{"id":3270,"date":"2016-12-27T09:58:36","date_gmt":"2016-12-27T17:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/?page_id=3270"},"modified":"2026-02-04T12:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T20:00:32","slug":"istar-improving-service-to-advance-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/or\/istar-improving-service-to-advance-research\/","title":{"rendered":"iSTAR (Improving Service to Advance Research)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/or\/istar-improving-service-to-advance-research\/istar_logo\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17923\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17923\" src=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/istar_logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"111\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our mission is to create an outstanding climate of support for UW researchers. 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