<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/newsroom/story/hardin_symposium_26.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>07/14/2026</pubDate><title>North Texas researchers build connections and advance science at Hardin Symposium</title><summary>The event highlighted the latest advances and emerging trends in cardiovascular research and medicine, bringing together faculty, scientists, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from institutions across the region to share findings and encourage collaboration. </summary><author>Matt Havlik</author><image><img src="/newsroom/_binaries/Hardin_Symposium_2026_3.jpg" alt="placeholder"/></image><tags><tag>College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences</tag></tags></item>