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ExSpace<\/p>","card_text":"Bringing subway art above ground","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"","url":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/seniors-show-beauty-of-urban-art-with-augmented-reality-319742\/","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":43362,"card_image_size":"image_full","card_image_placement":"image_above","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"

Josh Pachter<\/p>","card_text":"The ethics of driverless cars","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"","url":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/josh-pachter-18-and-the-ethics-of-autonomous-vehicles-320582\/","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":43292,"card_image_size":"image_full","card_image_placement":"image_above","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"

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Samantha Andrew<\/p>","card_text":"Promoting inclusive events","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"","url":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/diversity\/","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":43472,"card_image_size":"image_full","card_image_placement":"image_above","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"

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Joshua Hill<\/p>","card_text":"A student voice on policy change","card_background_color":"#f4f4f4","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"","url":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/diversity\/","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"hover_arrow","card_image":43452,"card_image_size":"image_full","card_image_placement":"image_above","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"

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