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Danielle Schievelbein was named the South Dakota State University College of Nursing’s 2026 Outstanding Researcher at the Celebration of Faculty Excellence in February.

There’s something basic about how the cells in your body work that the scientific community doesn’t fully understand. It’s called macropinocytosis.

South Dakota State University has been awarded a three-year, $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education with the support of Sen. Mike Rounds.

South Dakota State University has been educating nursing and pharmacy students in Sioux Falls for nearly 30 years, but for most members of the community, it was likely a well-kept secret. Now those programs, along with others, have a new, highly visible healthcare education home base in the heart of the city.

Decades of research undertaken by South Dakota State University Distinguished Professor Kasiviswanathan “Muthu” Muthukumarappan earned him lifetime achievement awards from two professional organizations this summer. Muthu was honored by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) as a fellow at its meeting in Chicago July 11, and on July 14 he was in Indianapolis to be honored by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers at its international meeting.

A new study from South Dakota State University demonstrates how hydrogel beads create a microenvironment needed for naturally supplying nitrogen to crops.

Edgar McFadden, breeder of the aptly named wheat variety “Hope,” will be honored at a public ceremony and reception on Saturday, Aug. 29. The ceremony will celebrate the dedication of a new art sculpture, H.O.P.E. a Helix of Resilience: The Life, Journey & Legacy of Edgar S. McFadden.

Sheep have been a part of nearly every chapter of Patty DeZeeuw’s life — first as a Custer County 4-H member, then as a South Dakota State University wool judge. And since 1979, she and her husband, Rufus, have raised purebred Suffolk sheep.

Two South Dakota State University researchers are available to explain the science behind the air quality forecasts millions of Americans are checking right now.

South Dakota State University moved another step closer to Research 1 status following the South Dakota Board of Regents July meeting in Spearfish.