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New equipment sets ��Ƶ medical lab program apart from peers

Dave Graves — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 12:21:17 -0600

Looking at slides of blood cells, fecal matter and urine has taken on an entirely different perspective this school year thanks to new state-of-the-art equipment in the medical laboratory science lab at South Dakota State University.
In July, the program received 28 microscopes and an innovative slide scanner as part of a $750,000 award from the South Dakota Department of Health, which was handling workforce development funds from the Centers for Disease Control, according to April Nelsen, the medical lab science clinical coordinator who put a proposal together for the health department.

Ge receives NIH funding for bioinformatics tool

Addison DeHaven — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 11:37:19 -0600

South Dakota State University professor Xijin Ge has received a $1.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to enhance ShinyGO, a widely used bioinformatics website for analyzing genomics data.

Summer to remember for Hollenbeck

Dave Graves — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:49:19 -0600

As a Davis-Bahcall Scholar, current South Dakota State University freshman Mackenzie Hollenbeck traveled more than 5,000 miles this summer going to some of the top science centers in the world.

But the one that really grabbed her heart was only a little more than 100 miles from her family’s Edgemont ranch. The biology major was among eight South Dakota students who were chosen to participate in the Davis-Bahcall Scholars Program, which is designed to help rising university freshmen and sophomores entering science, technology, engineering and math fields develop an understanding of where their passions could take them.

The concrete problem

Addison DeHaven — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:01:16 -0600

Mohammed Teymouri, assistant professor of construction management in South Dakota State University's Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, is working to solve one of the most pressing issues in the construction industry: how to lower carbon emissions of concrete.

Sanford Underground Research Facility leader to speak at ��Ƶ

Jill Fier — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:30:11 -0500

The Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead is at the forefront of research in physics, geology, biology, engineering and more. Its leader, Mike Headley, will share details about the facility’s progress and plans for the future when he presents "Sanford Underground Research Facility: 2035 and Beyond," at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, in Woster Celebration Hall at the South Dakota State University Alumni Center, 815 Medary Ave.

Is stress connected to long-term inflammation issues?

Addison DeHaven — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 09:15:35 -0500

South Dakota State University assistant professor Dakota Witzel has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how daily stressors and emotional reactions contribute to long-term inflammation and other related health issues.

Jawdhari earns prestigious grant from the American Concrete Institute

Addison DeHaven — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 15:38:18 -0500

Akram Jawdhari, assistant professor in South Dakota State University's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has earned a prestigious award from the American Concrete Institute to study the use of fiber reinforced cementitious matrix.

Utility group honors NorthWestern’s Sydow

Dave Graves — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:31:31 -0500

Retired NorthWestern Energy general manager Mike Sydow has been awarded the 2024 Wayne E. Knabach Excellence in Power Award.
The award is given by the Center for Power Systems Studies, a group of utilities and electrical firms that work with the electrical engineering department at South Dakota State University to promote the industry through and to students and faculty. The Knabach Award is a lifetime achievement award named for a longtime electrical engineering professor.
Sydow, a 1978 electrical engineering graduate from ��Ƶ who spent his entire career with NorthWestern Energy, received the award at the center’s annual banquet Sept. 30.

South Dakota State honors newest endowment holders

Jill Fier — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 11:53:55 -0500

South Dakota State University recently paid tribute to the university’s newest endowment holders. The third annual University Leadership Honors investiture ceremony — honoring six holders of endowed positions across three different colleges and ��Ƶ Athletics — was held Sept. 19 in Founders Recital Hall in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center.

Healing the knee: a new frontier in meniscus tear repairs

Addison DeHaven — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 09:16:39 -0500

A new project from South Dakota State University's Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering is developing a bioadhesive that has the potential to significantly improve meniscus tear repair outcomes while also speeding up the healing process.

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