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South Dakota State honors newest endowment holders

South Dakota State University recently paid tribute to the university’s newest endowment holders.  The second annual investiture ceremony honoring 12 holders of endowed faculty and director positions was held Sept. 21 in Founders Recital Hall in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center. Through the generosity of donors, SDSU now has commitments in place for 53 endowed leadership positions.

Could spent coffee grounds provide an alternative to plastic packaging?

A new study from Srinivas Janaswamy has revealed how spent coffee grounds can be made into biodegradable films—material that could one day replace plastics.

Charlene Wolf-Hall to retire at end of academic year

Charlene Wolf-Hall, dean of the College of Natural Sciences at South Dakota State University, announced today that she will retire from her position at the end of the academic year.

Novel algorithm allows farmers to monitor crops in real time

Farmers across the United States will be able to monitor their crops in real time, thanks to a novel algorithm from researchers in South Dakota State University's Geospatial Sciences Center of Excellence. ...

SDSU's Image Processing team honored by NASA

South Dakota State University's world-renowned Image Processing Lab was recognized by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration during the 2022 Robert H. Goddard Awards, held earlier this year. ...

SDSU researchers working to restore native plants to national parks

Lora Perkins, associate professor in South Dakota State University's Department of Natural Resource Management, is working with the National Park Service on a three-year, $900,000 project to restore native plants to the national parks, memorials and monuments of the northern Great Plains.

Faculty members attend I-Corps conference

Two faculty members in South Dakota State University's  Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering attended the National Science Foundation's National Innovation Network Conference in mid-August. The conference, which served as a collaborating and networking opportunity for representatives of NSF's Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program, was held in Washington D.C.

Gibbons retires after 36 years of service to SDSU

Bill Gibbons, director of the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station at South Dakota State University, associate dean of research for the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences and distinguished professor, retired in July 2023 after 36 years of dedicated service to the university.

SDSU researcher seeks to improve organic vegetable yields

Organic farming—in the United States and South Dakota—is on the rise. Researchers from South Dakota State University have taken notice of this growing industry and are looking for ways to address the major challenges organic producers face.

Faculty Research Spotlight: Larry Leigh

Since 2019, Larry Leigh has been the director of South Dakota State University's Image Processing Lab, continuing a tradition of excellence that started with Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering Dennis Helder. But if things had gone according to plan, Leigh's life might be completely different.