Opportunities for Students

Both undergraduate and graduate students in Penn State’s Nutritional Sciences (NUTR) program have a truly unique opportunity to work with world-renowned researchers and faculty members in an active research environment.

As an NUTR student, you’ll contribute greatly to our research mission while gaining firsthand experience in conducting groundbreaking research, working with participants in clinical/community settings, collecting data, conducting data analyses, publishing papers, and presenting your findings at academic conferences.

In keeping with our innovative and interdisciplinary mission in Nutritional Sciences, the research possibilities here are extensive and diverse, with a specific focus in the following areas:

• Metabolic Disorders

• Health Promotion/Disease Prevention

• Human Development/Life Cycle

• Micronutrients

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