{"id":9955,"date":"2020-03-05T14:36:11","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T14:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/rasc21\/?page_id=9955"},"modified":"2021-03-24T15:22:04","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T15:22:04","slug":"featured-presentations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/rasc21\/undergraduate-research-exposition\/featured-presentations\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured Presentations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Hero&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(31,31,31,0)&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;on&#8221;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;66px|0px|0|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.3.4&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.3.4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.3.4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span data-contrast=\"none\" class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW119459284 BCX0\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW119459284 BCX0\">2021 Research and Scholarship Conference<br \/>Featured Presentations<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Sustainability and Progress in the Midst of a Pandemic<\/em><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Peace &#8211; Prosperity\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0People &#8211; Planet\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Health &#8211; Partnerships<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">What better time to talk about sustainability and progress, then now?\u00a0 This year our featured presentations highlight efforts of WCU faculty and students who are engaged in projects related to sustainability and progress. 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