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SDSU researchers investigating conservation solutions for pinyon jays

A bird that once flourished throughout the Western United States is falling victim to population decline. Two South Dakota State University researchers are currently working on a project to identify what conservation efforts are needed to preserve this iconic blue bird of the West. ...

South Dakota State recognizes student work at URSCAD

South Dakota State University held its annual Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Day April 20 in the University Student Union’s Volstorff Ballroom. In addition to selecting top student performances, the university announced the recipients of the Schultz-Werth Awards and the Joseph F. Nelson Undergraduate Research Mentorships. URSCAD is organized by SDSU’s Van D.

Bus tour to strengthen tribal relations, support SDSU students

South Dakota State University faculty and staff are touring South Dakota’s tribal communities this spring to better understand and support current and future American Indian students on campus. SDSU’s Wokini Initiative has partnered with Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies to create the professional development training series for SDSU faculty and staff. It aims to foster a culturally responsive and supportive campus environment for American Indian students to increase their retention and graduation rates.

Solving a music mystery

History remembers Ludwig van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as two of the greatest classical composers of all time—and rightfully so. However, another composer from their time period was equally regarded, and many scholars believe his name—Johann Nepomuk Hummel—should hold the same historical weight as Beethoven and Mozart. ...

Regents, DOE authorize new elementary, special education programs at SDSU

The South Dakota Board of Regents approved requests by South Dakota State University on May 9 to add two new academic programs in elementary education and special education. The programs were then approved by the South Dakota Department of Education, May 22 so they may officially launch next fall.

SDSU celebrates patent, program that encourages innovation

South Dakota State University’s Rich Normality Design Collaborative (RNDC), a multiprogram collaboration at the university, celebrated a patent-signing event on campus April 19. The patent was issued in April 2022 for a connector device that promotes children’s building skills, and the event was used to highlight RNDC’s evolution at State and how the initiative helps build a pipeline of creative and innovative thinkers.

Freshman chosen for Davis-Bahcall Scholars Program

Connor Matthies, a freshman mechanical engineering/computer science double major from Hartford, is one of eight students selected statewide to be a Davis-Bahcall Scholar at the Sanford Underground Research Lab in Lead this summer.

SDSU bridge builders headed to nationals

Tackling a complicated bridge-building project with an inexperienced crew, a group of civil engineering students from South Dakota State University figured out how to span the Sweetwater River near San Diego and qualified for a national competition.

Bill and Carolyn Hinks named 2023 Philanthropic Family of the Year

Bill and Carolyn Hinks of Sioux Falls were named the South Dakota State University Foundation’s 2023 Philanthropic Family of the Year.

Engineering department scores NASA hat trick

Five mechanical engineering students at South Dakota State University had their project selected for the finals of a NASA contest, meaning all three of the department’s entries in three different NASA contests have advanced to the finals.