{"id":123829,"date":"2017-03-28T08:26:13","date_gmt":"2017-03-28T12:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=123829"},"modified":"2023-06-27T13:08:03","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T17:08:03","slug":"student-innovators-create-solutions-allergies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2017\/03\/student-innovators-create-solutions-allergies\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Innovators Create Solutions to Allergies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wondergridgallerylightbox_options_38\" data-skinsfoldername=\"skins\/default\/\"  data-jsfolder=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/wonderplugin-gridgallery\/engine\/\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"wonderplugingridgallery\" id=\"wonderplugingridgallery-38\" data-gridgalleryid=\"38\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"150\" data-skin=\"tiles\" data-style=\"classic\" data-categorylist=\"[{&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;all&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Show All&quot;}]\" data-masonrymode=\"false\" data-random=\"false\" data-shownavigation=\"true\" data-shownavcontrol=\"true\" data-hidenavdefault=\"false\" data-nohoverontouchscreen=\"false\" data-hoverzoomin=\"true\" data-hoverzoominimageonly=\"true\" data-hoverzoominimagecenter=\"false\" data-hoverfade=\"true\" data-responsive=\"true\" data-mediumscreen=\"true\" data-smallscreen=\"true\" data-showtitle=\"true\" data-showtexttitle=\"true\" data-showtextdescription=\"false\" data-showtextbutton=\"false\" data-overlaylink=\"false\" data-donotaddtext=\"false\" data-lightboxnogroup=\"false\" data-lightboxcategorygroup=\"false\" data-lightboxshowallcategories=\"false\" data-lightboxshowtitle=\"true\" data-lightboxshowdescription=\"false\" data-lightboxresponsive=\"true\" data-centerimage=\"true\" data-circularimage=\"false\" data-firstimage=\"false\" data-textinsidespace=\"false\" data-donotinit=\"false\" data-addinitscript=\"false\" data-lightboxshowsocial=\"false\" data-lightboxshowfacebook=\"true\" data-lightboxshowtwitter=\"true\" data-lightboxshowpinterest=\"true\" data-lightboxsocialrotateeffect=\"true\" data-lightboxenablehtml5poster=\"false\" data-categoryshow=\"false\" data-categoryhideall=\"false\" data-categorymulticat=\"false\" data-categoryatleastone=\"false\" data-addvideoplaybutton=\"true\" data-lightboxfullscreenmode=\"false\" data-lightboxcloseonoverlay=\"true\" data-lightboxvideohidecontrols=\"false\" data-lightboxresponsivebarheight=\"false\" data-lightboxnotkeepratioonsmallheight=\"false\" data-lazyloadimages=\"true\" data-triggerresize=\"false\" data-lightboxautoslide=\"false\" data-lightboxshowtimer=\"true\" data-lightboxshowplaybutton=\"true\" data-lightboxalwaysshownavarrows=\"false\" data-lightboxshowtitleprefix=\"true\" data-thumbwidth=\"90\" data-thumbheight=\"60\" data-thumbtopmargin=\"12\" data-thumbbottommargin=\"4\" data-barheight=\"64\" data-titlebottomcss=\"color:#333; 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