Facilities Research Facilities Research facilities include nutritional biochemical laboratories in the College of Health and Human Development, the College of Agriculture, the Air Environment Center, and the Human Performance Laboratory. Access to the nuclear reactor permits activation analysis and nutrition research with irradiated animals.
Radioisotope work on small and large animals is possible.
Animal facilities and care are supervised by Laboratory Animal Resources under the direction of a veterinarian. These include facilities for sheep, cattle, goats, horses, swine, and deer, as well as small laboratory animals. In human nutrition, the facilities of the Nutrition Clinic, the Nutrition Center, the Gerontology Center, and the Child Development Laboratory facilitate development and evaluation of educational materials and approaches, intervention strategies, and counseling skills. Community and campus resources provide subjects for many research opportunities. Collaboration with faculty in community medicine, pediatrics, gastroenterology, and other departments of the Hershey Medical Center offers additional opportunities for clinically-related research.