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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.

Nurse-researchers at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ are helping rural clinics more fully utilize registered nurses in primary care and have expanded the nursing curriculum to better prepare students to deliver that care.