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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">CVR-VISTA Vision Science Summer School (CVRSS), 2023 YORK UNIVERSITY, TORONTO, CANADA</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">The <a href="https://cvr.yorku.ca/">Centre for Vision Research </a>at
<a href="https://www.yorku.ca/">York University</a> in Toronto, Canada offers a one-week undergraduate summer school on vision science in cooperation with the Vision: Science to Applications (<a href="vista.info.yorku.ca">VISTA</a>)<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> initiative.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">After disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2023 program will be returning to an expenses-paid, in-person event.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">This year's program will be held July 10-14, 2023.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">The program includes talks by CVR faculty members on current research topics in vision science, as well as hands-on experience in CVR laboratories. The curriculum reflects the wide range of research areas at CVR, which includes research
on human visual perception, computer vision, machine learning, visual neuroscience, digital media, immersive environments, and visual disorders.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">The program accepts undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing a career in scientific research. It is intended mainly for students who are planning to apply to graduate school in the fall of 2023 (for entry in fall 2024),
and who are interested in investigating vision science as an area of research. Citizens of all countries are eligible.
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<span style="color:black">Application instructions are available on the CVR summer school website (<a href="https://www.yorku.ca/cvr/summer-school/" title="https://www.yorku.ca/cvr/summer-school/">https://www.yorku.ca/cvr/summer-school/</a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>).
We are accepting applications from now until the application deadline of February 10, 2023. Applicants will be notified of decisions by mid-March. We expect to accept between 30 and 40 students.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">For further information please see the attached flyer, the website<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.yorku.ca/cvr/summer-school/" title="https://www.yorku.ca/cvr/summer-school/">https://www.yorku.ca/cvr/summer-school/</a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>or
write to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:cvrss@yorku.ca" title="mailto:cvrss@yorku.ca">cvrss@yorku.ca</a></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="color:black">Robert Allison, P.Eng.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Director, Centre for Vision Research <a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cvr.yorku.ca%2F&data=05%7C01%7Crsung%40mitacs.ca%7C51da8f3659a84300531508da97f5cda3%7Cc9b5301b33334fdaa9f3255953ad265b%7C0%7C0%7C637989379224141627%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=aUeiMOukinNCA%2BusOHdcKOQ%2FXWrA7Zrja0kxOx5jAFI%3D&reserved=0" title="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cvr.yorku.ca%2F&data=05%7C01%7Crsung%40mitacs.ca%7C51da8f3659a84300531508da97f5cda3%7Cc9b5301b33334fdaa9f3255953ad265b%7C0%7C0%7C637989379224141627%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLj">www.cvr.yorku.ca</a> </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">York University</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Toronto, Ont.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">phone: (416) 736-2100 x 20192</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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