{"id":397,"date":"2022-12-09T16:54:20","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T21:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/epic\/?page_id=397"},"modified":"2024-05-29T16:52:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T20:52:48","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/epic\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-397_9425a4-41 .kt-block-spacer{height:30px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-397_9425a4-41 .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-397_9425a4-41\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading397_3c5c63-69, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading397_3c5c63-69[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading397_3c5c63-69\"]{text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:#003263;background-color:rgba(252,185,0,0.1);}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading397_3c5c63-69 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading397_3c5c63-69[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading397_3c5c63-69\"] 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-heading397_3c5c63-69 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading397_3c5c63-69[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading397_3c5c63-69\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading397_3c5c63-69 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading397_3c5c63-69\"><strong>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/epic\/call-for-epic-proposals\/\">Call for Proposals<\/a>&nbsp;supporting experiential learning in Fall 2024 undergraduate courses has now closed.&nbsp; 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https:\/\/umaine.edu\/epic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/548\/2022\/12\/10_web.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,768px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/2021\/07\/06\/epic-students-redesign-lobster-traps-to-save-right-whales\/\">EPIC students redesign lobster traps to save right whales<\/a><\/strong>  (July 6, 2021)<\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/2021\/08\/02\/epic-students-create-affordable-crop-monitoring-system-for-small-farms-in-maine\/\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain 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