POET Bioproducts Center officially opens with ribbon-cutting ceremony
After nearly two years of construction, the POET Bioproducts Center has officially opened its doors to the region's leading bioprocessing scientists. The new laboratory, located in the Research Park at South Dakota State University, will bring researchers from SDSU and South Dakota Mines together with industry partners to scale up innovative biotechnologies and diversify South Dakota's economy.
SDSU begins first BIRTH-SD program to improve perinatal health in South Dakota
South Dakota State University will begin a four-year program to improve perinatal health outcomes through the implementation of Alliance for Innovation and Maternal Health patient safety bundles at hospitals and birthing centers across South Dakota.
START-SD program hosts first responder summit on addiction, mental health
The START-SD team from South Dakota State University hosted a first responder summit Aug. 25 in Chamberlain. The free event, “First Responder Summit: Addiction and Mental Health in South Dakota,” was an opportunity for health care professionals and first responders to learn more about mental health as it relates to addiction and substance use disorder and the important role that first responders play.
Could spent coffee grounds provide an alternative to plastic packaging?
A new study from Srinivas Janaswamy has revealed how spent coffee grounds can be made into biodegradable films—material that could one day replace plastics.
START-SD program begins new work to reduce overdose rates
South Dakota State University’s program to address substance use disorder in South Dakota has received additional funding to combat substance use overdose. A new award of $300,000 from the Health Resources and Services Administration will result in a one-year program titled START-SD.
SDSU's Image Processing team honored by NASA
South Dakota State University's world-renowned Image Processing Lab was recognized by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration during the 2022 Robert H. Goddard Awards, held earlier this year.
SDSU to celebrate Lincoln Hall reopening
The South Dakota State University College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and the School of American and Global Studies will celebrate the reopening of Lincoln Hall with several events planned on campus Sept. 12 and 13.