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Summer to remember for Hollenbeck

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.

Miller research award goes to Adhikari

Bibek Adhikari, a graduate teaching assistant in biology and microbiology, received the 2024 John E. Miller Research Award from the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at South Dakota State University.

³ÉÈËÊÓƵ researchers to improve heat tolerance in wheat crops

A team of South Dakota State University researchers — led by professor Wanlong Li — have received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to modify the genetic code of wheat plants to make them more tolerant to heat stress.

Subramanian interim dean of ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ’s College of Natural Sciences

Sen Subramanian, associate dean for research in South Dakota State University's College of Natural Sciences, is serving as interim dean of the college.

³ÉÈËÊÓƵ honors seven professional staff members

Seven members of the professional staff at South Dakota State University have been honored for their quality work. The recipients were honored at the ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ Professional Staff Advisory Council annual meeting in mid-May.

Undergraduate fellowship leads Nelson to doctoral work at ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ

This spring, Pine Ridge native Dillon Nelson began doctoral work at ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ after completing his bachelor's degree at Oglala Lakota College. His experience with a USDA-funded fellowship program fueled his interest in research.