{"id":236,"date":"2018-01-12T15:59:16","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T20:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ormeci\/?page_id=236"},"modified":"2026-04-05T19:39:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T23:39:45","slug":"research-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ormeci\/research-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/macleans.ca\/society\/swimming-in-rivers\/\">Forget the cottage. 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