{"id":2181,"date":"2026-03-10T16:52:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/?page_id=2181"},"modified":"2026-04-20T13:51:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:51:37","slug":"research-assistant-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/embarklab\/home-page\/research-assistant-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Assistant Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-ast-global-color-1-background-color has-background is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-43131eed wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-medium-font-size is-content-justification-left 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