<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2023/uncp-student-gains-invaluable-experience-university-bath-internship.html" dsn="blogs"><title>UNCP student gains invaluable experience from University of Bath internship</title><pubDate>09/01/2023 12:00:00 AM</pubDate><author/><intro>Kimberly Yard, a senior chemistry major at UNC Pembroke, recently returned from the United Kingdom, where she participated in a nine-week research internship at the University of Bath. Yard was among seven college students nationwide selected for the International Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program funded by the National Science Foundation.</intro><image><img src="/_images/blogs/yard-kimberly.jpg" alt="students sitting atop the wall of The University of Bath in the UK"/></image><cap>Kimberly Yard (far left) participated in a summer research internship at the University of Bath</cap><tags><tag>College of Arts and Sciences</tag><tag>Research</tag></tags></item>