<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/olivia-phillips-belize-study.php" dsn="news"><pubDate>09/22/2026</pubDate><title>Future Educator Finds Comfort in the Uncomfortable </title><description>Maymester trip to Belize helps biology and education students look toward their futures</description><author>Tina Alvey Dale</author><category>Arts and Sciences</category><category>Health Education and Human Sciences</category><category>Research</category><category>Students</category><image><img src="/news/_images/belize.jpeg" alt="group of students posing in front of a Mayan pyramide in Belize"/></image><caption>Education and biology students participating in the Maymester study in Belize participated in a many areas of research and activities that will help prepare them for futures in their respective fields.</caption><archive>2026-09</archive></item>