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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 ranks nationally for employability in artificial intelligence

A study conducted by Vention, a global software development firm, ranked South Dakota State University’s computer science program at No. 9 in the nation in high-paying employment in artificial intelligence following graduation.

Two SDSU faculty members receive prestigious NSF grants

Rachel Short and Gazala Ameen, two assistant professors in South Dakota State University's College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, have each received one of the National Science Foundation's most prestigious grants for early career faculty to pursue biology research projects.

SDSU 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 SDSU’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.

The South Dakota workforce of the future

South Dakota State University's Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering hosted industry professionals, higher education leaders, researchers and policymakers at the 2024 IEEE-USA IWRC Dakotas to bridge the gap between research and commercially viable products in light of the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act.

SDSU tapped to lead NSF-backed, $7 million project to pioneer a new nitrogen bioeconomy era in South Dakota

South Dakota State University has been tapped by the National Science Foundation to lead a statewide project that will build research capacity focused on biological nitrogen fixation and its applications in sustainable agriculture and industry.

SDSU rover design places third in NASA’s RASC-AL contest

Competing against the best and the brightest, a South Dakota State University engineering team finished third overall in a NASA contest and again was awarded for building the best prototype. The SDSU students were one of 14 teams selected from 75 higher education entries to compete in the finals of the Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) competition June 10-12 in Cocoa Beach, Florida.

SDSU medical laboratory science program receives $750,000 award to improve student learning

The medical laboratory science program at South Dakota State University has received a $750,000 award from the Association of Public Health Laboratories to promote the medical laboratory profession in South Dakota.

Understanding the immune system's 'big eater'

New research from South Dakota State University's Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics — led by Adam Hoppe — aims to better understand one of the immune system's key tools in eliminating cancerous cells, macrophages.