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Brianna Johnson
Brianna Johnson '21: Embracing opportunities
Brianna talks about working on data-driven research projects, serving as a student director in the Honors College, & landing a full-time position as a business systems analyst at a startup company.
Priscilla Amuma '19 - Undergraduate Research - Biology
Priscilla Amuma '19: Bringing point-of-care technology to non-industrialized countries
Honors student hopes to develop technologies to detect disease for underdeveloped countries.
Chemistry/biochemistry major Duyen Pham '19 in the lab.
Duyen Pham '19: research in inorganic chemistry
Honors student combines her passion for chemistry with her goal of becoming a doctor.
Bioengineering major Kayla Loycano '19 working in lab
Kayla Loycano ’19 hangs up her soccer cleats for career in medicine
Bioengineering major has excelled on the field and in the classroom
Rachel Bellantoni, Charlton College of Business, student ambassador
Rachel Bellantoni '19: Raytheon intern
Rachel, a marketing and management student at the Charlton College of Business, talks about how faculty mentorship and an internship in the defense industry led her to discover her passion and land her dream job.
Genevieve Sarro, College of Nursing
Genevieve Sarro '18: Nursing
After meeting midwives as a young child, Genevieve Sarro '18 plans to become a maternity nurse.
Quinn Harris
Quinn Harris '18: Commonwealth Scholar
Illustration major Quinn Harris '18 has a goal of publishing his first children's book.
Alexander Kephart - Digital Media - College of Visual & Peforming Arts
Alexander Kephart '18: Commonwealth Scholar
Questioning the link between real-life violence and virtual violence.
Tia Martineau: Theoretical cosmologies, dark matter & design
Combining her interests in physics and art, Tia Martineau '18 designed the mural for Prof. Khanna's supercomputer trailer.
Kevin Delaney - Portugal
Kevin Delaney '17: Student Trustee
From student leadership to study abroad, Kevin Delaney '17 has participated in many of the experiences and opportunities available to UMassD students.
elizabeth cross working in a bio lab
Elizabeth Cross '17 is planning a career as a pediatric surgeon
A research internship at Yale and her studies in biology at UMassD have prepared Elizabeth for the challenges of medical school.
Bethany Phillips
Bethany Phillips: Mission trip to Haiti
Bethany Phillips '16 traveled to Haiti as part of the College of Nursing's Community Health Nursing course.
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