Mary Woster Haug new book is family memoir
Mary Woster Haug’s new book, “Daughters of the Grasslands,” is a compilation of memoirs of her family life. “I grew up on the grasslands west of the Missouri River in South Dakota. I am the middle...
View ArticleThe Downside Of Cheaper Gas: More Accident Fatalities
Falling gasoline prices are a benefit to motorists — but those lower prices come with a hidden cost: increased traffic fatalities. Research by an SDSU Sociology professor on gas prices and fatalities...
View ArticleRebecca Britt Health Communication paper named CSCA Top Paper
Assistant Professor Rebecca Britt’s paper, “The Development and Validation of the eHealth Competency Scale: A Measurement of Self-Efficacy, Knowledge, Usage, and Motivation for Electronic Health...
View ArticleBrookings theatre programs win BroadwayWorld awards
After a record number of voters in more than 60 regions worldwide, BroadwayWorld is very excited to announce the 2014 Sioux Falls winners! Thanks to all who voted, and huge congratulations to all the...
View ArticleMeyer named Hendrickson Scholar, delivers Cheever Lecture
Timothy Meyer, lecturer of Economics, received the second annual J.P. Hendrickson Faculty Scholar award and delivered the Herbert Cheever Jr. Liberal Arts Lecture on Jan. 21 . Both were sponsored by...
View ArticleArchitecture student makes time lapse videos of class project
Emily Heezen, an Architecture student from Pierre, is a very talented and has a bug to film things. Brian Rex, department head, discovered that she’s uploading time-lapse videos (and adding...
View ArticleThree Journalism and Mass Comm Alumni Honored
The South Dakota State University Department of Journalism and Mass Communication will honor three distinguished alumni during its annual spring journalism awards banquet April 8 at the Days Inn. The...
View ArticleSouth Dakota State women honored at April Brooks Women of Distinction tea
The 2015 SDSU April Brooks Women of Distinction award winners are: from left, Lindsey Gerard, Claire Evans, Meredith Redlin and Linda Fawcett. Forging ahead in trying times, making a career into a...
View ArticleLarsen to receive CSCA’s Cooper Award Thursday
South Dakota State University student Hanna Larsen, who is pursuing a master’s degree in communications studies, will receive the Cooper Award at the Central States Communication Association annual...
View ArticleChemistry postdoc uses natural soil components to trap pollutants
Using natural soil components to trap pollutants will allow producers to control soil contaminants and reuse draining water while protecting their agricultural crops, according to Mohamed Elsayed, a...
View ArticleSTEM Outreach
South Dakota State University is reaching out to K-12 students and their teachers in hopes of sparking an interest in science. Professors Larry Browning, physics, Matt Miller, chemistry, and Madhav...
View ArticleStorytelling in motion
Journalism alum Brett Bittner transforms the stories of rural Midwestern life into thought-provoking documentary shorts at Passenger Productions Brett Bittner prepares the Passenger Productions van...
View ArticleWingsprings
Immediately immersed in an unfamiliar environment at a retreat and learning center at the Center for American Indian Research and Native Studies, Kaitlyn Abrahamson completes service-learning project...
View ArticleDifference is design
Architecture South Dakota State’s innovative School of Design started July 1. The school will contain five fields of study—architecture, graphic design, interior design, landscape architecture and...
View ArticleStudents become engaged global citizens
Since the 2011 merger of the global studies and modern languages departments, many of the department’s faculty members have incorporated service learning into their study abroad classes. This approach...
View ArticleVeterans’ Writing Group
In the words of Brazilian novelist, Paulo Coelho, “Writing means sharing. It’s part of the human condition to want to share things.” Michelle Ruesink, assistant director of Student Support Services,...
View ArticleCSCA — Cooper Award
Hanna Larsen is the first South Dakota State University graduate student recipient since 1999 to be honored with the Central States Communication Association Cooper Award. Associate Professor Joshua...
View ArticleClassroom Enhancement Initiative will see extensive technological and...
COLLABORATIVE: These versatile, informal classrooms with couches, raised tables and lounge-style seating are ideal for brainstorming and small group work. Shown is 229 Yeager Hall....
View ArticleElizabeth M. Luczak receives prestigious award
Elizabeth M. Luczak, a U.S. Army ROTC cadet, received the George C. Marshall Award during an award ceremony at the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. She was recognized as the...
View ArticleTransitional bridges in biochemistry
Building bridges between academia and hospitals has become a priority for South Dakota State University. Jim Rice, head of the chemistry department, would call it a “translational bridge” between the...
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