{"id":33525,"date":"2025-01-24T11:27:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T16:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?page_id=33525"},"modified":"2025-01-24T11:27:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T16:27:47","slug":"2025-mswc-organizing-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/2025-mswc-organizing-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 MSWC Organizing Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id32237_d27d80-b6{margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id32237_d27d80-b6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id32237_d27d80-b6 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id32237_d27d80-b6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:0px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id32237_d27d80-b6{background-image:linear-gradient(130deg,rgb(8,46,88) 22%,rgb(65,118,161) 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