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SDSU scientist documents wetland losses
Wetlands in eastern North and South Dakota are shrinking at a rapid pace, according to professor Carol Johnston of the South Dakota State University Natural Resource Management Department. The wetlands and soil science expert compared Department of Agriculture crop maps with wetland maps from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Geological Survey. [...]
Read moreSDSU leaders back ‘On the Road’ again
Leadership from South Dakota State University continues their “On the Road 2013″ tour on Thursday, May 30, with stops in Salem, Madison, Mitchell, Wagner, Freeman and Yankton. SDSU President David Chicoine, Provost Laurie Nichols, and representatives of the SDSU Foundation and SDSU Alumni Association will visit with local officials and members of the communities to [...]
Read moreTwo SDSU students receive sales and marketing scholarships
South Dakota State University students Emily Murtha, Sioux Falls, and Jade Possail, Tyler, Minn., were awarded scholarships from Sales & Marketing Executives Inc. for the 2013-14 school year. Murtha, a senior advertising student, received a $1,500 award and Possail, a senior advertising and apparel merchandising major, received a $1,000 award. Murtha and Possail were required [...]
Read moreProfessional staff awarded
The F.O. Butler Foundation Trustees and Professional Staff Advisory Council at South Dakota State University have presented three awards to professional staff members demonstrating excellence in service and professional achievement. The Excellence in Service Award recognizes a professional staff member’s volunteer service that goes beyond what is required or expected of their position. This year’s [...]
Read moreOak Lake bird walkers discover 44 species
Sixteen bird walkers gathered Saturday, May 11, at Oak Lake Field Station to search for diverse species of birds. According to South Dakota State University Natural Resource Management Professor Gary Larson, the number of birds and bird walkers were lower than last year. The cold north wind and lack of spring weather were contributing factors. [...]
Read morePerumal named pharmacy department head
Award-winning SDSU pharmacy researcher Omathanu Perumal has been selected as a new department head. Perumal, an associate professor, will lead the South Dakota State University Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences effective June 22. The appointment received the blessing of the South Dakota Board of Regents when it met on the Brookings campus May 16. Retiring Distinguished [...]
Read moreSDSU graduate student generates electricity from windows
Windows may one day generate electricity to heat and cool buildings, thanks to research done at the South Dakota State University Center for Advanced Photovoltaics. Window glass has tinting to filter the light so it’s not too bright inside a commercial building, explained electrical engineering graduate student Anastasiia Iefanova. But if she can replace the [...]
Read moreSDSU leaders go ‘On the Road’ again
BROOKINGS, S.D. – Leadership from South Dakota State University will kick off their “On the Road 2013″ tour on Thursday, May 23, with stops in Clear Lake, Clark, Watertown, Webster, Milbank and Aberdeen. SDSU President David Chicoine, Provost Laurie Nichols, and representatives of the SDSU Foundation and SDSU Alumni Association will visit with local officials [...]
Read moreSDSU Class of ’63 pauses to recall deceased classmates
Fifty members of the last graduating class of South Dakota State College gathered on the university campus May 9-10 for tours, photos and reminiscing. But the Class of 1963 also took time to remember four classmates who died before or shortly after graduation. The group gathered in an area where 48 years earlier the families [...]
Read moreDunn selected for premier higher education leadership development program
Dean Barry Dunn, College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences at South Dakota State University, has been accepted into the American Association of State Colleges and Universities 2013-14 Millennium Leadership Initiative. The Millennium Leadership Initiative is a joint effort between the AASCU and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. It is the premier higher education [...]
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