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Summer internship gives pre-vet students real-world experience Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, through its departments of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences and Animal Science, collaborated with VCA Metzger Animal Hospital and Mars Inc. to establish the Penn State-Mars preveterinary student internship.

Industry fellowship provides real-world experience for doctoral student Xialing Zhao, a doctoral candidate in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, participated in the college’s first-of-its-kind summer fellowship pairing Penn State graduate students with industry mentors to help students navigate the transition from … Continued

Twists, turns and triumph: Penn Stater takes path from musical theater to MBA Faren Collins, Penn State alum and the face and voice of Disney World’s new TRON Lightcycle/Run ride, is back at Penn State, working toward her MBA. Her … Continued

Every glass of wine tells a story. A story of climate, soil, vines, buds, grapes, and a host of challenges along the way from vineyard to glass. The Penn State Grape and Wine Team—a group of viticulturists, plant pathologists, entomologists, … Continued

Research conducted in the Smeal College of Business reveals that, particularly in industries most exposed to minimum-wage labor, minimum wage increases lead these firms to cut capital expenditures.

Researchers in the Smeal College of Business look at the politics of coastal homes. The video went viral: In early May 2022, a beachfront home on North Carolina’s Outer Banks collapsed into the ocean during a coastal storm. Stilts splintering … Continued

A study led by faculty in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences examined how different types of childhood maltreatment were associated with depressive symptoms and heavy episodic drinking between the ages of 14 and 30.

Jasmine Morgan, who graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in veterinary and biomedical sciences, was selected as the 2022 Outstanding Senior in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.

Penn State researchers are working with makers in a West African e-waste scrapyard, creating possibilities for innovation. In this cover story for Research/Penn State, find out what these makers are creating and how they’re drawing on knowledge of the past … Continued

My romance story, Back to Love, was published in the September 30 issue of Woman’s World magazine. It’s always exciting to see my writing and name in a magazine that has 1.6 million readers!