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Schmiedts named SDSU Family of Year

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.

SDSU researchers explore perceived barriers to cancer care in rural South Dakota

A new study from South Dakota State University's College of Nursing investigates the perceived barriers to cancer care in rural South Dakota.

Community Practice Innovation Center team grows to complete grant-funded work

The Community Practice Innovation Center recently added two new team members to assist with research grant-related projects.

Engelmann named January’s Civil Service Employee of the Month

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.

Can dental plaque be used to strengthen soils?

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.

SDSU Wind Symphony receives two national recognitions

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.

Second class of Future Innovators announced

Selections for the second class of Future Innovators of America Fellowships have been announced by the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering. Recipients are awarded $5,000 with $4,500 as a stipend and $500 to cover the cost of lab supplies or travel to disseminate the results of their project.

Basu Lab attends national conference

Saikat Basu, assistant professor in South Dakota State University's Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, traveled to the 76th annual American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics meeting in Washington, D.C., this past November. A group of graduate assistants who conduct research in his lab — the Basu Lab — accompanied him on the trip.

Jackrabbit in the Spotlight / Tjaden Wright

Tjaden Wright wasn’t shooting for the moon before he signed up for his senior design project, but, figuratively, that might be where he is heading. Wright, who is to graduate in May with a degree in electrical engineering and a minor in computer engineering, excelled in his first three years at SDSU, building a 4.0 GPA, spending a summer in the Research Experience for Undergraduates program and interning as a test engineer with Sencore in summer 2023.

Faculty Profile: John VerSteeg

When it comes to undergraduate instruction in South Dakota State University's Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, John VerSteeg, a Department of Mechanical Engineering faculty member, is consistently cited as being one of the students’ favorite instructors.