A one-year accelerated nursing program, approved by the State Legislature in March and launched by South Dakota State University this month, will get pre-qualified students out in the field quickly to help alleviate the state's nursing shortage.
South Dakota State University is one of a handful of places in the world growing human brain cells in the search for a cause and possible cure for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
We all need calcium, but we don't all like milk. MOOM (Made Out Of Milk), a new orange-flavored carbonated soda first developed at South Dakota State University, provides the same calcium and minerals as milk, but without the fat and protein.
By examining ice core samples from Antarctica, researchers are determining if and how major volcanic eruptions over the last 1,500 years relate to changes in the earth's climate.
Convincing proof shows that the popular pharmaceutical herbal supplement kava is safe, though evidence causes some concern about liver toxicity related to pharmaceutical kava preparations.
The South Dakota Lions Eye Bank and the South Dakota State University College of Nursing are working to increase eye, organ and tissue donors on Indian reservations. While the need is great, mistrust and conflict with traditional Lakota values keeps donor numbers down.
A new research project is focusing on creating environmentally friendly plastics, fibers and films from a corn byproduct.
SDSU has ended a 30-year tradition of accepting tobacco company sponsorship of its rodeo club. Rodeo scholarships will now come from health organizations.
First he lobbied to make geography a high school graduation requirement in South Dakota. Then he taught the teachers"”"”so many, in fact, that South Dakota has more K-12 teachers with masters degrees in geography than all other states combined.
South Dakota State University, in collaboration with the U.S. Geological Survey's EROS Data Center, has created a Center of Excellence that will greatly enhance research, education and ser vice capabilities in geographic information science.
A team of researchers will work at the South Pole in December and January, collecting ice core samples that can provide detailed information about the Earth's atmosphere, including how oxygen first entered the picture.
Two commencement addresses will be given at SDSU April 30, one by former U.S. Senator Tom Daschle and one by graduating senior Laura Lynn Geraets.
Michael Catangui, entomologist at South Dakota State University, is an expert on the subject of West Nile.
Dr. Carla Dieter, faculty member at South Dakota State University, is an expert on the subject of allergies.
SDSU's Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory is making preparations to become a testing center for the highly virulent strain of avian influenza identified as H5N1.
Drs. Kevin Kephart and Arvid Boe from South Dakota State University are experts researching ag-based renewable energy, including the use of swithgrass.
The 2 1/2 day conference will bring together experts from around the country to talk about impact & future development of biofuels. The conference is in cooperation with the National Agricultural Biotechnology Council (NABC). Tours of nearby corn, soybean & biodigester plants will be given.
South Dakota State University chemistry assistant professor studies metabolites left in human hair longterm after exposure to chemical warfare agents that will help medical treatment for the person exposed and litigation against chemical warfare users.
Researchers at South Dakota State University are mapping native prairie cordgrass for its use as biomass in making cellulosic ethanol. The two-year project will look at chemical composition of cordgrass to improve disease resistance & reduce the amount of lignin in the dry matter. The Northern Plains crop offers another resource for the bioenergy industry.
Cutting-edge research at South Dakota State University may yield a new therapy that targets only cancer cells, leaving healthy cells unharmed. Pharmacy associate professor Marek Malecki's "suicide gene therapy" recognizes cancer cells and introduces genetic material to make those cells die by apoptosis.
Scientists are gearing up for development of experiments to conduct in a deep underground science and engineering laboratory in the former Homestake Gold Mine in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Keith Clark, the bugler who hit a wrong note while playing taps at President John F. Kennedy's burial, may have been wrongly criticized. Scholar, SDSU Music Department head & trumpeter David Reynolds sets the record straight. Hasty planning, military protocol, cold weather & temporary deafness could have caused "a lesser trumpet player ... not even (to) come close to playing as beautifully as he did."
Brass instrument music professor John Colson has developed techniques for teaching & playing musical instruments with orthodontic braces. The former conductor & director of the South Dakota State University Civic Symphony Orchestra wrote a book with study materials, practice procedures and assignment guide for budding instrumentalists with braces.
University professor gives advice on making transition from high school to college math.
South Dakota State University entomologists have joined a nationwide search for rare ladybugs. A $2 million National Science Foundation grant enabled the Lost Ladybug Project led by scientists at Cornell and SDSU along with researchers from two other state institutions. The project is enlisting help of children in order to foster a curiosity & appreciation of the natural world.
Pharmaceutical scientists examine molecules to strengthen the effectiveness of sunscreen to combat & prevent skin cancer. Their research goes beyond protection & offers effective treatment for skin cancer.
Discovering a key to better drug delivery for cancer patients may come from submicroscopic particles in distillers grains, a co-product of ethanol production. Researchers at South Dakota State University are preparing corn protein, or zein, to deliver new cancer therapies. Such research makes use of co-products of ethanol production & also serves a population, who for dietary or religious reasons, doesn't take in animal-based protein.
New materials to make devices that convert to cheaper, more efficient electricity is at the heart of research by scientists at South Dakota State University. New technology relies on carbon-based polymers and molecules to find new materials & novel structures to make photovoltaic devices that are cost efficient.
Collaboration with international hot air balloon manufacturer gives high altitude research experiment data to physics & biology microbiology scientists. Study results show microbial stress tolerance, electronic circuit board performance & temperature & pressure data affects of altitude on subjects.
State-of-the-art equipment will help South Dakota researchers find cost effective ways to convert sunlight to electricity. The equipment will also help produce large-area electronic devices used in high resolution, high power electronic displays.
NASA is funding researchers in South Dakota to track biodiversity in the Brazilian Amazon. South Dakota State University's Geographic Information Science Center of Excellence is teaming up with researchers in Brazil & other U.S. & United Kingdom universities to interpret satellite imagery of three specific kinds of disturbances in the Amazon. The $1 million dollar research will offer knowledge about the threats to people, plants & animals caused by deforestation & forest disturbances.
A South Dakota State University researcher has demonstrated that seed color & dormancy may come from the same gene. The implication may lead to greater understanding of biological mechanisms in other seed-bearing plants.
A program supported by university researchers, farmers and soybean groups is introducing tiny parasitic insects to control soybean aphids in South Dakota and neighboring states. The hope is to better control the pest by introducing a natural predator. While it won't get rid of the problem, it will likely reduce the need to spray pesticide as often.
South Dakota State University pharmaceutical scientists investigate whether stressing cancer cells can make cancer radiation treatment and chemotherapy more effective. They have been testing different compounds over the past six years to see what might effectively stress cancer by blocking the enzyme, glutathione reductase.
A South Dakota State University study showed that women who began menstruating at an earlier age had a higher percentage of body fat as adults than women who began menstruating later. Women who began menstruating earlier also had higher bone mineral density in the hip as adults.
Ethanol production used less than 5% of the nation's corn in 1990-91 but used as much as 24% in 2007-08. South Dakota, one of the top five ethanol producing states, used 60% of corn grown in that year affecting availability of corn for feed and exports.
Scientists will use research on two continents to develop models for predicting where and when the risk of mosquito-borne diseases is greatest.
The study of wave structure and turbulence helps provide valuable information to predict how often waves are generated, the velocity of them, how long they last and their temporal extent.
New research from South Dakota State University gives evidence that including flax in the diet may help prevent colorectal tumors or keep tumors from growing as quickly when they do form.
Research could make it easier for cell phone uses in a given area to share information and save money doing so.
Research suggests skin cancer curative and preventative can be found in substance found in Red Sea soft coral. Researchers from South Dakota State University found that treating skin cancer cells with different concentrations of sarcophine-diol, made from a substance in Red Sea coral, impacts proliferation of cancer cells.
When velvetleaf weed grows in competition with corn, its genes used for photosynthesis and cell division are enhanced more so than if the weed grew in a monoculture.
A study comparing fat mass versus lean mass as a factor in bone development of Hutterite children shows that lean mass has a positive effect on bone.
Prairie lakes are more likely to carry elevated mercury levels during wet cycles that can affect fish caught in them & subsequently consumed by people.
A linguistic professor whose office shelves hold more books than some small school libraries, laments that college students don't know the language of the world in which they live because they don't own or use dictionaries.
A $1.5 million USDA grant will look at changing lifestyle behaviors of college students in an effort to reduce growing obesity among young adults. The 3-year study will seek input from students among a consortium of 11 institutions to develop an Internet-based, intervention program.
A study to inventory native species of bees in the Black Hills will help biologists determine stressors on habitat to help fully understand environmental changes in the region.
South Dakota State University researchers and their colleagues elsewhere in the U.S. and France found compelling evidence of a previously undocumented volcanic eruption that contributed to extremely cold decade from 1810-1819.
Environmental Protection Agency funds study that says climate change has effect on continent's waterfowl numbers.
Research to create high-fiber, high-protein flour from dried distillers grain gives use for ethanol by-products while it combats world hunger.
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