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

Annisija Hunter, subject librarian at Hilton M. Briggs Library at South Dakota State University, has received the prestigious 2026 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries Innovation Grant for her project, “Humanizing Health Sciences Education with Graphic Medicine.” She accepted the award during the annual American Library Association Annual Conference in June.

This spring’s American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting in Los Angeles may have been Aubrey Kooima’s last as a student pharmacist, but it was also a culminating moment for this notable leader.

Thanks to the generosity of Paul and Maria Wintrode, South Dakota State University and the Sioux Falls School District are partnering to improve autism-specific education for both young adults and teachers who support them.

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

With the passing of philanthropist T. Denny Sanford, many will remember the buildings, programs and institutions he funded, but at South Dakota State University, his greatest legacy may be measured in the lives transformed through educational opportunity.

When Susan Immanuel talks about her research, one theme is clear. “I like solving puzzles,” she said. At South Dakota State University’s College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, Immanuel is applying that mindset to pancreatic cancer, exploring new ways to deliver effective cancer drugs more precisely and effectively to tumors.

South Dakota State University’s Center for Online and Professional Education is the first of its kind in the South Dakota Board of Regents system.

The South Dakota State University Dairy Quiz Bowl Team claimed the top spot at the American Dairy Science Association's Annual Meeting in Milwaukee June 21-24.

Key investments paved the way for the university's long-term research growth and ascent toward R1 classification.