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As the daughter of two disabled veterans, South Dakota State University sophomore Anna Atkinson is uniquely connected to and offers unwavering support for members of the military.

Jackrabbits in all 50 states and across 12 countries united to tackle historic philanthropy on Sept. 4 during One Day for STATE. In 24 hours, 6,126 donors united to raise $3,207,938 from 7,824 gifts to transform lives at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥.

South Dakota State University announced today that its total headcount for the fall 2025 semester is 12,139 students, the university’s largest enrollment since 2017.

South Dakota State University Archives and Special Collections has announced a new effort to preserve and share a powerful piece of South Dakota’s history. Thanks to a grant from the Mary Chilton Daughters of the American Revolution Foundation, ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Archives will be able to digitize and publicly disseminate 35 rare 16mm films from the collection of Ben Reifel — South Dakota’s only Native American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and the first Lakota member of Congress.

Liam Murray, an engineering doctoral student at South Dakota State University, is one of 28 people nationwide selected for a yearlong professional development program. Murray, who earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering at SDSU in 2023 and this May, is in the second cohort of NobleReach Fellows. Murray, originally of Omaha, Nebraska, was chosen from among 1,200 applicants. The cohort will have five in-person training sessions as well as monthly remote individual mentoring.

Lisa Lunn has been hired as the director of the Professional Program in Veterinary Medicine and professor of food animal medicine in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences at South Dakota State University. She will also serve as an associate dean for the college.

South Dakota State University's Ananda Nanjundaswamy is developing a natural and safe alternative to synthetic food dyes.  

One hundred and fifty-five people took advantage of free health screenings offered by pharmacy students from South Dakota State University at the State Fair Aug. 29.

Karen Sanguinet has been hired as the Klingbeil Endowed Department Head of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science and professor in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences at South Dakota State University.

When Sophie Dwelle returned to campus at South Dakota State University this fall, she had quite the summer experience to share. There was rappelling down a six-story building as part of training with the Sioux Falls Police Department’s SWAT team.