{"id":14442,"date":"2025-03-28T16:13:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T20:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.umaine.edu\/risecenter\/?page_id=14442"},"modified":"2026-02-06T15:37:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T20:37:47","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/risecenter\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id14442_f713dd-bd{margin-top:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id14442_f713dd-bd > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id14442_f713dd-bd > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id14442_f713dd-bd > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:0px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id14442_f713dd-bd{background-image:linear-gradient(130deg,rgb(8,46,88) 22%,rgb(65,118,161) 69%);}.kb-row-layout-id14442_f713dd-bd > 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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-heading14442_c7bdc9-e9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading14442_c7bdc9-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading14442_c7bdc9-e9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading14442_c7bdc9-e9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading14442_c7bdc9-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading14442_c7bdc9-e9\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading14442_c7bdc9-e9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading14442_c7bdc9-e9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading14442_c7bdc9-e9\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading14442_c7bdc9-e9 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