{"id":1086,"date":"2026-02-28T02:34:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T02:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/engaginglab\/?page_id=1086"},"modified":"2026-02-28T03:11:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T03:11:53","slug":"saanvika-polasa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/engaginglab\/peoplelab\/saanvika-polasa\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item odd\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ba1a1a\"><b style=\"font-size: 1.44em\">Saanvika Polasa<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"mark8prhs6lg6\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1077 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/engaginglab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1306\/2026\/02\/IMG_8549-1-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/engaginglab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1306\/2026\/02\/IMG_8549-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/engaginglab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1306\/2026\/02\/IMG_8549-1.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span class=\"mark8prhs6lg6\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"><strong>Saanvika<\/strong><\/span><strong> Polasa<\/strong> is a freshman at Rutgers University pursuing an Exercise Science major on the pre-med track. 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