May 21, 2026
Every week during the 2025-26 academic year, ten Twin Cities high schoolers traded their classrooms for research labs, greenhouses, a poultry barn and graduate seminars, getting an early look at what careers in science actually look like. Dominic Petrella, associate professor of turfgrass systems here in HORT, hosted two students from Great River School. "The students completed greenhouse tasks like propagating plant material, collecting data on experiments, and utilizing equipment to measure plant health," Petrella said. Learn more about what these students learned here!