<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item link="https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/former-doctoral-student-recognized-nationally-for-research-advancing-animal-science.html" display="true" type="news-list"><title>Ogunkunle Becomes First Alabama A&amp;M Graduate to Earn National ASAS Young Scholar Award</title><summary>Nathaniel Ogunkunle, an Alabama A&amp;M University doctoral graduate and assistant professor in the Department of Food and Animal Sciences, has received the 2026 American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) Young Scholar Award, one of the society’s highest honors for emerging researchers in animal science.</summary><date>2026-08-13T12:00:00-08:00</date><imageAltText>Dr. Nathaniel Ogunkunle holds his ASAS Young Scholar Award in the Carver Complex on the AAMU campus.</imageAltText><image>/_images/ogunphotoedit.jpg</image><name>Former Doctoral Student Recognized Nationally for Research Advancing Animal Science</name><first>Former</first><last>Doctoral Student Recognized Nationally for Research Advancing Animal Science</last><url>https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/former-doctoral-student-recognized-nationally-for-research-advancing-animal-science.html</url><tags/></item>