{"id":27,"date":"2022-06-13T19:12:30","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T02:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/cga\/superagers\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2025-08-19T16:22:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T23:22:08","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/cga\/superagers\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” 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