Summer to remember for Hollenbeck
As a Davis-Bahcall Scholar, current South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã 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 à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã 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.
Miller research award goes to Adhikari
Bibek Adhikari, a graduate teaching assistant in biology and microbiology, received the 2024 John E. Miller Research à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã from the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University.
SDSU researchers to improve heat tolerance in wheat crops
A team of South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University researchers — led by professor Wanlong Li — have received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to modify the genetic code of wheat plants to make them more tolerant to heat stress.
Subramanian interim dean of SDSU’s College of Natural Sciences
Sen Subramanian, associate dean for research in South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University's College of Natural Sciences, is serving as interim dean of the college.
SDSU honors seven professional staff members
Seven members of the professional staff at South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University have been honored for their quality work. The recipients were honored at the SDSU Professional Staff Advisory Council annual meeting in mid-May.
Undergraduate fellowship leads Nelson to doctoral work at SDSU
This spring, Pine Ridge native Dillon Nelson began doctoral work at SDSU after completing his bachelor's degree at Oglala Lakota College. His experience with a USDA-funded fellowship program fueled his interest in research.