<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/2/pawpaw-dna-fingerprinting-shines-thesis-competition.php" dsn="news"><featured>true</featured><pubDate>02/11/2026</pubDate><title>Pawpaw DNA fingerprinting shines in “3 Minute Thesis” competition</title><author/><summary>Kentucky State graduate student Godswill Ujah earns third place in Louisville with research on protecting genetic diversity in pawpaw cultivars.</summary><image><img src="/brand-identity-approved-images/news-images-marketing/PawPaw%20DNA%20fingerprinting%20shines.jpg" alt="Placeholder"/></image><caption/><description>Kentucky State graduate student Godswill Ujah earns third place in Louisville with research on protecting genetic diversity in pawpaw cultivarsLOUISVILLE, Ky. — In three minutes — and with a single slide — Kentucky State University graduate student Godswill Ujah delivered an award-winning presentation at the Southern Region American Society for Horticultural Science annual meeting, held Jan. 31–Feb. 2, 2026, in Louisville.Ujah, a student in Ke...</description></item>