{"id":16061,"date":"2016-04-08T06:00:26","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T10:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=16061"},"modified":"2016-04-08T06:00:26","modified_gmt":"2016-04-08T10:00:26","slug":"researching-summer-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/researching-summer-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Researching the Summer Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16180 alignright lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/03\/IMG_1242-247x300.jpg\" alt=\"HObediente\" width=\"174\" height=\"211\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/03\/IMG_1242-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/03\/IMG_1242-768x933.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/03\/IMG_1242-843x1024.jpg 843w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/03\/IMG_1242-299x363.jpg 299w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/03\/IMG_1242.jpg 1581w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 174px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 174\/211;\" \/>Congratulations to Heidi Obediente on being selected for the APSA <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apsanet.org\/rbsi\">Ralph Bunche Summer Institute<\/a> (RBSI). This program is an annual five-week fully-covered program designed to introduce undergraduate students from under represented racial and ethnic groups for graduate school. It also encourages students interested in expanding participation in the field of political science to apply to PhD programs by enhancing writing, research, and analytical skills. Ms.\u00a0Obediente is one of only 20 students selected to participate, and we are proud to have her representing UCF.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to Heidi Obediente on being selected for the APSA Ralph Bunche Summer Institute (RBSI). This program is an annual five-week fully-covered program designed to introduce undergraduate students from under represented racial and ethnic groups for graduate school. 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