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Start your undergraduate journey
Start your undergraduate journey
Explore this undergraduate degree for students interested in how the human body transforms food into usable energy that fuels our daily lives.
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Learn about graduate training
Learn about graduate training
Discover how research and graduate training provides students with the knowledge needed to contribute to the field of nutritional sciences.
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Explore research areas
Explore research areas
Understand the variety of research areas and current projects that push the boundaries of knowledge in the field.
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The Diet Assessment Center
The Diet Assessment Center
Explore how the department collects and analyzes dietary data to help researchers understand what, how, and when people are eating.
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Casey Ostrowski served as the student marshal for the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the spring 2024 commencement ceremony. Casey worked as an Emergency Medical Technician for Penn State Emergency Medical Services and was a research assistant in the Micronutrients and Pregnancy Lab. Congrats Casey!