News at SDState

Srinivas Janaswamy, associate professor in South Dakota State University’s Department of Dairy and Food Science, has been named to the Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List for 2025.

Last month, more than 60 supporters of the South Dakota State University Rodeo Team convened in Rapid City during the Black Hills Stock Show for the annual SDSU Rodeo Informational Breakfast. The team’s boosters hear inspiring stories from rodeo team members and distinguished guest speakers at the yearly celebration.

For qualifying students at South Dakota State University, it’s the best of both college experiences: the appeal of a Division I university combined with the personal experience of a school that feels much smaller.

The South Dakota State University College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions has continued its long record of excellence, reporting a 94.1% first-time pass rate on the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination for the 2025 Doctor of Pharmacy graduates.

The Equine Teaching Facility and the Department of Animal Science at South Dakota State University will host an open house from 2:30-4 p.m. March 28 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the on-campus horse barn.

Two South Dakota State University students from the Mike Huether Public Service Academy have earned prestigious national recognition, demonstrating how SDSU’s newest academic program is already making waves beyond South Dakota.

Kathy Stern, administrative assistant at the SDSU Extension Mitchell Regional Center, has been named South Dakota State University’s Civil Service Employee of the Month for February.

In 2014, Jacob Englin walked across the graduation stage at South Dakota State University with a bachelor's degree in agricultural education and a dream to help shape the next generation of agricultural leaders. Over a decade later, he’s back at SDSU not as a student, but as a full-time assistant professor helping to guide the very program that once shaped him.

An addition to South Dakota State University’s Swine Education and Research Facility has completed the final round of legislative approval. House Bill 1118, approving the design and construction for an expansion to the university’s existing swine wean-to-finish facility was signed into law Tuesday afternoon by Gov. Larry Rhoden.

Students from South Dakota State University are preparing to attend the annual Commodity Classic, the nation’s largest farmer-led and farmer-focused agricultural trade show, thanks to the continued generosity of alumni and industry donors.