Incentives available for new respiratory therapists in South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã
There is currently a shortage of respiratory therapists in the nation, including in South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã. The profession is projected to grow 14% from 2021, according to the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics. To combat this shortage, each year, South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University and the health systems in South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã offer a variety of incentives for new and in-training respiratory therapists.
Bison specialists from U.S., Canada attend health symposium at SDSU
Bison specialists from across the United States and Canada gathered in Brookings recently for the second International Bison Health Symposium, attended by nearly 140 producers, veterinarians, tribal leaders, government officials, researchers and zoo managers.
Researchers to improve nitrogen-fixing capabilities in soybeans
A new project from South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University's College of Natural Sciences looks to improve the soybean plant's ability to naturally fix nitrogen, reducing the need for synthetic fertilizers.
SDSU well represented at American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy annual meeting
South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University faculty and staff presented and led important discussions at the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy annual meeting, held in Boston from July 20-23.
Nold receives national teaching fellow honor from à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã science peers
Rosemarie Nold, professor and assistant head of the Department of Animal Science at South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University, has been named an American Society of Animal Science Teaching Fellow. She received the honor at July’s American Society of Animal Science annual meeting in Calgary, Alberta.
SDSU schedules horse sale
The Equine Teaching Facility and Department of Animal Science at South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University will sell four yearling colts this summer, accepting sealed bids that are due by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13.
Students get behind the wheel at engineering camp
Sixteen participants in Youth Engineering and Technology Career Exploration camp at South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University got a chance to test drive a Baja Buggy and Formula car built by State students as well as build robot cars and do other hands-on engineering activities and even play cricket with Sanjeev Kumar, dean of the Lohr College of Engineering.
The annual program is designed to build understanding, interest and enthusiasm for engineering and technology as a career.
Most of the high school students hailed from South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã and Minnesota, however, the camp also drew New York City resident Owen Roddy, whose grandparents live in the Flandreau area.
Other activities during the July 7-12 program included watching the college’s Break the Ice Lunar Challenge excavator operate at a local quarry, tour scoreboard giant Daktronics and compete in robot competitions.