The field of journalism has had hard criticisms in recent years. One individual is looking to change that through the power of books … and her cat. Miranda O’Bryan is a Martin native and a 2020 graduate from the South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University School of Communication and Journalism and School of American and Global Studies. She also held the title of Miss South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã 2023, where she used her platform for awareness of literacy rates and addressing the misconceptions of the journalism field.
By the narrowest of margins — two points out of more than 2,000 — the SDSU Quarter Scale Tractor Team came up just short of winning its third consecutive national title. Competing at the 27th annual International Quarter-Scale Tractor Student Design Competition at the Expo Gardens Fairgrounds in Peoria, Illinois, the South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University team placed third out of 21 teams.
Competing against the best and the brightest, a South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University engineering team finished third overall in a NASA contest and again was awarded for building the best prototype. The SDSU students were one of 14 teams selected from 75 higher education entries to compete in the finals of the Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) competition June 10-12 in Cocoa Beach, Florida.
Ryan Hoffman, supervisor of Grounds Services for South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University Facilities and Services, has been named SDSU Civil Service Employee of the Month for June.
A group of woodwind-focused musicians descended on South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University's campus for a week-long, music-making endeavor that culminated with a series of concerts in late May. The unique musical opportunity — called South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Chamber Winds — was organized by Elizabeth Robinson, assistant professor of music in SDSU's School of Performing Arts.
David C. Earnest, the Odeen-Swanson Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã, has been named dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University. Earnest was selected following a national search and will begin working on the SDSU campus July 8.
The medical laboratory science program at South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University has received a $750,000 award from the Association of Public Health Laboratories to promote the medical laboratory profession in South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã.
Twenty-four students from South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences traveled to Vietnam in May through an agriculture-focused education abroad program.
Anne Fennell, a distinguished professor in South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University's Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science, has been named one of 25 inspiring women in the field of plant biology by the American Society of Plant Biologists.
Paul Baggett, associate professor and graduate coordinator of English in the South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University School of English and Interdisciplinary Studies, can call himself more than just a Jack London fan. Years of his academic inquiry have been dedicated to London’s life and works, and to the impact of all of it on the humanities.
