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South Dakota State University researchers and Extension specialists are fighting to protect North America's most endangered ecosystem: grasslands.

The South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and the South Dakota State Foundation Seed Stocks Division is releasing a new hulled oat cultivar and a hard spring red wheat cultivar to certified seed growers.

Among the valuable lessons Luke Nichols has learned in college is the truth in the saying “A good night’s sleep lays a foundation for a good day ahead.” “Every single night I close my computer at 8 and read for a little while before I go to sleep a little bit before 9 p.m.,” the civil engineering major from North Liberty, Iowa, said. The senior gets a lot of productivity out of the other 15 to 16 hours in his day. “I seriously prioritize my sleep. Out of all the things I do, I think that provides me the most success. “My efficiency is extremely high. Providing that consistency has allowed me to know exactly what I can do the next day.”

As we walk into the wet cement of 2025, it is appropriate to look back at the marks left by the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering in 2024. As Dean Sanjeev Kumar noted, it was a year of unprecedented accomplishments and dedicated efforts. Here is a sampling of the 2024 highlights:

Sen Subramanian has been named dean of the College of Natural Sciences at South Dakota State University.

The Basu Lab has partnered with QHS Lab Inc., a leading provider of digital health care solutions, for the development of a potentially revolutionary drug delivery system.

The South Dakota Census Data Center has been officially renamed the Center for Rural Vitality and Community Well-Being. The center, housed in the South Dakota State University School of Psychology, Sociology and Rural Studies, is launching a search for a rural sociologist in collaboration with SDSU Extension.

Researchers in South Dakota 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.

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

In the tough and gritty world of construction, paper dolls would seem to be as out of place as steel-toed boots at a ballet performance. However, when four construction management students attended a recent skills competition, paper doll construction was among the activities. Of course, the South Dakota State University students weren’t putting dresses or bonnets on their dolls. In fact, their dolls weren’t even what Pinterest would call paper dolls. Their paper dolls were cut-out, scaled pieces of paper that represented tilt-up concrete panels on cast-on-site projects. The students and 16 others from other Midwest universities were taking part in the Region 4 Skills Summit sponsored by the Associated Schools of Construction.