Wendy Sanhai, PhD, MBA, has been appointed Visiting Professor of Practice in Management and Organization at the Smith School. She will also serve as Outreach Ambassador, collaborating with industry and agencies to advance research, education, and initiatives in life sciences.

Wendy Sanhai, EMBA ’09, and Anoop Mehta ’84, join the Smith School as Executives in Residence. They bring extensive business experience to mentor and develop partnerships, advancing educational initiatives in healthcare, consulting, and strategic planning.

New Smith School graduates heard keynote speakers highlight technology’s potential for positive change and shared wisdom on leading a fulfilling life. The ceremony honored 2,074 graduates, emphasizing resilience, the importance of truth, and the power of mentorship and service.

The road to success for Route One Apparel’s Ali von Paris ’12 stretched from her University of Maryland dorm room, where she designed her first T-shirts, to the Towson headquarters of her company selling distinctive Maryland-themed merchandise now worn by everyone from students to political leaders and pro sports figures.

Wendy Sanhai, MBA ’09, has dedicated her entire 25+ year professional career to science, global health and public health, keeping the needs of patients as her true north star. Her career has spanned academia, private industry and Department of Health and Human Services – spread across the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Two years ago, she added yet another title to her already impressive resume after her diagnosis of invasive breast cancer.

6 Tactics for Building Win-Win Partnerships - Wendy R. Sanhai, EMBA ’09 Nanoscience, the study of very small particles, has great potential to improve health care. These tiny molecules can be incorporated into many therapies, such as cancer drugs, which may result in the need for smaller doses for patients, and may decrease negative side effects due to less exposure of toxic chemicals to normal tissue.