<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/shawnee-state-university-students-bridge-disciplines-through-hands-collaboration-3d-printing.html" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>09/08/2026</pubDate><title>Shawnee State University Students Bridge Disciplines Through Hands-On Collaboration in 3D Printing and Occupational Therapy</title><categories>Collaboration</categories><description>Students in the Master of Occupational Therapy and the Bachelor's in Plastics Engineering Technology programs at Shawnee State University recently came together for an interdisciplinary learning experience, one that challenged them to collaborate across disciplines to design and build assistive devices using 3D printing technology.</description><author/><image><img src="/news/images/MOT-chicken-shredder.jpg" alt="Occupational Therapy students demonstrate chicken shredder assistive device."/></image></item>