{"id":4314,"date":"2024-04-19T13:53:59","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T17:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/?page_id=4314"},"modified":"2025-06-25T15:54:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T19:54:31","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id4314_624259-f6{margin-top:-20px;}.kb-row-layout-id4314_624259-f6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4314_624259-f6 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4314_624259-f6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;}.kadence-column4314_cff32d-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4314_cff32d-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4314_cff32d-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4314_cff32d-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:rgba(3, 49, 100, 0.1);}.kadence-column4314_cff32d-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4314_cff32d-2a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4314_cff32d-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:2px solid #000000;border-right:2px solid #000000;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;border-left:2px solid #000000;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4314_cff32d-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:2px solid 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_446ad4-8c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_446ad4-8c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4314_446ad4-8c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_446ad4-8c\">Hey, are you interested in participating in research with VEMI? <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_a9a7f2-1f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_a9a7f2-1f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_a9a7f2-1f\"]{margin-top:-20px;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_a9a7f2-1f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_a9a7f2-1f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_a9a7f2-1f\"] 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-heading4314_a9a7f2-1f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_a9a7f2-1f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_a9a7f2-1f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4314_a9a7f2-1f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_a9a7f2-1f\">If so, click on the link below and fill out our survey:<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_a0a9ad-d0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_a0a9ad-d0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_a0a9ad-d0\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-4xl, 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data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_a0a9ad-d0\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdH1hyPctixACxLNqPHR2a1qId0APhXlM9fBcfY9GEM2m6vwQ\/viewform?usp=sf_link\">Participate in VEMI Research!<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id4314_45eef3-a4{margin-top:-20px;}.kb-row-layout-id4314_45eef3-a4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4314_45eef3-a4 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4314_45eef3-a4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:0px;padding-right:125px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-left:125px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id4314_45eef3-a4 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4314_45eef3-a4 > 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.aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4314_2f8c6f-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4314_2f8c6f-24{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4314_2f8c6f-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4314_2f8c6f-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4314_2f8c6f-24 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_fe7b49-be, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_fe7b49-be[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_fe7b49-be\"]{text-align:center;font-size:50px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_fe7b49-be mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_fe7b49-be[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_fe7b49-be\"] 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-heading4314_fe7b49-be img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_fe7b49-be[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_fe7b49-be\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading4314_fe7b49-be wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_fe7b49-be\"><strong>Research &#8211; our approach and overview<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Our research addresses the ways in which humans interact with and experience technology in three key areas, and we are leaders in transdisciplinary research education at UMaine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4314_d813a1-5d > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4314_d813a1-5d > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4314_d813a1-5d > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:25px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-left:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id4314_d813a1-5d{background-color:#033164;}.kb-row-layout-id4314_d813a1-5d > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4314_d813a1-5d > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id4314_d813a1-5d > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id4314_d813a1-5d alignfull kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column4314_176cd2-6f > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4314_176cd2-6f > .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-column4314_176cd2-6f > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4314_176cd2-6f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4314_176cd2-6f > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4314_176cd2-6f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4314_176cd2-6f{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4314_176cd2-6f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4314_176cd2-6f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4314_176cd2-6f inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_3c388b-a8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_3c388b-a8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_3c388b-a8\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_3c388b-a8 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_3c388b-a8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_3c388b-a8\"] 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-heading4314_3c388b-a8 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_3c388b-a8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_3c388b-a8\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading4314_3c388b-a8 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_3c388b-a8\"><strong>RESEARCH AREAS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4314_971bc2-c6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4314_971bc2-c6 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4314_971bc2-c6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:25px;padding-right:125px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-left:125px;}.kb-row-layout-id4314_971bc2-c6 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id4314_971bc2-c6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id4314_971bc2-c6 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}.kb-row-layout-id4314_971bc2-c6 ,.kb-row-layout-id4314_971bc2-c6 h1,.kb-row-layout-id4314_971bc2-c6 h2,.kb-row-layout-id4314_971bc2-c6 h3,.kb-row-layout-id4314_971bc2-c6 h4,.kb-row-layout-id4314_971bc2-c6 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#ffffff;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column4314_1ca454-bf{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column4314_1ca454-bf{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column4314_1ca454-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4314_1ca454-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:2px solid #ffffff;border-right:2px solid #ffffff;border-bottom:2px solid #ffffff;border-left:2px solid #ffffff;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column4314_1ca454-bf{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column4314_1ca454-bf{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column4314_1ca454-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4314_1ca454-bf kb-section-has-link inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_2210c0-bf, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_2210c0-bf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_2210c0-bf\"]{text-align:center;font-size:20px;line-height:30px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_2210c0-bf mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_2210c0-bf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_2210c0-bf\"] 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-heading4314_2210c0-bf img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_2210c0-bf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_2210c0-bf\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading4314_2210c0-bf wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_2210c0-bf\"><strong>Human-Centered Autonomous Transportation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-image.kb-image4314_068920-7f:not(.kb-specificity-added):not(.kb-extra-specificity-added){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kb-image4314_068920-7f.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image4314_068920-7f .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:150px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image4314_068920-7f.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image4314_068920-7f .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image4314_068920-7f figure{max-width:150px;}.kb-image4314_068920-7f .image-is-svg, .kb-image4314_068920-7f .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image4314_068920-7f:not(.kb-image-is-ratio-size) .kb-img, .kb-image4314_068920-7f.kb-image-is-ratio-size{padding-top:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:15px;}.kb-image4314_068920-7f .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;border-top-left-radius:50px;border-top-right-radius:50px;border-bottom-right-radius:50px;border-bottom-left-radius:50px;}.kb-image4314_068920-7f img.kb-img, .kb-image4314_068920-7f .kb-img img{border-top:2px solid #ffffff;border-right:2px solid #ffffff;border-bottom:2px solid #ffffff;border-left:2px solid #ffffff;background-color:#ffffff;border-top-left-radius:50px;border-top-right-radius:50px;border-bottom-right-radius:50px;border-bottom-left-radius:50px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-image4314_068920-7f img.kb-img, .kb-image4314_068920-7f .kb-img img{border-top:2px solid #ffffff;border-right:2px solid #ffffff;border-bottom:2px solid #ffffff;border-left:2px solid #ffffff;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-image4314_068920-7f img.kb-img, .kb-image4314_068920-7f .kb-img img{border-top:2px solid #ffffff;border-right:2px solid #ffffff;border-bottom:2px solid #ffffff;border-left:2px solid #ffffff;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image4314_068920-7f\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2023\/08\/Human-Centered-AV-transportation.png\" alt=\"car graphic surrounded by circles with silhouettes of humans\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-3595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2023\/08\/Human-Centered-AV-transportation.png 400w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2023\/08\/Human-Centered-AV-transportation-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2023\/08\/Human-Centered-AV-transportation-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2023\/08\/Human-Centered-AV-transportation-105x105.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2023\/08\/Human-Centered-AV-transportation-317x317.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2023\/08\/Human-Centered-AV-transportation-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_431361-75, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_431361-75[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_431361-75\"]{text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_431361-75 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_431361-75[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_431361-75\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;-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-heading4314_431361-75 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_431361-75[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_431361-75\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_431361-75[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_431361-75\"] a, .kt-adv-heading-link4314_431361-75, .kt-adv-heading-link4314_431361-75 .kt-adv-heading4314_431361-75[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_431361-75\"]{color:#033164;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_431361-75[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_431361-75\"] a:hover, .kt-adv-heading-link4314_431361-75:hover, .kt-adv-heading-link4314_431361-75:hover .kt-adv-heading4314_431361-75[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_431361-75\"]{color:#033164;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_431361-75[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_431361-75\"] a, a.kb-advanced-heading-link.kt-adv-heading-link4314_431361-75{text-decoration:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_431361-75[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_431361-75\"] a:hover, a.kb-advanced-heading-link.kt-adv-heading-link4314_431361-75:hover{text-decoration:underline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4314_431361-75 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading hls-hover_underline\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_431361-75\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/human-centered-autonomous-transportation\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/human-centered-autonomous-transportation\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/human-centered-autonomous-transportation\/\" class=\"kb-section-link-overlay\"><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column4314_d63939-d1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column4314_d63939-d1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:15px;padding-bottom:10px;}.kadence-column4314_d63939-d1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:2px solid #ffffff;border-right:2px solid #ffffff;border-bottom:2px solid #ffffff;border-left:2px solid #ffffff;}.kadence-column4314_d63939-d1 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4314_d63939-d1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-left-radius:10px;}.kadence-column4314_d63939-d1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4314_d63939-d1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column4314_d63939-d1 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column4314_d63939-d1{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column4314_d63939-d1{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column4314_d63939-d1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column4314_d63939-d1:hover > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#ffffff;background-image:none;}.kadence-column4314_d63939-d1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4314_d63939-d1, .kadence-column4314_d63939-d1 h1, .kadence-column4314_d63939-d1 h2, .kadence-column4314_d63939-d1 h3, .kadence-column4314_d63939-d1 h4, .kadence-column4314_d63939-d1 h5, .kadence-column4314_d63939-d1 h6{color:#ffffff;}.kadence-column4314_d63939-d1:hover, .kadence-column4314_d63939-d1:hover h1, .kadence-column4314_d63939-d1:hover h2, .kadence-column4314_d63939-d1:hover h3, .kadence-column4314_d63939-d1:hover h4, .kadence-column4314_d63939-d1:hover h5, .kadence-column4314_d63939-d1:hover h6{color:#033164;}.kadence-column4314_d63939-d1{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4314_d63939-d1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:2px solid #ffffff;border-right:2px solid #ffffff;border-bottom:2px solid #ffffff;border-left:2px solid #ffffff;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column4314_d63939-d1{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column4314_d63939-d1{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column4314_d63939-d1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4314_d63939-d1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:2px solid #ffffff;border-right:2px solid #ffffff;border-bottom:2px solid #ffffff;border-left:2px solid #ffffff;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column4314_d63939-d1{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column4314_d63939-d1{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column4314_d63939-d1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4314_d63939-d1 kb-section-has-link inner-column-2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_1db58e-24, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_1db58e-24[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_1db58e-24\"]{text-align:center;font-size:20px;line-height:35px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_1db58e-24 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_1db58e-24[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_1db58e-24\"] 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-heading4314_1db58e-24 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_1db58e-24[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_1db58e-24\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading4314_1db58e-24 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_1db58e-24\"><strong>Multi-sensory Information Access<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-image.kb-image4314_9ad373-8e:not(.kb-specificity-added):not(.kb-extra-specificity-added){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kb-image4314_9ad373-8e.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image4314_9ad373-8e .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:150px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image4314_9ad373-8e.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image4314_9ad373-8e .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image4314_9ad373-8e figure{max-width:150px;}.kb-image4314_9ad373-8e .image-is-svg, .kb-image4314_9ad373-8e .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image4314_9ad373-8e:not(.kb-image-is-ratio-size) .kb-img, .kb-image4314_9ad373-8e.kb-image-is-ratio-size{padding-top:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:15px;}.kb-image4314_9ad373-8e .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;border-top-left-radius:50px;border-top-right-radius:50px;border-bottom-right-radius:50px;border-bottom-left-radius:50px;}.kb-image4314_9ad373-8e img.kb-img, .kb-image4314_9ad373-8e .kb-img img{background-color:#ffffff;border-top-left-radius:50px;border-top-right-radius:50px;border-bottom-right-radius:50px;border-bottom-left-radius:50px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image4314_9ad373-8e\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2023\/08\/Multisensory-Information-Access.png\" alt=\"car graphic surrounded by circles with silhouettes of humans\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-3595\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_ca7fa8-4f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_ca7fa8-4f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_ca7fa8-4f\"]{text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_ca7fa8-4f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_ca7fa8-4f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_ca7fa8-4f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;-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-heading4314_ca7fa8-4f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_ca7fa8-4f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_ca7fa8-4f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_ca7fa8-4f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_ca7fa8-4f\"] a, .kt-adv-heading-link4314_ca7fa8-4f, .kt-adv-heading-link4314_ca7fa8-4f .kt-adv-heading4314_ca7fa8-4f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_ca7fa8-4f\"]{color:#033164;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_ca7fa8-4f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_ca7fa8-4f\"] a:hover, .kt-adv-heading-link4314_ca7fa8-4f:hover, .kt-adv-heading-link4314_ca7fa8-4f:hover .kt-adv-heading4314_ca7fa8-4f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_ca7fa8-4f\"]{color:#033164;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_ca7fa8-4f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_ca7fa8-4f\"] a, a.kb-advanced-heading-link.kt-adv-heading-link4314_ca7fa8-4f{text-decoration:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_ca7fa8-4f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_ca7fa8-4f\"] a:hover, a.kb-advanced-heading-link.kt-adv-heading-link4314_ca7fa8-4f:hover{text-decoration:underline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4314_ca7fa8-4f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading hls-hover_underline\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_ca7fa8-4f\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/multisensory-information-access\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3626\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/multisensory-information-access\/\" class=\"kb-section-link-overlay\"><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:15px;padding-bottom:10px;}.kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:2px solid #ffffff;border-right:2px solid #ffffff;border-bottom:2px solid #ffffff;border-left:2px solid #ffffff;}.kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-left-radius:10px;}.kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31:hover > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#ffffff;background-image:none;}.kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31, .kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31 h1, .kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31 h2, .kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31 h3, .kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31 h4, .kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31 h5, .kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31 h6{color:#ffffff;}.kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31:hover, .kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31:hover h1, .kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31:hover h2, .kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31:hover h3, .kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31:hover h4, .kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31:hover h5, .kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31:hover h6{color:#033164;}.kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:2px solid #ffffff;border-right:2px solid #ffffff;border-bottom:2px solid #ffffff;border-left:2px solid #ffffff;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:2px solid #ffffff;border-right:2px solid #ffffff;border-bottom:2px solid #ffffff;border-left:2px solid #ffffff;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4314_7ce96d-31 kb-section-has-link inner-column-2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_b9cd51-25, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_b9cd51-25[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_b9cd51-25\"]{text-align:center;font-size:20px;line-height:35px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_b9cd51-25 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_b9cd51-25[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_b9cd51-25\"] 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-heading4314_b9cd51-25 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_b9cd51-25[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_b9cd51-25\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading4314_b9cd51-25 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_b9cd51-25\"><strong><strong>Navigation and Wayfinding<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-image.kb-image4314_728fa1-95:not(.kb-specificity-added):not(.kb-extra-specificity-added){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kb-image4314_728fa1-95.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image4314_728fa1-95 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:150px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image4314_728fa1-95.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image4314_728fa1-95 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image4314_728fa1-95 figure{max-width:150px;}.kb-image4314_728fa1-95 .image-is-svg, .kb-image4314_728fa1-95 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image4314_728fa1-95:not(.kb-image-is-ratio-size) .kb-img, .kb-image4314_728fa1-95.kb-image-is-ratio-size{padding-top:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:15px;}.kb-image4314_728fa1-95 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;border-top-left-radius:50px;border-top-right-radius:50px;border-bottom-right-radius:50px;border-bottom-left-radius:50px;}.kb-image4314_728fa1-95 img.kb-img, .kb-image4314_728fa1-95 .kb-img img{background-color:#ffffff;border-top-left-radius:50px;border-top-right-radius:50px;border-bottom-right-radius:50px;border-bottom-left-radius:50px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image4314_728fa1-95\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2023\/08\/Navigation-and-Wayfinding.png\" alt=\"Map graphic showing a dotted line path and a location pin\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-3597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2023\/08\/Navigation-and-Wayfinding.png 400w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2023\/08\/Navigation-and-Wayfinding-300x300.png 300w, 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class=\"kb-section-link-overlay\"><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4314_340207-38 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4314_340207-38 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4314_340207-38 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:25px;padding-right:125px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-left:125px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id4314_340207-38 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4314_340207-38 > .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-id4314_340207-38 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id4314_340207-38 alignfull wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column4314_00e6de-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4314_00e6de-e1 > .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-column4314_00e6de-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4314_00e6de-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4314_00e6de-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4314_00e6de-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4314_00e6de-e1{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4314_00e6de-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4314_00e6de-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4314_00e6de-e1 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_2a78c8-e7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_2a78c8-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_2a78c8-e7\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;color:#033164;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_2a78c8-e7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_2a78c8-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_2a78c8-e7\"] 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-heading4314_2a78c8-e7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_2a78c8-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_2a78c8-e7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading4314_2a78c8-e7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_2a78c8-e7\"><strong>RESEARCH EDUCATION<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Research education is a central part of the VEMI experience. All students, regardless of their background, engage in regular research learning experiences as part of their employment at the lab.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id4314_9e580a-99 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4314_9e580a-99 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4314_9e580a-99 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:0px;padding-right:125px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-left:125px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id4314_9e580a-99 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4314_9e580a-99 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id4314_9e580a-99 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id4314_9e580a-99 alignfull wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column4314_b4127d-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4314_b4127d-b9 > .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-column4314_b4127d-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4314_b4127d-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4314_b4127d-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4314_b4127d-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4314_b4127d-b9{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4314_b4127d-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4314_b4127d-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4314_b4127d-b9 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">The cornerstone of research education at VEMI is our annual Rapid Research Week. VEMI students \u2013 and often students from other departments \u2013 are divided into teams and presented with unique research questions. Can you smell direction? Can you taste color? Do you describe things using your frame of reference or the vehicle frame of reference? Do people know how hard they can physically push?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Teams receive intensive daily instruction on every aspect of the research process and throughout the week they must design an experiment, run participants, and analyze, and present their results. Once the week is over, students draft papers on their research and submit them for review. Rapid Research Week offers condensed but practical, hands-on research experience and offers students the opportunity for authorship on publications related to their research questions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column4314_e06f14-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column4314_e06f14-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4314_e06f14-71 > .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-column4314_e06f14-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4314_e06f14-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}.kadence-column4314_e06f14-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column4314_e06f14-71{align-self:flex-start;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column4314_e06f14-71{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column4314_e06f14-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}.kadence-column4314_e06f14-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4314_e06f14-71{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column4314_e06f14-71{align-self:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column4314_e06f14-71{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column4314_e06f14-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4314_e06f14-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column4314_e06f14-71{align-self:flex-start;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column4314_e06f14-71{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column4314_e06f14-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}.kadence-column4314_e06f14-71 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4314_e06f14-71 inner-column-2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image4314_2ddf78-5d .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image4314_2ddf78-5d\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2020\/02\/IMG_4867-1024x667.jpg\" alt=\"photo of students and staff participation in Rapid Research Week 2020\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-2390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2020\/02\/IMG_4867.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2020\/02\/IMG_4867-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2020\/02\/IMG_4867-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2020\/02\/IMG_4867-105x68.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2020\/02\/IMG_4867-317x206.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2020\/02\/IMG_4867-423x276.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2020\/02\/IMG_4867-634x413.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2020\/02\/IMG_4867-846x551.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/vemi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/220\/2020\/02\/IMG_4867-951x619.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><figcaption>Photo taken from VEMI&#8217;s Rapid Research Week 2020 featuring 7 teams comprised of 30 students, staff, and faculty. Each team is posed with a different research question and throughout the week they must design, develop, run, analyze, and present their results. This provides the students with a condensed but practical, hands-on research experience.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id4314_876881-25{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);}.kb-row-layout-id4314_876881-25 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id4314_876881-25 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id4314_876881-25 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:25px;padding-right:125px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-left:125px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id4314_876881-25{background-color:#033164;}.kb-row-layout-id4314_876881-25 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id4314_876881-25 > .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-id4314_876881-25 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id4314_876881-25 alignfull kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column4314_b38cb5-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4314_b38cb5-95 > .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-column4314_b38cb5-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4314_b38cb5-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4314_b38cb5-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4314_b38cb5-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4314_b38cb5-95{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4314_b38cb5-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column4314_b38cb5-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4314_b38cb5-95 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_79dd22-52, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_79dd22-52[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_79dd22-52\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_79dd22-52 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_79dd22-52[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_79dd22-52\"] 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-heading4314_79dd22-52 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_79dd22-52[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_79dd22-52\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading4314_79dd22-52 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_79dd22-52\"><strong>SELECT FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_5b6df3-34, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_5b6df3-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_5b6df3-34\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_5b6df3-34 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_5b6df3-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_5b6df3-34\"] 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-heading4314_5b6df3-34 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_5b6df3-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_5b6df3-34\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4314_5b6df3-34 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_5b6df3-34\">2020 UMaine\/NU AI, <strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">\u201cCombining Real-Time Deep Learning and Human-Vehicle Collaboration Techniques in Autonomous Vehicles to Assist Older and Visually Impaired Passengers\u201d<\/mark><\/strong>;\u00a0N.A. Giudice, UMaine (PI) with R.R. Corey, UMaine (Co-PI), G. Beals, UMaine (Co-PI), X. Lin, Northeastern University (Co-PI), and M. Sun, Northeastern University (Co-PI).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_658704-dc, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_658704-dc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_658704-dc\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_658704-dc mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_658704-dc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_658704-dc\"] 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-heading4314_658704-dc img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_658704-dc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_658704-dc\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4314_658704-dc wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_658704-dc\">2020 TIDC, <strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">\u201cJetport Automated Shuttle: Demonstration for Durability and Safety\u201d<\/mark><\/strong>; J. Rubin, UMaine (PI) with R.R. Corey, UMaine(Co-PI), N.A.Giudice, UMaine (Co-PI), K. Ballingall, UMaine (Co-PI), and A. Shirazi, UMaine (Co-PI).<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_86fe23-53, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_86fe23-53[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_86fe23-53\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_86fe23-53 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_86fe23-53[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_86fe23-53\"] 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-heading4314_86fe23-53 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_86fe23-53[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_86fe23-53\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4314_86fe23-53 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_86fe23-53\">2020 NIH, <strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">\u201cDevelopment of a Visual-To-Tactile Conversion System for Automating Tactile Graphic Generation Process&#8221;<\/mark><\/strong>; R.R. Corey, UMaine (PI), with Palani, Hari Prasath (PI), UNAR Labs.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_8cfff1-a2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_8cfff1-a2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_8cfff1-a2\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_8cfff1-a2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_8cfff1-a2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_8cfff1-a2\"] 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-heading4314_8cfff1-a2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_8cfff1-a2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_8cfff1-a2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4314_8cfff1-a2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_8cfff1-a2\">2020 NSF, <strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">\u201cDevelopment of a Multimodal Interface for improving\u00a0 independence of Blind and Visually-Impaired people: Phase II&#8221;<\/mark><\/strong>; R.R. Corey, UMaine (PI); with H.P. Palani (PI) and N.A. Giudice, Unar Labs.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_38d0c7-86, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_38d0c7-86[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_38d0c7-86\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_38d0c7-86 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_38d0c7-86[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_38d0c7-86\"] 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-heading4314_38d0c7-86 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_38d0c7-86[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_38d0c7-86\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4314_38d0c7-86 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_38d0c7-86\">2019\u00a0 NSF, <strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">&#8220;Improving User Trust of Autonomous Vehicles through Human-Vehicle Collaboration&#8221;<\/mark><\/strong>; N.A. Giudice, UMaine (PI) and R.R. Corey, UMaine.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_6d658a-b3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_6d658a-b3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_6d658a-b3\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_6d658a-b3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_6d658a-b3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_6d658a-b3\"] 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-heading4314_6d658a-b3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_6d658a-b3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_6d658a-b3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4314_6d658a-b3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_6d658a-b3\">2019\u00a0 NSF, <strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">&#8220;Development of a Multimodal Interface for Improving Independence of Blind and Visually-Impaired people: Phase I&#8221;<\/mark><\/strong>; R.R. Corey, UMaine (PI); with H.P. Palani (PI) and N.A. Giudice, Unar Labs.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_6ac6a5-17, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_6ac6a5-17[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_6ac6a5-17\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_6ac6a5-17 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_6ac6a5-17[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_6ac6a5-17\"] 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-heading4314_6ac6a5-17 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_6ac6a5-17[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_6ac6a5-17\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4314_6ac6a5-17 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_6ac6a5-17\">2018\u00a0 NEH, <strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">&#8220;Preservation and access research and development&#8221;<\/mark><\/strong>; Accessible Civil Rights Heritage Proposal; N.A. Giudice, UMaine (PI); with R.R. Corey, (UMaine) and M. Williams (PI); J. Bell, Dartmouth College.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_c705dc-b8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_c705dc-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_c705dc-b8\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_c705dc-b8 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_c705dc-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_c705dc-b8\"] 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-heading4314_c705dc-b8 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4314_c705dc-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_c705dc-b8\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading4314_c705dc-b8 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4314_c705dc-b8\">2018\u00a0 NSF, <strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">&#8220;A remote multimodal learning environment to increase graphical information access for Blind and Visually Impaired students&#8221;<\/mark><\/strong>; N.A. Giudice, (PI); with J.K. Dimmel, UMaine; and S.A. Doore, Bowdoin College.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey, are you interested in participating in research with VEMI? If so, click on the link below and fill out our survey: Participate in VEMI Research! 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