{"id":12,"date":"2016-01-20T11:54:32","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T16:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/howelllab\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-02-04T16:06:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T21:06:59","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/howelllab\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id12_e27eac-54 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id12_e27eac-54 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id12_e27eac-54 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:60px;row-gap:60px;max-width:1268px;padding-top:75px;padding-bottom:30px;grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id12_e27eac-54{background-color:#e5f0f9;}.kb-row-layout-id12_e27eac-54 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id12_e27eac-54 > 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