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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ’s College of Nursing continues to be a leader in South Dakota and beyond. The college ranks among the best nationally and SDSU students and graduates are leaders in the healthcare profession.

When the COVID-19 pandemic began, SDSU researchers responded quickly to help improve personal protective equipment, to provide area businesses services to help reduce viral transmission and to understand how the novel coronavirus infects cells.

When COVID-19 had Nicole Carlson quarantined at her Sioux Falls home, the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ nursing instructor didn’t have to miss watching her students perform basic skills in the college’s simulation lab in Brookings. Thanks to a telepresence robot purchased through funding from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration, Carlson was right there with the students.

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ has been awarded a $1 million federal grant to implement a three-year project as part of the Rural Communities Opioid Program.

Associate pharmaceutical sciences professor Jayarama Gunaje proposes that compounds produced when the body breaks down, or metabolizes, aspirin and flavonoids present in fruits and vegetables may contribute to colorectal cancer prevention.

Valeriah Big Eagle, a member of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ College of Nursing, has been chosen as one of 24 recipients for a prestigious Bush fellowship by the St. Paul, Minnesota-based foundation.

The Institute for Play Therapy Education at SDSU is the first in the state to become an Association for Play Therapy-approved center.

Nearly 2,500 adolescents and adults in rural communities across South Dakota are better prepared to prevent opioid misuse, thanks to free educational seminars provided through SDSU Extension’s Strengthening the Heartland Program.

More patients in South Dakota can receive medications to help them recover from opioid addiction, thanks to the work of Jennifer Ball, an assistant professor of pharmacy practice at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ.

A ribbon cutting ceremony for the new South Dakota Animal Disease Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ and Diagnostic Laboratory (ADRDL) on the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ campus in Brookings will be held on Sept. 6. The ribbon cutting and a short program will begin at 4:30 p.m. and guided public tours will immediately follow the program, with the last tour departing at 7:30 p.m.