Breakthrough study reveals insights into how cancer cells evade treatment
At South Dakota State University, Rachel Willand-Charnley, assistant professor in the Department Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics, leads an interdisciplinary research lab—the RAWC Lab—whose work revolves around improving cancer treatments. Recently, their work has placed greater emphasis on gaining a better understanding of how cancer utilizes sugar residues and their associated genes to evade the immune system and participate in multidrug resistance.
Faculty Research Spotlight: Michael Puthawala
Last semester, Michael Puthawala made the 8,000-mile journey to Kigali, Rwanda, for the 11th annual International Conference on Learning Representations. Puthawala, a South Dakota State University assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the CAPITAL Services scholar in artificial intelligence and machine learning, is a relatively new faculty member at SDSU but is already making significant contributions to his academic area of expertise: machine learning.
Researchers study SDSU's AiR program
Artist-in-Residence (AiR) programs are commonplace at universities across the country and provide artists ample time to create and explore their work. Recently, researchers at South Dakota State University took an in-depth look at the School of Design’s AiR program to learn what impact it may have on the creative behaviors of art and STEM major students.
School of Design redesigns historic, abandoned train depot in Joplin, Missouri
What should be done about old, abandoned and decaying buildings? That's the question faculty members and students in South Dakota State University's School of Design set out to answer.
Lohr College of Engineering welcomes new cohort of student-researchers
A new cohort of eager student researchers have descended on South Dakota State University's campus for another session of the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program.
Can wild foods positively contribute to a person's diet?
Many countries around the world struggle with food insecurity, forcing citizens to search for nourishment on their own.
Can avocado peels help curb a plastic waste problem?
Over the past two decades, the United States has been importing more and more avocados each year, underlining a growing obsession with the nutrient-dense fruit. Simultaneously, the U.S. and the rest of the world have been dealing with a growing environmental crisis spurred on by an overreliance on plastic. Could avocados — specifically avocado peels — provide a potential solution?