{"id":7668,"date":"2021-02-25T15:39:52","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T15:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/?page_id=7668"},"modified":"2026-06-30T14:05:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T18:05:40","slug":"home_4-column_bullet-points","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/sarasota\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"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\/sarasota\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/189\/2024\/08\/is-sarasota-home-hero-2.png)\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/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=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div><div 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