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SDSU scholars surpass Midwest peers in Power & Energy Scholarships

Dave Graves — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 13:18:58 -0600

Four electrical engineering students at South ��ֱ�� State University students earned scholarships from a national organization for the current school year.
The recipients are seniors Kalen Meyer and Luke Rasmussen, both of Rock Rapids, Iowa; and juniors Nicholas Erickson of Pierce, Nebraska, and Drake Rogers of Milbank.

Distinguished Alumnus / Schmiedt honored by college for consulting work

Dave Graves — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 15:48:02 -0600

For pharmacist Dean Schmiedt, it was right time at the right place.
Shortly after graduation from South ��ֱ�� State University, the federal government enacted new regulations requiring that skilled nursing homes have a pharmacist review patients’ medications monthly. . His boss at Lovdahl’s Drug, in Little Falls, Minnesota, wasn’t interested in doing that task.
Schmiedt, a 1973 SDSU grad, picked up the work as a side job. He ended up becoming a full-time independent consultant pharmacist and a leader in the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists.
Earlier this fall, Schmiedt, of Fort Ripley, Minnesota, was honored by SDSU’s College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions as its 2024 Distinguished Alumnus.

Discovery and development: SDSU researchers battle back against turkey virus

Addison DeHaven — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 09:09:24 -0600

Researchers in South ��ֱ�� State University's Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory were the first to identify a new strain of avian metapneumovirus — a highly contagious disease that is currently causing significant problems for the U.S. poultry industry — and are now working toward developing a safe and effective vaccine.

Engineering the flow: SDSU models liquid argon inside DUNE

SDSU Strategic Communications — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 09:43:51 -0600

A pair of South ��ֱ�� State University researchers are modeling the flow of liquid argon through the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) being built a mile under South ��ֱ��’s Black Hills.

Why is federated learning important for 5G networks?

Addison DeHaven — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 12:49:35 -0600

Jun Huang, assistant professor in South ��ֱ�� State University's Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to alleviate network efficiency and data privacy concerns related to wireless communications networks.

New equipment sets SDSU medical lab program apart from peers

Dave Graves — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 12:21:17 -0600

Looking at slides of blood cells, fecal matter and urine has taken on an entirely different perspective this school year thanks to new state-of-the-art equipment in the medical laboratory science lab at South ��ֱ�� State University.
In July, the program received 28 microscopes and an innovative slide scanner as part of a $750,000 award from the South ��ֱ�� Department of Health, which was handling workforce development funds from the Centers for Disease Control, according to April Nelsen, the medical lab science clinical coordinator who put a proposal together for the health department.

Ge receives NIH funding for bioinformatics tool

Addison DeHaven — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 11:37:19 -0600

South ��ֱ�� State University professor Xijin Ge has received a $1.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to enhance ShinyGO, a widely used bioinformatics website for analyzing genomics data.

Summer to remember for Hollenbeck

Dave Graves — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:49:19 -0600

As a Davis-Bahcall Scholar, current South ��ֱ�� State University freshman Mackenzie Hollenbeck traveled more than 5,000 miles this summer going to some of the top science centers in the world.

But the one that really grabbed her heart was only a little more than 100 miles from her family’s Edgemont ranch. The biology major was among eight South ��ֱ�� students who were chosen to participate in the Davis-Bahcall Scholars Program, which is designed to help rising university freshmen and sophomores entering science, technology, engineering and math fields develop an understanding of where their passions could take them.

The concrete problem

Addison DeHaven — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:01:16 -0600

Mohammed Teymouri, assistant professor of construction management in South ��ֱ�� State University's Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, is working to solve one of the most pressing issues in the construction industry: how to lower carbon emissions of concrete.

Sanford Underground Research Facility leader to speak at SDSU

Jill Fier — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:30:11 -0500

The Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead is at the forefront of research in physics, geology, biology, engineering and more. Its leader, Mike Headley, will share details about the facility’s progress and plans for the future when he presents "Sanford Underground Research Facility: 2035 and Beyond," at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, in Woster Celebration Hall at the South ��ֱ�� State University Alumni Center, 815 Medary Ave.