<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item link="https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/award-expands-graduate-research-and-data-science-training.html" display="true" type="news-list"><title>AAMU Receives $600,000 USDA Grant to Launch Agricultural Data Science Specialization</title><summary>Alabama A&amp;M University has received a $600,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to establish a new data science specialization within existing graduate programs in agricultural and bio-environmental sciences that will prepare students for careers at the intersection of agriculture, environmental sciences, data science and emerging technologies.</summary><date>2026-06-23T12:00:00-08:00</date><imageAltText>Agricultural Research Center on Alabama A&amp;M University campus</imageAltText><image>/_images/science.student.39284.jpg</image><name>Award Expands Graduate Research and Data Science Training</name><first>Award</first><last>Expands Graduate Research and Data Science Training</last><url>https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/award-expands-graduate-research-and-data-science-training.html</url><tags/></item>