Supporting counselors and the agricultural workforce
A new project from South Dakota State University's School of Education, Counseling and Human Development will provide professional development opportunities to rural school counselors in support of careers in food and agriculture.
SDSU faculty member receives second Fulbright Scholar Award to Senegal
Molly Krueger Enz, a Distinguished Professor in the School of American and Global Studies at South Dakota State University, has received a 2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Senegal where she will teach and conduct research.
SDSU researchers to develop soil moisture mapping capabilities
A collaborative project from South Dakota State University, South Dakota Mines and Oglala Lakota College will develop novel algorithms needed for soil moisture mapping — an essential tool for helping farmers with their agricultural management decisions.
Researchers to improve nitrogen-fixing capabilities in soybeans
A new project from South Dakota State University's College of Natural Sciences looks to improve the soybean plant's ability to naturally fix nitrogen, reducing the need for synthetic fertilizers.
SDSU's Basu receives NSF funding to kickstart a European collaboration
Saikat Basu, assistant professor of mechanical engineering in South Dakota State University's Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, has received a supplemental National Science Foundation grant to establish a new collaboration Simon Jochems, assistant professor of infectious diseases at the Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands.
SDSU researchers assessing water values in new survey
Researchers in South Dakota State University's School of Design, in cooperation with SDSU Extension, are evaluating how South Dakota residents use and value the state's coveted water resources through a region-wide survey.
SDSU researcher examines food insecurity
Around 10% of the United States population experiences some level of food insecurity each year. Geb Bastian, an assistant professor in South Dakota State University's School of Health and Human Sciences, examined the details of food insecurity in the U.S. in a recent study.