<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item link="https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/aamu-alumna-builds-on-computer-science-foundation-through-second-army-research-fellowship.html" display="true" type="news-list"><title>Pippins Returns to Army SPARK Program, Advances Robotics Research</title><summary>Taylor Pippins arrived at Alabama A&amp;M University with an interest in computer science and the opportunities surrounding Huntsville’s technology and defense industries. Four years later, the 2026 graduate is building on that foundation through advanced research, graduate study and a career in information technology.</summary><date>2026-09-06T12:00:00-08:00</date><imageAltText>Taylor Pippins showcases her research at the 2026 U.S. Army HBCU-MI SPARK Symposium in Washington, D.C.</imageAltText><image>/_images/pippinsmain.jpg</image><name>AAMU Alumna Builds on Computer Science Foundation Through Second Army Research Fellowship</name><first>AAMU</first><last>Alumna Builds on Computer Science Foundation Through Second Army Research Fellowship</last><url>https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/aamu-alumna-builds-on-computer-science-foundation-through-second-army-research-fellowship.html</url><tags/></item>