{"id":1203,"date":"2019-09-09T12:14:42","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T18:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=1203"},"modified":"2019-09-09T13:08:12","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T19:08:12","slug":"a-new-interim-director-for-the-b3-institute-has-been-appointed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/09\/a-new-interim-director-for-the-b3-institute-has-been-appointed\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Interim Director For The B3 Institute Has Been Appointed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/B3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/B3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/B3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/B3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/B3-570x428.jpg 570w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/B3-380x285.jpg 380w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/B3-285x214.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em>Photo by Samantha Garza<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/B3_mixdown.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>UTRGV&#8217;s B3 institute says farewell to its&#8217; Executive Director Fransisco Guajardo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interim Executive Director Diana Lopez Garcia told us exactly why Guajardo is leaving UTRGV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>&#8220;He is pursuing a different kind of path now. 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