<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/newsroom/story/neelamegam_epidemiology_award.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>04/09/2026</pubDate><title>Dr. Malinee Neelamegam receives national epidemiology award from the Society for Epidemiologic Research</title><summary>Malinee Neelamegam, PhD, Assistant Professor in the College of Public Health at UNT Health Fort Worth, has been named the 2026 recipient of the Society for Epidemiologic Research’s Sherman A. James Diverse and Inclusive Epidemiology Award. The national award recognizes an individual whose research, teaching or service has expanded the field of epidemiology to better include underrepresented or disadvantaged populations and advanced greater diversity and inclusiveness in the discipline.</summary><author>Maya McMillian</author><image><img src="/newsroom/_binaries/Neelamegam%20700x500.png" alt="placeholder"/></image><tags><tag>College of Public Health</tag></tags></item>