The Bortree Lecture Series is a program offered by the Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences that invites distinguished Life Science researchers to present their findings to Penn State students and faculty.

The series can be taken for credit, but is also open to anyone else who would like to attend. The presentations are free to the public, and are usually accompanied by department-sponsored lunches for further discussion with the presenters.

Jian Xu, PhD - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

When September 25, 2024, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where 106 AVBS / Zoom

Talk Title: ""When Transcription Meets Metabolism in Blood Development and Disorders"

Theodosia A. Kalfa, MD, PhD, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

When October 2, 2024, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where 106 AVBS Building & Zoom

Talk Title: To Be Announced

Environment, Natural Resources, and Sustainability Interest Area Visit for Prospective Students

When October 4, 2024, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Where University Park, PA

Charles L. Nunn, PhD - Duke Global Health Institute

When October 9, 2024, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where 106 AVBS Building & Zoom

Talk Title- "One Health Research in Rural Madagascar: Integrating Network Epidemiology and Disease Ecology to Investigate Transmission Pathways"

Animals Interest Area Visit for Prospective Students

When October 11, 2024, 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Where University Park, PA

Penn State Day with the College of Ag Sciences

When October 14, 2024, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Get to know Ag Sciences at Penn State Day, designed for high school seniors to visit and explore University Park.

Talk Title: "The Explicit Impact - How Implicit Bias Affects our Ability to be Accomplices in Progress."

When October 16, 2024, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where 106 AVBS

Milton Newberry III, PhD Director of Student Access and Equity Programs Adviser - Penn State MANRRS (Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Related Sciences) Office of Access and Equity

Laura P. Leites, PhD - Assistant Dean for Access and Equity Research Professor of Quantitative Forest Ecology

When October 30, 2024, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where 106 AVBS Building & Zoom

Talk Title: “It is up to all of us: growing an equitable and inclusive Ag and Natural Resources community”

Environment, Natural Resources, and Sustainability Interest Area Visit for Prospective Students

When November 1, 2024, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where University Park, PA

Animals Interest Area Visit for Prospective Students

When November 8, 2024, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Where University Park, PA

Animals Interest Area Visit for Prospective Students

When December 2, 2024, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Where University Park, PA

Food and Health Interest Area Visit for Prospective Students

When December 6, 2024, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where University Park, PA