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Over the past several months, as I have prepared to renew my nurse anesthesia certification, the idea of professional identity keeps running through my head. Like many of you, I have enjoyed a long career in nursing — both as a clinician and as an educator.

Free health screenings were provided in the Mitchell community via a pop-up event hosted by South Dakota State University and community partners. The event was made possible through a collaboration between SDSU, Lewis Drug, Southeast Technical College, the City of Mitchell and an endowment from Julie Stevens and Dale Evenson.

A South Dakota State University pharmacy student organization is making a state-level impact through its experience reaching the public and providing health-related services.

Twenty years ago this fall, 13 nurses — a “Who’s Who” list of nursing intellects in the upper Midwest — gathered as a cohort to pursue a doctoral degree in nursing, the first to be offered in the Rushmore State. Today, South Dakota State University remains the only institution in the state to offer the research-focused Doctorate of Philosophy in nursing.

After 43 years of service as a nurse and nurse educator, Sue Bassett is going out on top. At the conclusion of her 26-year nursing educator career, preceded by 17 years in the nursing field, Bassett was honored by South Dakota State University’s College of Nursing faculty, staff and students with two of the college’s highest honors.

New precision agriculture technology designed to help farmers improve their field scouting and livestock grazing will be demonstrated as part of the West River Research Farm Field Day next week. The event will run 3-7 p.m. MT on Wednesday, June 11, at 13370 Alkali Road, Sturgis.

Representatives from South Dakota State University and the University of Debrecen came together in Hungary last month to sign an academic cooperation agreement, making official a partnership that will connect the precision agriculture programs of both universities.

Brittany Brennan, assistant professor in South Dakota State University's College of Nursing, will use her research grant to investigate how prebriefing for computer-based simulation impacts mental workload and student outcomes in nursing education.

Rural America is facing a nursing shortage. Theresa Garren-Grubbs, clinical assistant professor in South Dakota State University's College of Nursing, is addressing the problem head-on through research and education.

Seventeen 2025 bachelor’s degree graduates of South Dakota State University recently celebrated their acceptance into veterinary school, including six who will attend the SDSU Professional Program in Veterinary Medicine offered in conjunction with the University of Minnesota.