<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/innovation/news/stories/2025/macawuas.php" dsn="news"><featured>true</featured><top-stories>true</top-stories><pubDate>05/07/2025 10:17:36 AM</pubDate><title>Macaw UAS Founder Alexandra Ulinski Pursues Strategic Partnerships and Prototype Development Following Innov8Hub Recognition</title><subtitle/><description>Macaw UAS founder Alexandra Ulinski is advancing prototype development and pursuing strategic partnerships following her second-place finish at UH’s Fall 2024 Innov8Hub Pitch Day. The story highlights her work on a modular drone platform for air quality monitoring and its potential applications across research, emergency response, and industry.</description><author>Luke Rucker</author><author-email/><author-phone/><image><img src="/innovation/news/_images/macawuas.jpeg" alt="Ulinski working on one of her prototypes "/></image><categories>Startups &amp; Entrepreneurship,Companies &amp; Partnerships,Innov8 Hub</categories></item>