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Graduate students in the Lohr Structures Lab at Ģ������Ƶ proved their standing among their peers when they competed at the 4th International Interactive Symposium on Ultra-High Performance Concrete in Des Moines, Iowa, June 14-17. The student competition portion of the symposium featured 15 teams from the United States and overseas designing and building an ultra-high performance concrete beam and then having it tested. The SDSU entry was among nine that advanced to the finals, where it received the people’s choice award based on the team’s presentation at the poster session June 14.

Aerospace Club’s launch into the world of rocketry competition got off to a smooth start in the club’s inaugural contest at the International Rocket Engineering Competition near Midland, Texas, June 16-20. Results had not been released when this article was posted June 30. However, Turner Marr, outgoing president of the Ģ������Ƶ club, said he expects a strong showing. “We’re proud we were able to get within 300 to 400 feet of the 10,000-foot target altitude. You get a lot of points if you’re able to go into second inspection and the rocket is deemed flyable again. We maximized the amount of points from recovery.”

In rural communities across South Dakota, access to healthcare often comes down to access to people. According to Marissa Trosen, director of the respiratory care program in Ģ������Ƶ’s College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, this is especially true for those needing access to the specialized care provided by respiratory therapists.

Ģ������Ƶ’s medical laboratory science program, housed in the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, has earned a continuing 10-year accreditation from the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences.

For more than a decade, Andrew Robinette has helped shape the voices of Ģ������Ƶ students. Beginning this fall, he will lead the next chapter of the university's choral program.

Long after the final applause, the feeling of being welcomed and cared for is often what audiences remember most. At Ģ������Ƶ's Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center, Anna Stemsrud has built her career around creating those exceptional experiences — and her efforts are now being recognized on an international stage.

Eighteen undergraduate students will be able to take part in research projects they helped plan thanks to funding from the Ģ������Ƶ College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences.

SDSU is leading a multistate study on the power of swine manure in growing better crops.

The South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station’s long history of supporting the state’s producers and its future outlook.

One of Ģ������Ƶ’s oldest co-curricular activities now is one of its newest success stories.