{"id":1317,"date":"2026-07-14T12:53:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T16:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ncipher\/?p=1317"},"modified":"2026-07-14T12:53:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T16:53:45","slug":"strengthening-our-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ncipher\/strengthening-our-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"Strengthening our &#8220;ties&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We had such a great time, learned so much, and so enjoyed connecting with our team and the larger causal inference research community at ACIC! After the conference, Dr. Buchanan, Dr. Katenka, Ke, and Claire headed out into Utah for a day of teambuilding&#8211;strengthening our &#8220;ties!&#8221; First we went on a fun little nature walk where we found this nice stream. Then we headed to Park City for some delicious lunch and shopping. Finally we visited Antelope Island on the beautiful Great Salt Lake itself, where we found some Antelopes and Bison! 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