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It’s the stuff of nightmares and horror movies: Tiny estuarine mud crabs become infected with an invasive parasite that takes over their bodies and brains. But it isn’t fiction, and �鶹��Ƶ’s team of researchers is learning more about these invaders and how they impact the ecology of our region.

International graffiti artist TakerOne is working on a mural, “Fauna of Belmont Bay,” at �鶹��Ƶ’s Potomac Science Center in Woodbridge, Virginia.

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Leigh McCue, associate professor and interim chair of mechanical engineering is looking to take a deeper dive into her research at the Vessel Dynamics Lab. The recent recipient of the Beck Foundation Faculty Fellow award is building a fleet of maritime robots and will use the funds from the award to expand this work.