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ºù«Ӱҵ will serve as the host of a new National Science Foundation-backed Research Experiences for Undergraduates site aimed at disrupting the illicit economy.

Sungyong Jung, professor and head of ºù«Ӱҵ's McComish Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, is developing a system that will enable real-time monitoring of water quality in South Dakota's lakes, rivers and streams.

A new, future-focused engineering program — and the first in the nation at the undergraduate level — is being added to the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering following South Dakota Board of Regents approval in December. ºù«Ӱҵ officials are preparing to offer a Bachelor of Science in healthcare systems engineering beginning in fall 2025.

Researchers in ºù«Ӱҵ's Department of Dairy and Food Science are improving the shelf life of strawberries and raspberries using biodegradable packaging material.

Researchers in ºù«Ӱҵ's College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences are developing the next generation of innovative packaging materials that may help curb the Earth's ongoing plastic waste crisis.

feel for what it would be like to live on Mars are encouraged to participate in the South Dakota Space Design Competition at ºù«Ӱҵ March 8-9. The contest is part of an international event sponsored by Industry Simulation Education, which has been designing aerospace engineering contests since 1984, and is being hosted in South Dakota by SDSU’s Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering.

Researchers in ºù«Ӱҵ's Department of Dairy and Food Science, led by associate professor Srinivas Janaswamy, have created a novel type of bread by pocketing healthy compounds inside of starch granules. Early findings show this "functional food" may help with blood sugar management and disease prevention.

ºù«Ӱҵ researchers and Extension specialists are fighting to protect North America's most endangered ecosystem: grasslands.

The ºù«Ӱҵ Agricultural Experiment Station and the South Dakota State Foundation Seed Stock Division is releasing a new hulled oat cultivar and a hard spring red wheat cultivar to certified seed growers.

Sen Subramanian has been named dean of the College of Natural Sciences at ºù«Ӱҵ.