{"id":13605,"date":"2019-05-21T11:22:34","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T15:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/?page_id=13605"},"modified":"2026-02-20T14:54:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T19:54:48","slug":"13605-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-undefined alignfull uagb-block-5eb98d4d\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:500px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1192\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-9169\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/03\/EZ_20130314_UF_Century_Tower_0010.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 68%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 68%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/03\/EZ_20130314_UF_Century_Tower_0010.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/03\/EZ_20130314_UF_Century_Tower_0010-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/03\/EZ_20130314_UF_Century_Tower_0010-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/03\/EZ_20130314_UF_Century_Tower_0010-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/03\/EZ_20130314_UF_Century_Tower_0010-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2017\/03\/EZ_20130314_UF_Century_Tower_0010-1200x795.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(79deg,rgba(2,2,131,0) 0%,rgb(40,116,252) 100%)\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-48a19251\"><h1 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>M.E. Rinker, Sr.<\/strong><br><strong>School&nbsp;of&nbsp;Construction Management<\/strong><\/h1><div class=\"uagb-separator\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/09\/12-Rinker-GroupShot-web-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Group photo of Rinker School staff and faculty outside Rinker Hall\" class=\"wp-image-27065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/09\/12-Rinker-GroupShot-web-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/09\/12-Rinker-GroupShot-web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/09\/12-Rinker-GroupShot-web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2025\/09\/12-Rinker-GroupShot-web.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-4f6b6e4a\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Rinker News<\/h2><div class=\"uagb-separator\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-masonry uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-4e439744     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-3 is-masonry uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1\" data-total=\"22\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/msc-defense-dean-mucaj\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Dean-Mucaj-Thesis-Defense-PA_Page_1-1024x573.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Thesis defense announcement for Dean Mucaj, Construction Management MSc candidate, titled Evaluating Robot Mobility Strategies for Wireless Network Systems on Construction Sites, held October 16, 2026, at Rinker Hall.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Dean-Mucaj-Thesis-Defense-PA_Page_1-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Dean-Mucaj-Thesis-Defense-PA_Page_1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Dean-Mucaj-Thesis-Defense-PA_Page_1-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Dean-Mucaj-Thesis-Defense-PA_Page_1-1536x859.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Dean-Mucaj-Thesis-Defense-PA_Page_1-2048x1146.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/msc-defense-dean-mucaj\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">MSc Defense \u2013 Dean Mucaj<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please join us for Dean Mucaj\u2019s MSc\u00a0Defense titled \u201cEvaluating Robot&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/msc-defense-dean-mucaj\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/msc-defense-richard-fagan\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Richard-Fagan-Thesis-Defense-1024x574.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Event flyer for Richard Fagans Construction Management MSc thesis defense on October 19, 2026, at Rinker Hall, titled Assessing the Temporal Dynamics of Government Participation and Their Influence on the Effectiveness of Net-Zero Building Roadmaps.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Richard-Fagan-Thesis-Defense-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Richard-Fagan-Thesis-Defense-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Richard-Fagan-Thesis-Defense-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Richard-Fagan-Thesis-Defense-1536x861.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Richard-Fagan-Thesis-Defense-2048x1148.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/msc-defense-richard-fagan\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">MSc Defense \u2013 Richard Fagan<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please join us for Richard Fagan\u2019s MSc\u00a0Defense titled \u201cAssessing the&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/msc-defense-richard-fagan\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/phd-defense-erfan-moayyed\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Fall-2026_Erfan_Moayyed_PhD_Defense_PA-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Dissertation defense announcement for PhD candidate Erfan Moayyed, titled Large Language Models for Automated Smart Contract Generation in Construction, taking place on October 12, 2026, at Rinker Hall 140.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Fall-2026_Erfan_Moayyed_PhD_Defense_PA-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Fall-2026_Erfan_Moayyed_PhD_Defense_PA-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Fall-2026_Erfan_Moayyed_PhD_Defense_PA-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Fall-2026_Erfan_Moayyed_PhD_Defense_PA.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/phd-defense-erfan-moayyed\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">PhD Defense \u2013 Erfan Moayyed<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please join us for Erfan Moayyed&#8217;s PhD Defense titled \u201cLarge&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/phd-defense-erfan-moayyed\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/msc-defense-heril-jain\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Heril-Jain-Thesis-Defense-PA-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Thesis defense announcement for Heril Jains presentation, Mapping Construction Hazards to Robotic Solutions, on October 19, 2026, at Rinker Hall.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Heril-Jain-Thesis-Defense-PA-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Heril-Jain-Thesis-Defense-PA-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Heril-Jain-Thesis-Defense-PA-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Heril-Jain-Thesis-Defense-PA-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Heril-Jain-Thesis-Defense-PA-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/msc-defense-heril-jain\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">MSc Defense \u2013 Heril Jain<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please join us for Heril Jain\u2019s MSc\u00a0Defense titled \u201cMapping Construction&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/msc-defense-heril-jain\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/phd-defense-jianhao-gao\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Fall-2026_Jianhao_Gao_PhD-Defense-PA-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Dissertation defense announcement for PhD candidate Jianhao Gao on October 15, 2026, at Rinker Hall, titled A One-Parameter Gradient Enhancement Method for Damage-Plasticity Constitutive Models.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Fall-2026_Jianhao_Gao_PhD-Defense-PA-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Fall-2026_Jianhao_Gao_PhD-Defense-PA-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Fall-2026_Jianhao_Gao_PhD-Defense-PA-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Fall-2026_Jianhao_Gao_PhD-Defense-PA-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Fall-2026_Jianhao_Gao_PhD-Defense-PA-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/phd-defense-jianhao-gao\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">PhD Defense \u2013 Jianhao Gao<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please join us for Jianhao Gao&#8217;s PhD Defense titled \u201cA&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/phd-defense-jianhao-gao\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/msc-defense-maria-eduarda-guerra-de-carvalho\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Maria-E-Guerra-de-Carvalho.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Thesis defense announcement for Maria Eduarda Guerra de Carvalho on October 15, 2026, for the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management Graduate Program, listing the presentation title, time, location, and committee members.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Maria-E-Guerra-de-Carvalho.png 1000w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Maria-E-Guerra-de-Carvalho-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2026\/10\/Maria-E-Guerra-de-Carvalho-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/msc-defense-maria-eduarda-guerra-de-carvalho\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">MSc Defense \u2013 Maria Eduarda Guerra de Carvalho<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post__excerpt'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please join us for Maria Eduarda Guerra de Carvalho\u2019s MSc\u00a0Defense&#8230;\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/msc-defense-maria-eduarda-guerra-de-carvalho\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-2007d779 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-a7ffc748\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"846\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/rinker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2021\/09\/FullColor_RinkerSeal-1.png\" alt=\"\nM.E. 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