<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/0406-kelly-sheppard-aaas-fellow.php" dsn="blogs"><featured/><feature_title>Featured News</feature_title><title>Chemistry professor receives top recognition for achievement in science</title><author>Sara Miga</author><author_email>info@skidmore.edu</author_email><pubDate>04/06/2026 10:44:05 AM</pubDate><display>display</display><description>Professor of Biochemistry Kelly Sheppard has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for contributions to protein synthesis research and STEM education.</description><category>News</category><image_listing><img src="/news/2026/images/0406-kelly-sheppard-thumbnail.jpg" alt="Kelly Sheppard in his lab"/></image_listing><image><img src="/news/2026/images/0406-kelly-sheppard-featured.jpg" alt="Professor of Chemistry Kelly Sheppard in his lab"/></image><caption>Professor of Chemistry Kelly Sheppard in his lab in the Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences, where he conducts much of his research with Skidmore students.</caption></item>