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South Dakota State University respiratory care faculty have developed free-to-access cross-training videos on respiratory health-related topics.

Wenfeng An, a professor and pharmaceutical science researcher at South Dakota State University, is engaged in research that has potential to lead to the development of vaccine for a variety of cancers.

In the past several months, faculty from South Dakota State University's College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions have published nine articles in peer-reviewed journals.

South Dakota State University’s Army ROTC program recently received new physical fitness equipment thanks to a group of dedicated alumni honoring two of the program’s earliest Ranger School graduates.

Over the past several months, as I have prepared to renew my nurse anesthesia certification, the idea of professional identity keeps running through my head. Like many of you, I have enjoyed a long career in nursing — both as a clinician and as an educator.

Free health screenings were provided in the Mitchell community via a pop-up event hosted by South Dakota State University and community partners. The event was made possible through a collaboration between SDSU, Lewis Drug, Southeast Technical College, the City of Mitchell and an endowment from Julie Stevens and Dale Evenson.

A South Dakota State University pharmacy student organization is making a state-level impact through its experience reaching the public and providing health-related services.

Twenty years ago this fall, 13 nurses — a “Who’s Who” list of nursing intellects in the upper Midwest — gathered as a cohort to pursue a doctoral degree in nursing, the first to be offered in the Rushmore State. Today, South Dakota State University remains the only institution in the state to offer the research-focused Doctorate of Philosophy in nursing.

After 43 years of service as a nurse and nurse educator, Sue Bassett is going out on top. At the conclusion of her 26-year nursing educator career, preceded by 17 years in the nursing field, Bassett was honored by South Dakota State University’s College of Nursing faculty, staff and students with two of the college’s highest honors.

Rural America is facing a nursing shortage. Theresa Garren-Grubbs, clinical assistant professor in South Dakota State University's College of Nursing, is addressing the problem head-on through research and education.