{"id":1860,"date":"2026-02-05T20:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T18:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flare.academicesports.net\/?p=1860"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:07:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:07:55","slug":"associate-professor-ben-bays-named-the-inaugural-director-of-the-karch-gaming-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flare.academicesports.net\/?p=1860","title":{"rendered":"Associate professor Ben Bays named the inaugural director of the Karch Gaming Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1860\" class=\"elementor elementor-1860\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbc209e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cbc209e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-699782e elementor-align-left elementor-widget 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