{"id":40519,"date":"2018-06-27T09:28:21","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T13:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/?page_id=40519"},"modified":"2026-02-09T14:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:06:10","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id40519_d70c8e-ee{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id40519_d70c8e-ee > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id40519_d70c8e-ee > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id40519_d70c8e-ee > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:60px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id40519_d70c8e-ee{background-image:linear-gradient(60deg,rgb(8,46,88) 47%,rgb(65,118,161) 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_a799e4-d1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_a799e4-d1\"]{font-size:22px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;text-transform:none;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_a799e4-d1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_a799e4-d1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_a799e4-d1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_a799e4-d1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_a799e4-d1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_a799e4-d1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_a799e4-d1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_a799e4-d1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_a799e4-d1\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_a799e4-d1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_a799e4-d1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_a799e4-d1\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading40519_a799e4-d1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_a799e4-d1\">As a learner-centered R1 university, we are committed to engaging students directly in innovation. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_ad2263-06, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_ad2263-06[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_ad2263-06\"]{font-size:22px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;text-transform:none;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_ad2263-06 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_ad2263-06[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_ad2263-06\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading40519_ad2263-06 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_ad2263-06\">Together, we work to create knowledge and develop solutions to make life better for Mainers and people everywhere. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-40519_5282ab-09 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-40519_5282ab-09 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-40519_5282ab-09\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id40519_416aa3-1a > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id40519_416aa3-1a > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id40519_416aa3-1a > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1100px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:100px;padding-bottom:100px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id40519_416aa3-1a{background-color:#e5f0f9;}.kb-row-layout-id40519_416aa3-1a > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id40519_416aa3-1a > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id40519_416aa3-1a > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:50px;padding-right:25px;padding-bottom:50px;padding-left:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id40519_416aa3-1a alignfull 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column40519_553f24-65\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_a32b3f-c7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_a32b3f-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_a32b3f-c7\"]{font-size:32px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:fraunces-variable;text-transform:none;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_a32b3f-c7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_a32b3f-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_a32b3f-c7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_a32b3f-c7 img.kb-inline-image, 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.kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:20px;padding-right:50px;padding-bottom:35px;padding-left:50px;}.kadence-column40519_8a1e0d-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:0px solid #ed6f48;border-right:0px solid #ed6f48;border-bottom:0px solid #ed6f48;border-left:0px solid #ed6f48;}.kadence-column40519_8a1e0d-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column40519_8a1e0d-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:35px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:35px;}.kadence-column40519_8a1e0d-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column40519_8a1e0d-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column40519_8a1e0d-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column40519_8a1e0d-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#ffffff;}.kadence-column40519_8a1e0d-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column40519_8a1e0d-43{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column40519_8a1e0d-43 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> .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column40519_6cd02f-08 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column40519_6cd02f-08 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column40519_6cd02f-08 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column40519_6cd02f-08 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column40519_6cd02f-08{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column40519_6cd02f-08 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column40519_6cd02f-08 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;padding-bottom:0px;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column40519_6cd02f-08{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column40519_6cd02f-08{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column40519_6cd02f-08 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column40519_6cd02f-08, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column40519_6cd02f-08:not(.specificity){margin-bottom:-30px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column40519_6cd02f-08\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_f019fd-19, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_f019fd-19[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_f019fd-19\"]{padding-top:0px;font-size:26px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_f019fd-19 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_f019fd-19[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_f019fd-19\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_f019fd-19 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_f019fd-19[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_f019fd-19\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_f019fd-19, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_f019fd-19[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_f019fd-19\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading40519_f019fd-19 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_f019fd-19\">Giovanna Guidoboni, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_76982b-e6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_76982b-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_76982b-e6\"]{margin-top:-10px;font-size:19px;line-height:26px;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;font-family:Fraunces;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_76982b-e6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_76982b-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_76982b-e6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_76982b-e6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_76982b-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_76982b-e6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_76982b-e6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_76982b-e6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_76982b-e6\"]{padding-right:15px;padding-left:15px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading40519_76982b-e6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_76982b-e6\">Interim Vice President for Research | Dean of the Maine College of Engineering and Computing<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image40519_e6eb06-23.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image40519_e6eb06-23 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:320px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image40519_e6eb06-23.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image40519_e6eb06-23 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image40519_e6eb06-23 figure{max-width:320px;}.kb-image40519_e6eb06-23 .image-is-svg, .kb-image40519_e6eb06-23 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image40519_e6eb06-23 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image40519_e6eb06-23\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2025\/10\/GG_4x6-1024x1536-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Giovanna Guidoboni\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-51379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2025\/10\/GG_4x6-1024x1536-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2025\/10\/GG_4x6-1024x1536-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2025\/10\/GG_4x6-1024x1536-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/281\/2025\/10\/GG_4x6-1024x1536-1-93x140.jpg 93w, 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_8d5a5f-af[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_8d5a5f-af\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_8d5a5f-af, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_8d5a5f-af[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_8d5a5f-af\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading40519_8d5a5f-af wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_8d5a5f-af\">As Interim Vice President for Research, Giovanna Guidoboni oversees UMaine\u2019s research enterprise, supports faculty and student scholarship, and builds new opportunities for collaboration with industry, government and community partners. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_3ba617-61, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_3ba617-61[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_3ba617-61\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_3ba617-61 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_3ba617-61[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_3ba617-61\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_3ba617-61 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_3ba617-61[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_3ba617-61\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading40519_3ba617-61 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_3ba617-61\">Guidoboni\u2019s research focuses on mathematical modeling and data science applied to engineering and life sciences. She collaborates with colleagues nationally and internationally in areas such as ocular blood flow and risk factors associated with ocular diseases, the function of the lower urinary tract, and noninvasive health monitoring. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the European Commission. She is also a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_03928d-6c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_03928d-6c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_03928d-6c\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_03928d-6c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_03928d-6c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_03928d-6c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_03928d-6c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_03928d-6c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_03928d-6c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading40519_03928d-6c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_03928d-6c\">Guidoboni earned a Ph.D. in Mathematics and an M.S. in Engineering of Materials from the University of Ferrara in Italy. Before joining the University of Maine in 2023, she served on the faculties of the University of Houston (TX), Indiana University\u2013Purdue University Indianapolis (IN), the Universit\u00e9 de Strasbourg (France), and the University of Missouri (MO).<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_ca66b8-9d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_ca66b8-9d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_ca66b8-9d\"]{font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_ca66b8-9d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_ca66b8-9d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_ca66b8-9d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_ca66b8-9d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_ca66b8-9d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_ca66b8-9d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading40519_ca66b8-9d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_ca66b8-9d\">Guidoboni is co-founder of Modeling and Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology (Kugler Publications, the Netherlands), an international, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal for which she serves as co-Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor. She is also the founder of Gspace LLC, a consulting company that provides modeling and computational solutions for complex problems in engineering and life sciences.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-40519_af4ff2-6b .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-40519_af4ff2-6b .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-40519_af4ff2-6b\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-40519_054c79-9f .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-40519_054c79-9f .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-40519_054c79-9f\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_2eec5b-28, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_2eec5b-28[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_2eec5b-28\"]{font-size:32px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:fraunces-variable;text-transform:none;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_2eec5b-28 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_2eec5b-28[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_2eec5b-28\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_2eec5b-28 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_2eec5b-28[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_2eec5b-28\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_2eec5b-28, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_2eec5b-28[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_2eec5b-28\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_2eec5b-28, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_2eec5b-28[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_2eec5b-28\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading40519_2eec5b-28 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_2eec5b-28\">Infrastructure for Innovation<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kt-tabs-id40519_151afe-81 > .kt-tabs-content-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-tab{border-top:3px solid #003263;border-right:3px solid #003263;border-bottom:3px solid #003263;border-left:3px solid 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_f706ed-b5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_f706ed-b5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_f706ed-b5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_f706ed-b5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_f706ed-b5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_f706ed-b5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_f706ed-b5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_f706ed-b5\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading40519_f706ed-b5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_f706ed-b5\">Mission<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_06e6a2-72, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_06e6a2-72[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_06e6a2-72\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_06e6a2-72 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_06e6a2-72[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_06e6a2-72\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_06e6a2-72 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_06e6a2-72[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_06e6a2-72\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_06e6a2-72, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_06e6a2-72[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_06e6a2-72\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_06e6a2-72, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_06e6a2-72[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_06e6a2-72\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading40519_06e6a2-72 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading40519_06e6a2-72\">To develop and implement innovative research programs that address global grand challenges and result in effective solutions that enhance the quality of life in Maine and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-40519_c5ec73-25 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-40519_c5ec73-25 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-40519_c5ec73-25\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id40519_2f3a03-58 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id40519_2f3a03-58 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id40519_2f3a03-58 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:80px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:75px;padding-bottom:65px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id40519_2f3a03-58 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id40519_2f3a03-58 > 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.wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column40519_003195-96{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column40519_003195-96 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column40519_003195-96 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column40519_003195-96{position:relative;}.kadence-column40519_003195-96, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column40519_003195-96:not(.specificity){margin-top:-20px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column40519_003195-96{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column40519_003195-96{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column40519_003195-96 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column40519_003195-96 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column40519_003195-96{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column40519_003195-96{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column40519_003195-96 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column40519_003195-96 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kadence-column40519_003195-96, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column40519_003195-96:not(.specificity){margin-top:0px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column40519_003195-96\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading40519_0f9243-35, 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class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn40519_8b332b-16 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-full kb-btn-global-outline  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/about-us\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column40519_853777-84 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column40519_853777-84 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column40519_853777-84 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column40519_853777-84 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column40519_853777-84 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column40519_853777-84 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column40519_853777-84{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns40519_ede49a-5e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_ede49a-5e, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_ede49a-5e{margin-bottom:0px;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_ede49a-5e{justify-content:center;align-items:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns40519_ede49a-5e, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns40519_ede49a-5e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_ede49a-5e, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_ede49a-5e{margin-bottom:0px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns40519_ede49a-5e\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_8f78cc-bb.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_8f78cc-bb.kb-button{color:#ffffff;background:#003263;font-size:16px;font-family:'Chakra Petch';font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_8f78cc-bb.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_8f78cc-bb.kb-button:focus{color:#082e58;background:#ffffff;border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_8f78cc-bb.kb-button{border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_8f78cc-bb.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_8f78cc-bb.kb-button:focus{border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_8f78cc-bb.kb-button{border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_8f78cc-bb.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_8f78cc-bb.kb-button:focus{border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn40519_8f78cc-bb kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-full kb-btn-global-outline  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/annual-report\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\"><strong>Research Report<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column40519_d110f8-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column40519_d110f8-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column40519_d110f8-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column40519_d110f8-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column40519_d110f8-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column40519_d110f8-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column40519_d110f8-75{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column40519_d110f8-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column40519_d110f8-75 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column 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1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_218756-1e{justify-content:center;align-items:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns40519_218756-1e, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns40519_218756-1e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_218756-1e, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_218756-1e{margin-bottom:0px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns40519_218756-1e\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_365912-2f.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_365912-2f.kb-button{color:#ffffff;background:#003263;font-size:16px;font-family:'Chakra Petch';font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_365912-2f.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_365912-2f.kb-button:focus{color:#082e58;background:#ffffff;border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_365912-2f.kb-button{border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_365912-2f.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_365912-2f.kb-button:focus{border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_365912-2f.kb-button{border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_365912-2f.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_365912-2f.kb-button:focus{border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn40519_365912-2f kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-full kb-btn-global-outline  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/organizational-chart\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\"><strong>Organizational Chart<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column40519_03a490-7b > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column40519_03a490-7b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column40519_03a490-7b > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column40519_03a490-7b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column40519_03a490-7b > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column40519_03a490-7b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column40519_03a490-7b{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column40519_03a490-7b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column40519_03a490-7b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column40519_03a490-7b\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns40519_8d8fcf-9a, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns40519_8d8fcf-9a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_8d8fcf-9a, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_8d8fcf-9a{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_8d8fcf-9a{gap:25px;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns40519_8d8fcf-9a .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns40519_8d8fcf-9a, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns40519_8d8fcf-9a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_8d8fcf-9a, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_8d8fcf-9a{margin-bottom:0px;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_8d8fcf-9a{justify-content:center;align-items:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns40519_8d8fcf-9a, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns40519_8d8fcf-9a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_8d8fcf-9a, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_8d8fcf-9a{margin-bottom:0px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns40519_8d8fcf-9a\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_0205c5-30.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_0205c5-30.kb-button{color:#ffffff;background:#003263;font-size:16px;font-family:'Chakra Petch';font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_0205c5-30.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_0205c5-30.kb-button:focus{color:#082e58;background:#ffffff;border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_0205c5-30.kb-button{border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_0205c5-30.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_0205c5-30.kb-button:focus{border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_0205c5-30.kb-button{border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_0205c5-30.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_0205c5-30.kb-button:focus{border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn40519_0205c5-30 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-full kb-btn-global-outline  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/commonly-used-forms\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\"><strong>Commonly used forms<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column40519_a50427-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column40519_a50427-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column40519_a50427-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column40519_a50427-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column40519_a50427-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column40519_a50427-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column40519_a50427-14{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column40519_a50427-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column40519_a50427-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column40519_a50427-14\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns40519_443475-2c, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns40519_443475-2c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_443475-2c, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_443475-2c{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_443475-2c{gap:25px;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns40519_443475-2c .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns40519_443475-2c, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns40519_443475-2c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_443475-2c, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_443475-2c{margin-bottom:0px;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_443475-2c{justify-content:center;align-items:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns40519_443475-2c, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns40519_443475-2c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_443475-2c, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_443475-2c{margin-bottom:0px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns40519_443475-2c\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_1a22db-99.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_1a22db-99.kb-button{color:#ffffff;background:#003263;font-size:16px;font-family:'Chakra Petch';font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_1a22db-99.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_1a22db-99.kb-button:focus{color:#082e58;background:#ffffff;border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_1a22db-99.kb-button{border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_1a22db-99.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_1a22db-99.kb-button:focus{border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_1a22db-99.kb-button{border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_1a22db-99.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_1a22db-99.kb-button:focus{border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn40519_1a22db-99 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-full kb-btn-global-outline  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/frequently-asked-questions\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\"><strong>Frequently asked 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solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_99c0ae-d5.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_99c0ae-d5.kb-button:focus{border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn40519_99c0ae-d5 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-full kb-btn-global-outline  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/policies-and-procedures\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\"><strong>Policies and Procedures<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column40519_613afb-a8 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column40519_613afb-a8 > 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns40519_da569e-f9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_da569e-f9, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_da569e-f9{margin-bottom:0px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns40519_da569e-f9\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_a6b925-f0.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_a6b925-f0.kb-button{color:#ffffff;background:#003263;font-size:16px;font-family:'Chakra Petch';font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_a6b925-f0.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_a6b925-f0.kb-button:focus{color:#082e58;background:#ffffff;border-top:2px 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.kb-btn40519_a6b925-f0.kb-button:focus{border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn40519_a6b925-f0 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-full kb-btn-global-outline  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/research-faculty-appointments\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\"><strong>Research Faculty Appointments<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column40519_48da84-bd > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column40519_48da84-bd > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column40519_48da84-bd > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column40519_48da84-bd > 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_bdba31-13{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_bdba31-13{gap:25px;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns40519_bdba31-13 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns40519_bdba31-13, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns40519_bdba31-13, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_bdba31-13, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_bdba31-13{margin-bottom:0px;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_bdba31-13{justify-content:center;align-items:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns40519_bdba31-13, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns40519_bdba31-13, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_bdba31-13, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_bdba31-13{margin-bottom:0px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns40519_bdba31-13\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_0e381f-e5.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_0e381f-e5.kb-button{color:#ffffff;background:#003263;font-size:16px;font-family:'Chakra Petch';font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase;border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_0e381f-e5.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_0e381f-e5.kb-button:focus{color:#082e58;background:#ffffff;border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_0e381f-e5.kb-button{border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_0e381f-e5.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_0e381f-e5.kb-button:focus{border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_0e381f-e5.kb-button{border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_0e381f-e5.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_0e381f-e5.kb-button:focus{border-top:2px solid #003263;border-right:2px solid #003263;border-bottom:2px solid #003263;border-left:2px solid #003263;}}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn40519_0e381f-e5 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-full kb-btn-global-outline  kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false  wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/research-travel\/\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\"><strong>Research travel Procedures<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column40519_e0e4f4-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column40519_e0e4f4-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column40519_e0e4f4-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column40519_e0e4f4-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column40519_e0e4f4-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column40519_e0e4f4-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column40519_e0e4f4-6c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column40519_e0e4f4-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column40519_e0e4f4-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column40519_e0e4f4-6c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns40519_27ab96-f2, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns40519_27ab96-f2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_27ab96-f2, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_27ab96-f2{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_27ab96-f2{gap:25px;justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns40519_27ab96-f2 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns40519_27ab96-f2, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns40519_27ab96-f2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_27ab96-f2, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_27ab96-f2{margin-bottom:0px;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_27ab96-f2{justify-content:center;align-items:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns40519_27ab96-f2, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns40519_27ab96-f2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_27ab96-f2, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns40519_27ab96-f2{margin-bottom:0px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kb-buttons-wrap kb-btns40519_27ab96-f2\"><style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_e75855-ca.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn40519_e75855-ca.kb-button{color:#ffffff;background:#003263;font-size:16px;font-family:'Chakra 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