Sophia Kenney
Graduate Student
News Articles Featuring Sophia Kenney
Jan 25, 2025
America's favorite pets may be salmonella spreaders. How to love Fido safely
A new study from Pennsylvania State University finds that household dogs can be a little-known contributor to the spread of antibiotic-resistant salmonella, which has become a serious public health concern.
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Dec 27, 2024
Pet dogs often overlooked as spreaders of antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella
Antibiotic-resistant Salmonella is a serious public health concern that has increased in recent years as the bacteria have developed ways to survive drugs, according to a release from Penn State University.
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Dec 23, 2024
Pet dogs often overlooked as spreader of antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella
A team of Penn State researchers have found that household dogs are an overlooked transmission point for zoonotic pathogens such as nontyphoidal Salmonella.
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Apr 12, 2024
Probiotic feed additive boosts growth, health in poultry in place of antibiotics
Antimicrobial resistance is an increasingly serious threat for public health, and the use of antimicrobials in livestock feed has been a major contributing factor in the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance to many drugs, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
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Feb 17, 2023
Graduate student in College of Ag Sciences gets USDA-APHIS training fellowship
A Penn State graduate student has received a highly competitive and prestigious fellowship from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to participate in its National Scientist Training Program.
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Dec 22, 2022
2022 Top 10 Most Popular Microbiome Center News Articles
The stories that made the year in 2022 for the Penn State Microbiome Center
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Mar 02, 2022
Students in Department of Animal Science receive accolades for research
There are many opportunities to participate in undergraduate- and graduate-level research in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. Graduate students Emily Van Syoc and Sophia Kenney are among those reaping the numerous benefits.
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