionics Engineering Center <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:15.0pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002451">REGISTRATION DEADLINES:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Registration Opens: Wednesday, January 24, 2024, 9:00 am<br>
Registration Closes: Tuesday, January 30, 2024, by 5:00 PM </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">NOTE: registration will be capped at 32 participants as a first come, first serve basis. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">SEMI-FINAL HEATS:
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Tuesday, February 27, 2024 — 6:30-8:30 PM</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"> and
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thursday, February 29, 2024 — 6:30-8:30 PM</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">FINAL:
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Tuesday, March 5, 2024 — 6:30-8:30 PM</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you, ROX</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Roxanne Male’-Brune, PhD</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Check out our new Twitter Feed
<a href="https://twitter.com/BobcatsDiscover">@BobcatsDiscover</a>, Creative Cats Since 1804 - Encouraging Bobcats to discover the power of actively engaging their intellectual curiosity</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">For a 1-minute pick me up, check out
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIpWJQQWnw0&feature=youtu.be">Ohio University students dare to step outside the classroom</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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