Sarah Zhang

1 week ago | theatlantic.com | Sarah Zhang

The United States has, for 70 years, been fighting a continuous aerial war against the New World screwworm, a parasite that eats animals alive: cow, pig, deer, dog, even human. (Its scientific name, C. hominivorax, translates to “man-eater.”) Larvae of the parasitic fly chew through flesh, transforming small nicks into big, gruesome wounds. But in the 1950s, the U.S. Department of Agriculture laid the groundwork for a continent-wide assault.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Sarah Zhang

The United States has, for 70 years, been fighting a continuous aerial war against the New World screwworm, a parasite that eats animals alive: cow, pig, deer, dog, even human. (Its scientific name, C. hominivorax, translates to “man-eater.”) Larvae of the parasitic fly chew through flesh, transforming small nicks into big, gruesome wounds. But in the 1950s, the U.S. Department of Agriculture laid the groundwork for a continent-wide assault.

1 week ago | michigandaily.com | Sarah Zhang

At the end of my freshman orientation two summers ago, my group leader left us with a piece of advice: Say yes to everything. So, when I arrived on campus a few months later, I thought the only way to enjoy the college experience was to throw myself at each campus event, introduce myself to every new face and attend as many mass meetings as I could. To me, making the most of these special years meant seizing every opportunity that could turn into a lifelong memory.

3 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | Sarah Zhang

Listen1.0x0:0052:01Listen to more stories on harkThe Toyota pickup hit the tree that May morning with enough explosive force to leave a gash that is still visible on its trunk 39 years later. Inside the truck, the bodies of three teenage boys hurled forward, each with terrible velocity. One boy died instantly; a second was found alive outside the car. The third boy, Ian Berg, remained pinned in the driver’s seat, a bruise blooming on the right side of his forehead.

4 weeks ago | michigandaily.com | Sarah Zhang

Last week, I went to my professor’s office hours for the first time. When I sat down, her first question was “How old are you?” Taken aback by the unexpected inquiry, I took a moment to process the question before I answered. After I responded, I expected my professor to explain why she asked me about my age or comment on the diversity of grades in our class. But she just peered at me over her metal-rimmed glasses, as if question marks hovered around her head.