<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/posts/alumni-names-faculty-research-awards.aspx" dsn="blogs"><title>Murray State University and Alumni Association name 2026 faculty research award recipients</title><pubDate>04/20/2026</pubDate><description>Three faculty members have been recognized by the Murray State University Alumni Association for exceptional contributions to research and scholarship.</description><author>AJ Boston</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="https://www.murraystate.edu/news/images/faculty_research_award_recipients_2026.jpg" alt="clockwise from top left: Cintia Segovia Figueroa, Sourav Chatterjee, Ph.D., Christopher A. Craig, Ph.D., and Oliver M. Beckers, Ph.D."/></image><featured/><tags><tag>Alumni</tag><tag>Alumni Association</tag><tag>Faculty News</tag><tag>Scholarships</tag></tags></item>