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The Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences offers 17 undergraduate majors, 23 minors, and graduate programs in 18 major areas.

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As a food science major in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, Andrew Cotter conducted research on the storage of coffee beans. He showed that storing roasted coffee beans in the freezer -- a popular preservation method -- can help preserve the aroma of certain varieties of beans.  Image: Pexels
Wake up and smell the coffee: Research shows freezing beans can preserve aroma
January 15, 2019
As a food science major in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, Andrew Cotter conducted research on the storage of coffee beans. He showed that storing roasted coffee beans in the freezer — a popular preservation method — can help preserve the aroma of certain varieties of beans.
This image shows a cell infected with Zika virus (green). The red is heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70), which appears to play a role in enabling Zika infection of host cells. Image: Rasgon laboratory / Penn State
Cellular protein a target for Zika control
January 14, 2019
A cellular protein that interacts with invading viruses appears to help enable the infection process of the Zika virus, according to an international team of researchers who suggest this protein could be a key target in developing new therapies to prevent or treat Zika virus infection.
The various stages of processing rye, from berries to alkylresorcinols (top left to bottom right): rye berries, rye chops (coarsely ground rye berries), rye bran, and alkylresorcinols (extracted and purified from rye bran). Image: Ben Chrisfield / Penn State
A 'bran' new way to preserve healthy food with natural ingredients
January 3, 2019
A natural antioxidant found in grain bran could preserve food longer and replace synthetic antioxidants currently used by the food industry, according to researchers at Penn State.
The findings of the study are important because they better inform producers what to expect from their cows, according to researchers in the College of Agricultural Sciences. Being more precisely aware of their cows' rhythms allows dairy farmers to better judge the effectiveness of management strategies. Image: Lee Simpson / Flickr
Annual, biological rhythms govern milk production in dairy cows
December 20, 2018
The amount and composition of milk produced by dairy cows appears to be more regulated by internal, annual biological rhythms than by environmental factors such as heat and humidity, according to Penn State researchers who studied more than a decade of production records from herds across the country.
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2019 Ice Cream 101: Introduction to Frozen Desserts
When: January 25-27, 2019
Where: University Park, PA
Principles of Sensory Evaluation
When: March 26-28, 2019
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Better Process Control School 2019
When: April 29 - May 2, 2019
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Food Microbiology Short Course 2019
When: May 21-23, 2019
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Fundamentals of Food Science Short Course
When: June 3-6, 2019
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Food and Airborne Fungi & Mycotoxins Short Course
When: June 11-13, 2019
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