<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/cans-hosts-get-into-the-guts-of-healthcare-for-area-middle-school-students.php" dsn="blogs"><pubDate>10/23/2026</pubDate><title>CANS hosts Get Into the Guts of Healthcare for area middle school students</title><main-featured>true</main-featured><category-featured>true</category-featured><summary>Louisiana Tech University welcomed 89 seventh- and eighth-grade students from five area schools to Get Into the Guts of Healthcare, providing an interactive introduction to healthcare careers through hands-on activities and conversations with medical professionals.</summary><image><img src="/news/_images/get-into-the-guts-of-healthcare-event-2026.jpg" alt="Middle school students sit at tables, learning at the Get Into the Guts of Healthcare event"/></image><tags><tag>Applied and Natural Sciences</tag><tag>Partnerships</tag></tags></item>