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Monday Message, June 15
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (966+ words) A beautiful Monday morning welcomes all of us to another week at South Dakota State University. While it is a shorter week with the university closed Friday in observance of Juneteenth, there continues to be a great deal of activity…...
Faculty spotlight / New civil prof studying seismic building adaptions
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (435+ words) Elina Efthymiou, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at South Dakota State University, is taking an interest developed in earthquakes during her childhood in Greece and her academic training to provide options for communities in…...
SDSU joins MIT as theme winner at NASA contest
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (1079+ words) Lined up against some big-name competition, a young group of South Dakota State University engineering students won its category in a prestigious NASA student competition. SDSU was one of three finalists selected to compete in the Lunar Sample Return Concept…...
SDSU claims people's choice in concrete contest
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (336+ words) Graduate students in the Lohr Structures Lab at South Dakota State University proved their standing among their peers when they competed at the fourth'International Interactive Symposium on Ultra-High Performance Concrete in Des Moines, Iowa, June 14-17. The student competition portion of…...
Quarter-scale tractor team places 8th
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (353+ words) Aided by a strong performance in the tractor pull, South Dakota State University's entry in the International Quarter-Scale Tractor competition placed eighth out of 24 teams at the May 28-31 event in Bloomington, Illinois. SDSU's entry is nicknamed Shelby because of'its paint…...
Registration open for Jacks ELEVATE camp
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (368+ words) A popular camp that jumpstarts the engineering education of South Dakota State University students is back in 2026 under a new name. The fourth annual iteration of what was known as Bridge Camp returns Aug. 16-21 as Jacks ELEVATE. As in past…...
Jackrabbit in the Spotlight / A memorable 2 years for Noah Richardson
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (1059+ words) Noah Richardson celebrates a rover weigh-in of 19 pounds, earning bonus points for coming in under 20 pounds at the 2026 Human Exploration Rover Challenge in Huntsville, Alabama, April 10. Noah Richardson didn't need to be told twice. Associate Professor Todd Letcher told the…...
SDSU to host trio of East River field days
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (594+ words) South Dakota State University SDSU to host trio of East River field days Next week, the South Dakota State University College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences will host three field days in eastern South Dakota. Each one will feature…...
SDSU Southeast Research Farm offers agronomy and horticulture tours, family fun
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (170+ words) There will be something for everyone at the South Dakota State University Southeast Research Farm Grain and Horticulture Crops Field Day on Tuesday, July 7, beginning at 1: 30 p. m. Attendees will be able to choose from multiple farm tours, hear relevant research presentations…...
BREATHE-SD builds rural respiratory care workforce
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (734+ words) In rural communities across South Dakota, access to healthcare often comes down to access to people. According to Marissa Trosen, director of the respiratory care program in South Dakota State University's College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, this is…...