<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item link="https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/national-award-expands-student-research-opportunities-in-food-biotechnology.html" display="true" type="news-list"><title>AAMU Receives $300,000 USDA Grant to Launch CRISPR Research Program</title><summary>Alabama A&amp;M University students will soon be editing genes, conducting advanced biotechnology research and collaborating with international scientists thanks to a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA).</summary><date>2026-07-14T12:00:00-08:00</date><imageAltText>Dr. Stylianos Fakas stands in the AAMU Food Biotechnology Laboratory</imageAltText><image>/_images/fakasmainlredit.jpg</image><name>National Award Expands Student Research Opportunities in Food Biotechnology</name><first>National</first><last>Award Expands Student Research Opportunities in Food Biotechnology</last><url>https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/national-award-expands-student-research-opportunities-in-food-biotechnology.html</url><tags/></item>