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Bringing Science to Achiever | 14 | University of Maryland University College
Life Dr. Sabrina S. Fu, winner of UMUC’s 2010 Stanley J. Drazek Teaching Excellence Award, lives a life that is guided by the same scientific principles she teaches her students every day. By Chip Cassano PHOTOGRAPHS by Mark finkenstaedt For Dr. Sabrina S. Fu, who since 2001 has taught environmental management and biological and natural science in UMUC’s School of Undergraduate Studies, science and education have always been important—guiding her career, shaping the way she lives her life, and influencing the way she teaches her classes. “I believe,” said Fu, “based on study and observation, that many of our social, physical, and ecological problems are interrelated. For example, sitting inside large homes increases our sense of isolation, which aggravates social and psychological problems and is linked to poor health—such as increased heart disease—as well as to the ecological problems that come with increases in runoff and in the consumption of more building materials and fossil fuels.... Sabrina S. Fu—an advocate for volunteerism—shares her kitchen scraps with two residents of the Howard County Conservancy, where she and her children help out. So, in almost every class I teach, I encourage my students to get outside and exercise in the fresh air, to meet people, and to enjoy the beauty around them. And what better way to do that than by www.umuc.edu | 15 13 | Achiever
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