Science with Practice: ‘A doorway into the world of scientific curiosity’

December 8, 2025

Kildee Hall Atrium full of people attending a poster session. — Science with Practice students share the projects they've been working on at the end of each semester during a poster session. This semester's poster session will take place Wednesday, Dec. 10, from 2-4 p.m. in the Kildee Hall atrium. All faculty, staff and students are encouraged to attend. Photo by Madelyn Ostendorf.

Twenty years ago, at a time when student debt was at an all-time high and the university faced stiff state and federal funding cuts, the Science with Practice program launched to provide experiential learning opportunities for students and pay them for their work.

The program attracted 15 students during its debut in the spring 2005 semester. Since then, nearly 800 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences students have enrolled in the program and course (AGEDS 3120). Some have participated in multiple semesters.

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