³ÉÈËÊÓƵ 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 ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ’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.
³ÉÈËÊÓƵ 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.