<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/posts/murray-state-and-mccracken-county-high-school-partnership.aspx" dsn="blogs"><title>Murray State continues to lead $1.5 million environmental science initiative for regional high school students</title><pubDate>02/10/2026</pubDate><description>Under the leadership of Principal Investigator and Associate Provost Dr. Renee Fister, Murray State University is utilizing a $1.5 million Department of Energy (DOE) grant to integrate advanced environmental science into the curriculum at McCracken County High School (MCHS)</description><author>Alexandra Sherwood and Dr. Renee Fister</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="https://www.murraystate.edu/news/images/ASER.jpg" alt="photo of students from McCracken County High School"/></image><featured/><tags><tag>Announcements</tag><tag>Student News</tag><tag>University News</tag></tags></item>