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<div>Hi all</div>
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<div>See attached letter and below concerning the future of NSF. SPNHC was glad to sign on to this.</div>
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<div>Andy</div>
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University of Kansas<br>
Biodiversity Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>Julie Carr <<a href="mailto:jpalakovichcarr@aibs.org">jpalakovichcarr@aibs.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Friday, August 21, 2015 at 4:17 PM<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>Robert Gropp <<a href="mailto:rgropp@aibs.org">rgropp@aibs.org</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>Final Version of NSF Letter<br>
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<div>Good afternoon,</div>
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Thank you for joining the American Institute of Biological Sciences in signing the letter to the Senate Commerce Committee about the future of NSF. Ultimately, 49 organizations spanning the breadth of biology signed the letter. Your organization is welcome
to repost the letter online or to share it with your membership.
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<div>Sincerely,<br clear="all">
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<div dir="ltr">Julie Palakovich Carr<br>
Public Policy Manager<br>
American Institute of Biological Sciences<br>
1444 I Street, NW Suite 200<br>
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