News at SDState

AeroFly, a Brookings-based aerospace company bred from South Dakota State University research, has been selected by NASA to test and advance its innovative technology. If successful, it could help enable the first long-term presence of humans on the moon and may even allow for deep space exploration.

South Dakota State University is expanding its graduate offerings with the launch of a new social science Ph.D. program, an interdisciplinary program designed to address complex challenges facing rural communities and society at large.

A controlled feeding study led by Moul Dey, professor in the School of Health and Human Sciences at South Dakota State University, shows that older adults who ate fewer ultra-processed foods naturally consumed fewer calories and lost weight and abdominal fat. They also showed improvements in insulin, nutrient-sensing hormones and inflammation.

The SDSU Alumni Association and SDSU Foundation will consolidate into one organization based on a unanimous vote in the first-ever joint meeting of their respective boards.