{"id":169,"date":"2026-02-12T11:44:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T16:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/chs\/?p=169"},"modified":"2026-02-12T12:03:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T17:03:35","slug":"exploring-the-digital-divide-collaborative-research-in-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/chs\/2026\/02\/12\/exploring-the-digital-divide-collaborative-research-in-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring the Digital Divide: Collaborative Research in Action"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" data-id=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2026\/02\/unnamed-1.jpg\" alt=\"Photos of students, faculty, and seniors working together to help 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300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" data-id=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2026\/02\/IMG_7327.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2026\/02\/IMG_7327.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2026\/02\/IMG_7327-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" data-id=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2026\/02\/IMG_7326.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/chs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2026\/02\/IMG_7326.jpeg 320w, 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