News at SDState

In rural communities across South Dakota, access to healthcare often comes down to access to people. According to Marissa Trosen, director of the respiratory care program in South Dakota State University’s College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, this is especially true for those needing access to the specialized care provided by respiratory therapists.

South Dakota State University’s medical laboratory science program, housed in the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, has earned a continuing 10-year accreditation from the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences.

For more than a decade, Andrew Robinette has helped shape the voices of South Dakota State University students. Beginning this fall, he will lead the next chapter of the university's choral program.

Long after the final applause, the feeling of being welcomed and cared for is often what audiences remember most. At South Dakota State University's Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center, Anna Stemsrud has built her career around creating those exceptional experiences — and her efforts are now being recognized on an international stage.

Eighteen undergraduate students will be able to take part in research projects they helped plan thanks to funding from the South Dakota State University College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences.

SDSU is leading a multistate study on the power of swine manure in growing better crops.

The South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station’s long history of supporting the state’s producers and its future outlook.

One of South Dakota State University’s oldest co-curricular activities now is one of its newest success stories.

Yucheng Liu, head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at South Dakota State University, will be inducted as a fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education at the group’s awards luncheon June 24 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Each year, up to one-tenth of 1% of the society’s members are selected for induction into the American Society for Engineering Education’s Academy of Fellows — the group’s highest honors.

Phuong Nguyen, an assistant professor in the construction and concrete industry management program at South Dakota State University, has been honored by his educational peers. On April 16, he received the Associated Schools of Construction Region 4 Teaching Award at the 62nd annual ASC International Conference in Shell Beach, California.