<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/stories/2026/10292026-systemwide-partnership-houston-health-department.php" dsn="news"><featured/><top-stories/><pubDate>10/29/2026 04:00:01 PM</pubDate><title>University of Houston System, City of Houston Formalize Partnership to Expand Student Internships and Applied Learning</title><subtitle/><description>The University of Houston System and the Houston Health Department (HHD) have formalized a systemwide partnership agreement to expand paid internships, practicums, research opportunities and applied learning experiences for students across the University of Houston (UH), University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) and University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL).</description><author/><author-email/><author-phone/><image><img src="https://www.uh.edu/news-events/stories/2026/october/_images/uh-seal-banner-thumbnail.jpeg" alt="banner of uh "/></image><categories>University of Houston,UH-Clear Lake,UH-Downtown</categories></item>