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Feb. 22, 11:05 AM

Dietetic internship program receives full accreditation

The Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics has granted South Dakota State University’s dietetic internship program full accreditation for seven years.
Feb. 21, 12:56 PM

SDSU honors students to present research to state legislators

Senior Alexandra Farber and junior Sydney Bormann will tell legislators about research projects designed to improve human health at the Student Poster Session Feb. 28 in Pierre. Both undergraduate researchers are part of SDSU's Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College.
Feb. 20, 3:23 PM

SDSU Researchers Prepare to Present 10 Swine Research Abstracts at the Midwest Section of the American Society of Animal Science

South Dakota State University swine researchers from the Department of Animal Science will present 10 research abstracts at the Midwest Section meeting of the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) and the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) in Omaha, Neb., from March 11-13, 2019.

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Zoom Video Conferencing

Feb. 22, 2019 12:00 PM Off-Campus

Zoom will soon replace Collaborate Ultra as SDSU’s go-to Video Conferencing tool. The tool allows for audiovisual and chat communications across a variety of media platforms: D2L, web, and mobile devices.
Speaker Series: Study the molecular attenuation mechanisms of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus for rational design of effective vaccines

Feb. 22, 2019 3:00 PM Edgar S. McFadden Biostress Lab

Dr. Qiuhong Wang, Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Food Animal Health Research Program, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Ohio State University.
Festival of New Plays

Feb. 22, 2019 7:30 PM Performing Arts Center