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Joseph Gladden Hutton, a professor who served in South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts' agronomy department between 1911 and 1939, was the college's first soil scientist and saw trouble brewing long before the drought took hold.

Funding from the Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety Education and Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Center will support this 12-month project.

Forward-thinking investments in key areas of strategic importance will help SDSU researchers address the complex challenges facing South Dakota, the U.S. and the world.

A new study from Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ's School of Health and Human Sciences indicates that fiber, carotenoids and various micronutrients may support healthy brain aging in older adults.

Hankui Zhang, associate professor in Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ's Department of Geography and Geospatial Sciences, will support the world's longest-running Earth observation mission. Image courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey.

The average person likely has a very specific image in mind for what a laboratory looks like: white coats, protective goggles, blue latex gloves and half-filled beakers abound. An upcoming peer-reviewed journal sponsored by Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ explores research happening daily in a different setting across campus.

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵers in Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics will soon begin testing surface water samples for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Rouzbeh Ghabchi, who has developed a research-quality road construction materials lab during his tenure at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ, has been awarded an endowed professorship. Ghabchi, who has been at SDSU since August 2016, was appointed as the John M. Hanson Endowed Associate Professor in Structural and Construction Engineering in November, continuing the legacy of the professorship previously held by Nadim Wehbe, who retired in June 2025.

A new study from Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ is working to better understand juvenile survival rates for mule and white-tailed deer in the western half of the state.

Parashu Kharel, professor in Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ's College of Natural Sciences, will study advanced materials needed for quantum computing.