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Research Bites: Crafting a Successful Email to a Prospective Research Mentor

Come join us for coffee, tea, and snacks while we discuss various topics pertaining to your current (or future) undergraduate research journey. These drop-in sessions are more casual than our standard 1-hour workshops but are still packed with information you won't want to miss on how to craft a successful email to a potential research mentor.

Date:: Thursday, February 26, 2026
Time:: 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Time Zone:: Central Time - US & Canada (change)
Presenter:: Office of Undergraduate Research

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This workshop will be held in-person in conference room 504 of the Illini Bookstore Building. Use the northeast entrance (not the standard bookstore entrance) and take the elevator up the the 5th floor.

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