{"id":151851,"date":"2023-10-25T10:15:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T16:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=151851"},"modified":"2023-10-26T14:29:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T20:29:39","slug":"photo-feature-2023-cool-science-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=151851","title":{"rendered":"Photo Feature: 2023 Cool Science Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-151852\" data-id=\"151852\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/CoolScience-001-1200x800.jpg\" 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