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SDSU librarian receives national graphic medicine grant

Ginger Thomson — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:43:53 -0500

Annisija Hunter, subject librarian at Hilton M. Briggs Library at Ģ��Ƶ, has received the prestigious 2026 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries Innovation Grant for her project, “Humanizing Health Sciences Education with Graphic Medicine.” She accepted the award during the annual American Library Association Annual Conference in June.

Kooima helps shape future of student leadership in pharmacy

Heather Brown — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:13:43 -0500

This spring’s American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting in Los Angeles may have been Aubrey Kooima’s last as a student pharmacist, but it was also a culminating moment for this notable leader.

Partners celebrate opening of Lucas P. Wintrode Learning Laboratory

Jill Fier — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:55:07 -0500

Thanks to the generosity of Paul and Maria Wintrode, Ģ��Ƶ and the Sioux Falls School District are partnering to improve autism-specific education for both young adults and teachers who support them.

Regents approve SDSU's plan to upgrade computing capabilities

Addison DeHaven — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:24:49 -0500

Ģ��Ƶ moved another step closer to Ģ��Ƶ 1 status following the South Dakota Board of Regents July meeting in Spearfish.

Regents greenlight new artificial intelligence engineering program

Addison DeHaven — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:22:03 -0500

The South Dakota Board of Regents approved a request by Ģ��Ƶ on Thursday to offer a new program in engineering.

SDSU honors the legacy of philanthropist T. Denny Sanford

SDSU Strategic Communications — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:17:44 -0500

With the passing of philanthropist T. Denny Sanford, many will remember the buildings, programs and institutions he funded, but at Ģ��Ƶ, his greatest legacy may be measured in the lives transformed through educational opportunity.

Block by block: A LEGO-inspired approach to organ transplantation

Addison DeHaven — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:30:06 -0500

Ģ��Ƶ researcher Saikat Basu is collaborating on a potentially revolutionary biomedical engineering project to develop 3D-printed cubes that can be stacked together to replicate organs in the human body.

SDSU announces 2026 Distinguished Alumni

Dave Graves — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:44:37 -0500

Three graduates from the 1970s, two graduates from the 1980s and a nontraditional graduate from the 1990s comprise the six Jackrabbits who have risen to the top of their fields and have been selected for the 2026 Class of Distinguished Alumni by the SDSU Alumni & Foundation.

They are:
• Keith Bartels, Classes of ’67 and ’74, Brookings
• Kevin Haarberg, Class of ’79, Woodland, California
• Doug Hofer, Class of ’72, Pierre
• Joan Hogan, Class of ’94/M.S. ’99, Brookings
• Mike Huether, Class of ’84, Sioux Falls
• Debra Muller, Class of ’83, Sioux Falls

Immanuel works to solve puzzle of better pancreatic cancer treatment

Heather Brown — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:09:58 -0500

When Susan Immanuel talks about her research, one theme is clear. “I like solving puzzles,” she said. At Ģ��Ƶ’s College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, Immanuel is applying that mindset to pancreatic cancer, exploring new ways to deliver effective cancer drugs more precisely and effectively to tumors.

SDSU opens new Center for Online and Professional Education

Ellen Koester — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 08:41:27 -0500

Ģ��Ƶ’s Center for Online and Professional Education is the first of its kind in the South Dakota Board of Regents system.