<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/louisiana-tech-joins-national-initiative-to-strengthen-semiconductor-workforce.php" dsn="blogs"><pubDate>07/28/2026</pubDate><title>Louisiana Tech joins national initiative to strengthen semiconductor workforce</title><main-featured>true</main-featured><category-featured>true</category-featured><summary>Louisiana Tech University joined a national initiative in an effort to build America’s microelectronics and semiconductor workforce. The SEMI Foundation, which serves as a Hub Operator for the National Network for Microelectronics Education (NNME), announced the launch of the first four Regional Nodes of the NNME.</summary><image><img src="/news/_images/institute-for-micromanufacturing-lab-work.jpg" alt="Students work in a lab at Louisiana Tech's Institute for Micromanufacturing"/></image><tags><tag>Partnerships</tag><tag>Research</tag></tags></item>