Last fall, South Dakota State University's Journal of Undergraduate Research returned to publication for the first time since 2019. The 18th volume features original scholarly research from four different SDSU students or student groups from physics, food science and mechanical engineering.
What dietary supplements should I be taking? What is the best brand? What weight loss medications are available? What non-medication approaches work well for weight loss? These and other questions were addressed by two trios of pharmacy students from South Dakota State University through 40-minute Zoom presentations Jan. 12 and Jan. 19. The presentations were made to participants in a Sioux Falls-based Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) program.
Political scientists in the School of American and Global Studies at South Dakota State University have gathered opinions from the South Dakota electorate on abortion access and recreational marijuana.
The Schmiedts and South Dakota State have been linked for a century, and now the connection includes selection as Family of the Year by the South Dakota State University Alumni Association.
Chuck Engelmann, a support services analyst for South Dakota State University Extension, has been named SDSU’s Civil Service Employee of the Month for January.
In South Dakota, expansive and sulfate-rich soils can cause serious problems for civil infrastructure, like roads and bridges, and agriculture production. In certain climatic conditions, these expansive — or "problematic" — soils will crack and swell. A new National Science Foundation-backed project from South Dakota State University will explore if biofilms made from dental plaque can help improve the stability of problematic soils.
The South Dakota State University Wind Symphony has received two national recognitions from The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts. Judged against ensembles from across the United States, the group received second-place honors for the Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music and third-place honors in the Outstanding Wind Ensemble/Concert Band Performance category.