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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">The UW Office of Global Affairs, in collaboration with the German Center for Innovation & Science, the German Research Foundation, and UW CoMotion, would like you to know about the
<span style="background:yellow">Falling Walls Lab</span>, a great opportunity for students to share their ideas and solutions for the challenges of our time.</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#C82613">The<span style="background:white"> Falling Walls Lab i</span>s coming to Seattle on May 16th!</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;background:yellow">Which wall will your research break?</span></b><span style="color:black"> Pitch your innovation in just three minutes, showcasing an idea that could positively impact science and society.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">This pitch-your-idea event is open to all students. All participants will pitch their idea (3 minutes) on Thursday, May 16 at CoMotion. And
</span><b><span style="color:#C82613">the winning individual/team will receive a fully paid trip to Berlin to meet with industry leaders and innovators.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The deadline for the submission is
</span><b><span style="color:#C82613">Wednesday, May 1</span></b><span style="color:black">. For more details and application instructions go to
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https://falling-walls.com/lab/apply/seattle/</a> and see the attachments to this message.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#3B3838;background:white">WOLFRAM LATSCH</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#767171;background:white"> D.Phil.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:gray;background:white">Director, UW Study Abroad</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:10.9pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:gray">459 Schmitz Hall / Box 355815<br>
Seattle, WA 98195-5815</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:gray"><a href="http://www.washington.edu/studyabroad/">http://www.washington.edu/studyabroad/</a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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