{"id":616,"date":"2024-12-30T14:59:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T19:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/aincenter\/?page_id=616"},"modified":"2026-09-10T14:23:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T18:23:54","slug":"foundryfridays","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/aincenter\/foundryfridays\/","title":{"rendered":"Foundry Fridays"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-10352 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/aincenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Launch-Schedule-Party-300x251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"376\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/aincenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Launch-Schedule-Party-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/aincenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Launch-Schedule-Party-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/aincenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Launch-Schedule-Party.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/>Foundry Fridays<\/h3>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Foundry Fridays are a weekly gathering for 糖心传媒 student founders to build, test, and grow their ventures. 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