Willand-Charnley to investigate ways to reverse role of sialic acid to improve cancer treatment
Rachel Willand-Charnley, an assistant professor in South Dakota State University's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has received a $100,000 grant to treat colon cancer cells with a glycan therapeutic they developed, targeted at reversing cancer’s ability to thwart immune mediated cytotoxicity via simple sugar residues.
Physics students make most of research opportunity
For South Dakota State University physics majors Gavin Baker and Jax Wysong, it is undergraduate research that has set them apart from their contemporaries. In March, they shared their undergraduate research with those gathered at the mass meeting of the American Physical Society in Las Vegas. It is an international gathering with more than 10,000 participants.
Haarberg 3D Center announces pilot grant awards
South Dakota State University's Haarberg Center for Drug, Disease and Delivery, housed in the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, has announced its second round of funding for research projects through the Haarberg 3D Center's Pilot Grant Program.
SDSU faculty recognized for excellence
The annual South Dakota State University Celebration of Faculty Excellence recognized 25 faculty members, researchers and scientists Tuesday. The event honors faculty members in the university's colleges for outstanding research, teaching and service.
SDSU’s remote sensing program earns world ranking
South Dakota State University’s remote sensing program has been ranked as one of the top academic programs in the world by the Shanghai Ranking’s 2022 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects. SDSU’s program, housed in the Geospatial Sciences Center of Excellence, Department of Geography and Geospatial Sciences, came in at 22nd in the world and the fifth-best program in the United States. It trails only the University of Maryland, College Park; California Institute of Technology, Boston University and Mississippi State University.
Research helps SDSU senior refine career path
Research helps SDSU senior refine career path. When Sioux Falls native Zachary Lehmann came to South Dakota State University, he set his sights on becoming a medical physicist.