FRANKLIN, Ind. – Franklin College recently received a grant from the Indiana Sheep and Wool Market Development Program. The funding allows ten Franklin College undergraduate students to begin an applied research effort aimed at educating future veterinary professionals and expanding the science of solar grazing.
Ben O’Neal, Ph.D., professor of biology at the college said, “The grant is enabling our pre-veterinary students to experience immersive, mentored sheep research in the context of a working farm,” O’Neal said. “They’re gaining working knowledge of sheep husbandry and science and building important skills related to critical thinking, quantitative analysis, data management, team dynamics and science communications.”
