{"id":5,"date":"2022-03-25T13:59:55","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T13:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/best\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2025-11-05T20:19:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T20:19:11","slug":"home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/best\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:30vw;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1369\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-5225\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/best\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/04\/bergeron-2512x1343_3x-scaled.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/best\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/04\/bergeron-2512x1343_3x-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/best\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/04\/bergeron-2512x1343_3x-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/best\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/04\/bergeron-2512x1343_3x-1024x547.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/best\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/04\/bergeron-2512x1343_3x-768x411.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#222222\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container padding-v-lg\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.5%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading hero has-white-color has-text-color\">Bergeron Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:1.2rem\">Empowering, educating and inspiring students to become changemakers by developing their skills through entrepreneurial experiences and education.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.5%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns container is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Bergeron Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology (BEST) Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The BEST program is a unique entrepreneurship initiative that brings together the Lassonde School of Engineering, Schulich School of Business and Osgoode Law School. 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