<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/posts/walton-graduate-teams-keep-earning-top-honors.php" dsn="blogs"><featured/><external_link>https://news.uark.edu/articles/82406/walton-graduate-teams-keep-earning-top-honors</external_link><pubDate>06/05/2026</pubDate><title>Walton Graduate Teams Keep Earning Top Honors</title><description>Graduate business students from the Sam M. Walton College of Business are gaining national recognition for venture ideas developed in the classroom, earning top placements and prize funding across a series of high-profile pitch competitions this academic year.</description><author>Blake Woolsey</author><image><img src="https://walton.uark.edu/graduate-programs/mba-masters-degree-program/blog/images/2026-Gov-Cup-Winner.jpg" alt="2026 Gov Cup winner talking on stage"/></image><tags><tag>MSPI</tag><tag>mba</tag></tags></item>