{"id":38274,"date":"2018-04-25T11:16:57","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T15:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fmarion.edu\/?page_id=38274"},"modified":"2022-08-17T03:53:30","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T07:53:30","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fmarion.edu\/physicsandengineering\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Physics &#038; Engineering \u2013 Undergraduate Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; u_row_style=&#8221;0&#8243; u_row_paralax=&#8221;0&#8243; u_row_scheme=&#8221;1&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1660719947703{padding-top: 150px !important;padding-bottom: 150px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/www.fmarion.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/FMU-10142019-StrategicPlan-Engineering-1-2.png?id=96956) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=&#8221;144&#8243; 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