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Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ is expanding its graduate offerings with the launch of a new social science Ph.D. program, an interdisciplinary program designed to address complex challenges facing rural communities and society at large.

A century of education, service and research was celebrated by the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ at a gala at Club 71 in the Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Nov. 6, 2025. The event drew 150 alumni, current faculty, staff and students, friends of the college and former department heads Darrel DeBoer, a three-time acting head, and Van Kelley (2000-22).

Nick Erickson, a senior electrical engineering major from Pierce, Nebraska, Erickson is the recipient of the major scholarship — the Center for Power Systems Studies Outstanding Senior Scholarship — a $5,000 award. Also,

Selections for the fourth class of Future Innovators of America Fellowships have been announced by the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering.  The eight recipients and the department which selected them are:  • Maxwell Donelan, mathematics and statistics  • Tennille Eremas and John Akujobi, both computer science • Keaton Ranslem, civil engineering • Connor Matthies and William O’Connell, both mechanical engineering • Eli Otten and Gabrielle Robbins, both construction and concrete industry management.

AeroFly, a Brookings-based aerospace company bred from Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ research, has been selected by NASA to test and advance its innovative technology. If successful, it could help enable the first long-term presence of humans on the moon and may even allow for deep space exploration.

A controlled feeding study led by Moul Dey, professor in the School of Health and Human Sciences at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½, shows that older adults who ate fewer ultra-processed foods naturally consumed fewer calories and lost weight and abdominal fat. They also showed improvements in insulin, nutrient-sensing hormones and inflammation.

Zhiguang Wang, a researcher from Ä¢¹½´«Ã½'s Ness School of Management and Economics, is investigating artificial intelligence's ability to predict stock market returns.

Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ undergraduates showcased their agriculture industry internship experiences at Precision Connect 2025.

Rakesh Kaushik, a recent Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ graduate from the Department of Dairy and Food Science, has received the 2025 Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award from the SDSU Graduate School.

Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ held its ninth annual Swine Day at Club 71 in Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium on Nov. 4. Organized by university swine research and extension personnel, the daylong event offered attendees a full day of learning and connection.