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Oct. 16, 2:34 PM

SDSU pharmacy grads score 100 percent

Results from the national pharmacy licensing exam have been tabulated and they show that every 2018 graduate of the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions at South Dakota State University who took the exam passed on the first attempt.
Oct. 16, 1:47 PM

Allerdings, Mallak to perform junior joint recital

South Dakota State University juniors Noelle Allerdings and Lilianna Mallak will hold a joint recital at 2 p.m. Friday in the Peterson Recital Hall in the Lincoln Music Hall on the SDSU campus.
Oct. 15, 12:13 PM

Prototype systems to show how renewable energy can power devices

A five-year, $725,000 grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration will help South Dakota State University researchers show how new solar cell and battery materials can work in real-world applications, according to Professor Qiquan Qiao. The Harold C.

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Team up to clean up

Oct. 16, 2018 4:00 PM University Student Union

Trash bags and gloves provided along with free pizza for volunteers.
Sign up in teams at Information Exchange.
Pedersen to perform senior recital

Oct. 21, 2018 4:00 PM Lincoln Music Hall

South Dakota State University senior Candace Pedersen, a music education major from Corpus Christi, Texas, will hold a recital at 4 p.m. Oct. 21 in the Peterson Recital Hall in the Lincoln Music Hall on campus.
Pharmacist to speak on value of leisure time

Oct. 22, 2018 3:30 PM University Student Union

Accomplished pharmacy educator and researcher Russ Melchert will deliver a keynote lecture appropriate for people from any field when he speaks in Brookings Oct. 22.