<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="https://www.pennwest.edu/about/news/2026/federal-reserve-bank.php" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>04/20/2026</pubDate><campus>Edinboro,Global Online</campus><topic>Student Achievement</topic><title>PennWest students stand out at Federal Reserve Bank economics conference</title><subtitle/><description>Two PennWest University students from the Department of Business, Economics and Communication were selected to present original research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland’s annual Economic Scholars Program on April 17, continuing a growing record of strong student scholarship.</description><author/><image><img src="https://www.pennwest.edu/about/news/images/economic-scholars-2026.jpg" alt="Dr. Jingze Jiang, Kara Hooppell and Matthew J. Posego"/></image></item>