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Petitions to run in the Undergraduate Association elections are due today at 5 p.m. in W20-401.

The Sloan BioInnovations Conference runs today from 8 a.m. to 6:20 p.m. at the Marriott Hotel in Kendall Square.

The White House and MIT are co-hosting a workshop on big data and privacy next Monday. See http://web.mit.edu/bigdata-priv/ for details.

Join a welcome social for newly appointed Chancellor Cynthia Barnhart PhD ’88 and Provost Martin A. Schmidt PhD ’88 next Tuesday, March 4 at 3 p.m. in Lobby 7. Hot chocolate, sweet snacks, and President L. Rafael Reif will be there!

Add Date is next Friday, March 7. Add Date is the last day to register for new subjects, the last day to change subjects to or from P/D/F grading, the last day to change from listener to credit enrollment, the last day to change a subject to or from sophomore exploratory, and the last day for February 2015 degree candidates to apply for a double major.

Nominate a faculty member for the Baker Teaching Award, which recognizes excellence in undergraduate teaching, by March 14 at http://awards.mit.edu/moore.

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