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Portrait of Katherine Yu Katherine Yu

Biological Sciences Major
Humanities, Health, and Medicine Minor
Potomac, MD
College Park Scholars: Life Sciences Program

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Computer Science major, General Business minor
Gaithersburg, MD
Banneker/Key Scholar
University Honors Program
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Biochemistry Major
General Business Minor
Mount Airy, MD
University Honors Program
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Biological Sciences Major
Ellicott City, MD
College Park Scholars: Life Sciences
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Neuroscience Major
York, PA
BioFIRE
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Double Major in Physics and Astronomy
Lanham, MD
College Success Scholars

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Computer Science and Mathematics dual majors
Phoenix, MD
University Honors
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Biological Sciences Major
Centreville, VA
Research at the University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Computer Science and Sustainability Informatics and Modeling (IVSP) Majors
Portland, OR
FIRE (Sustainability Analytics stream)
Graduates December 2026
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Physics major
Rapid City, SD
Gemstone Honors Program
Banneker/Key

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