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Hobo Week 2024

We are excited to celebrate the 112th anniversary of Hobo Day with a full week of events. Join us for the Biggest One-Day Event in the Dakotas — the parade starts at 9:30 a.m. and the football game starts at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12.

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Matthew Confeld

Speaker to chart history, future path for drug development

How has the U.S. Food and Drug Administration changed and what does it take to get a new drug approved and on your pharmacy’s shelf?Matthew Confeld, associate director of clinical research methodology at Worldwide Clinical Trials, will provide a brief history of how and why the FDA came to be and the immense work that goes into getting new therapies approved. Confeld, of Minneapolis, will give a newfound appreciation for the little pills sitting in your medicine cabinet when he talks to pharmacy students at South Dakota State University Oct. 21.

SDSU recognized with Gladys Pyle Award for voter registration

South Dakota State University received the Gladys Pyle Award for efforts in young voter registration from South Dakota Secretary of State Monae Johnson on Sept. 30. The award reflects voter registration efforts by many on campus including the School of American and Global Studies, the Office of Multicultural Affairs and Accessibility and the Diversity in Athletics Council.

Jawdhari earns prestigious grant from the American Concrete Institute

Akram Jawdhari, assistant professor in South Dakota State University's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has earned a prestigious award from the American Concrete Institute to study the use of fiber reinforced cementitious matrix.

SDSU awards four presidential medallions

South Dakota State University President Barry Dunn bestowed SDSU Presidential Medallions upon four individuals, including one posthumously, Sept. 7 for their contributions to the university.