
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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Receiving a bachelor of science degree in nutritional sciences, Peat was the co-founder and President of the Food Recovery Network at Penn State, which received the 2025 Campus Sustainability Champion Award from the Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium and Penn State’s 2024 Outstanding Sustainability Efforts and Community Impact awards.