News at SDState

Something unusual is about to unfold on the campus of South Dakota State University, and the public is invited to take part. Set for 1-3 p.m. May 2 on the Sylvan Green, “What Makes Your Soul Breathe” is not a typical art event. It is a live, interactive happening where visual art, performance and audience participation collide in a vibrant, open-air experience designed to spark curiosity and ignite creativity.

Lisa Ulvestad, a teaching program assistant for the Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science, has been named South Dakota State University’s Civil Service Employee of the Month for April.

An interdisciplinary team of South Dakota State University faculty, including Brittney Meyer, professor of pharmacy practice in the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, has received a $3,500 grant from the Karen McComish Interdisciplinary Faculty Research Program to support a series of film screenings and discussions aimed at addressing a complex social challenge that resists simple solutions or explanations: vaccine hesitancy.

South Dakota State University’s School of Communication and Journalism is hosting its annual Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Lecture Wednesday, April 22, at 7 p.m. in the University Student Union’s Hobo Day Gallery.

The South Dakota State University College of Nursing added a half-dozen new employees to its rolls this winter, with the new faces spread out between the college’s sites in Brookings, Sioux Falls and Rapid City.

South Dakota State University’s School of Design will host its annual juried student exhibit awards ceremony May 1 from 1:30-3 p.m.

South Dakota State University’s College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions hosted its annual Public Health Day on April 7, focusing on the complex health challenges veterans face while also recognizing their resilience.

Students are bringing agriculture into the spotlight during “Ag Week” at South Dakota State University.

CHS Chief Executive Officer and President Jay Debertin will visit SDSU on April 24 to speak at the ECON 319 Seminar with Industry Leaders class.

South Dakota State University’s annual Student Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Day will feature a wide range of student projects on April 14, including 14 undergraduate research projects funded by the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences for the 2025-26 school year.