{"id":3660,"date":"2019-05-17T15:37:50","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T15:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/?page_id=3660"},"modified":"2026-03-04T20:42:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:42:35","slug":"welcome-to-engineering-innovation-institute","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"UF Engineering Innovation Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-create-block-hero-block hp-hero\"><div class=\"hero-wrapper verScroll_Col\"><div class=\"hero-bg-img\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/2019\/08\/EII-hero-1.png)\"><\/div><div class=\"hero-object-wrapper\"><div class=\"hero-object\" id=\"object1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"vce-single-image\" width=\"10\" height=\"219\" src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/ufl-block\/assets\/images\/ver_bar_thick.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><div class=\"hero-object\" id=\"object2\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"vce-single-image\" width=\"2\" height=\"363\" src=\"\/wp-content\/plugins\/ufl-block\/assets\/images\/ver_bar_thin.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hero-banner-wrapper hero__text\"><div class=\"banner_subtitle\"><p class=\"banner_subtitle_text\"><\/p><\/div><div class=\"banner_title\"><h1><\/h1><br\/><div class=\"hero-excerpt-btn-wrapper\"><p class=\"hero__excerpt\"><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"title-block w-100\"><div class=\"container-fluid page-title-container\"><div class=\"title-wrapper\"><h1 class=\"font-heading\">Welcome to Engineering<br>Innovation Institute<\/h1><hr\/><p>The University of Florida Engineering Innovation Institute is fostering a culture of innovation among faculty, students and staff of the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. 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