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Stemsrud named to International Venue Management Association's 30|UNDER|30 Class of 2026

Amber Turner — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:05:01 -0500

Long after the final applause, the feeling of being welcomed and cared for is often what audiences remember most. At South Dakota State University's Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center, Anna Stemsrud has built her career around creating those exceptional experiences — and her efforts are now being recognized on an international stage.

SDSU joins MIT as theme winner at NASA contest

Dave Graves — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:02:34 -0500

Lined up against some big-name competition, a young group of South Dakota State University engineering students won its category in a prestigious NASA student competition.
SDSU was one of three finalists selected to compete in the Lunar Sample Return Concept category.
The students were tasked with developing a concept to extract and return to Earth lunar surface and subsurface samples. That was one of four categories in NASA’s Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) competition. A total of 14 teams were selected as finalists, with three of them coming from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which won the other three categories.

Eighteen SDSU undergrads awarded college research grants

Allie Arp — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:10:47 -0500

Eighteen undergraduate students will be able to take part in research projects they helped plan thanks to funding from the South Dakota State University College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences.

Can ancient bacteria help solve one of agriculture's biggest challenges?

Addison DeHaven — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:39:57 -0500

In search of a natural replacement for synthetic fertilizers, South Dakota State University is
leading research that aims to harness the power of ancient — even mystical — bacteria.

Unlocking manure’s potential

Karmen Sperr — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:34:14 -0500

SDSU is leading a multistate study on the power of swine manure in growing better crops.

National heritage, statewide research, local impact

Addison DeHaven — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:54:44 -0500

The South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station’s long history of supporting the state’s producers and its future outlook.

SDSU researchers develop vaccine for destructive poultry virus

Addison DeHaven — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:01:09 -0500

Researchers in South Dakota State University's Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory have developed both live and killed vaccine candidates for avian metapneumovirus subtype B — a respiratory virus that has severely hampered U.S. poultry production.

Award-winning forensics program builds skills, camaraderie at SDSU

SDSU Strategic Communications — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:48:19 -0500

One of South Dakota State University’s oldest co-curricular activities now is one of its newest success stories.

Training tomorrow's rangeland stewards

SDSU Strategic Communications — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:33:02 -0500

The sustainability of rangelands depends on the next generation of land managers — and universities like South Dakota State University are where that pipeline begins.

NIH-backed project will investigate new treatments for lymphedema

Addison DeHaven — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:12:07 -0500

Darci Fink, a researcher in South Dakota State University's Biosystems Networks and Transformative Research-Insight into Inflammation Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (BioSNTR-II COBRE) received a flagship grant from the National Institutes of Health to explore the underlying causes of lymphedema, a disfiguring disease that affects 10 million people in the U.S.