{"id":197,"date":"2016-10-25T16:19:30","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T16:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lawyer2.mythemecloud.io\/?page_id=197"},"modified":"2024-11-07T17:41:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T17:41:11","slug":"news-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/news-events\/","title":{"rendered":"News &amp; Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"197\" class=\"elementor elementor-197\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c441623 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"c441623\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-207e866 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"207e866\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p>Feature articles, media, and Lectures highlighting the work of UMass Amherst public interest technologists.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c36fbfa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c36fbfa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/2026\/08\/05\/ignition-initiative\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tIgnition Initiative\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Ignition Initiative brings mission driven organizations from Hampden County together to solve problems using AI.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/2026\/08\/05\/ignition-initiative\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Ignition Initiative\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5598 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news entry\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 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