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A grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency will support and uplift South Dakota's firefighters — particularly the rural, volunteer workforce — with resources to assist them in meeting the physical demands of firefighting.

Wenfeng An, a professor and pharmaceutical science researcher at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½, is engaged in research that has potential to lead to the development of vaccine for a variety of cancers.

Tony Filholm, general service supervisor for Facilities and Services, has been named Ä¢¹½´«Ã½â€™s Civil Service Employee of the Month for July.

In the past several months, faculty from Ä¢¹½´«Ã½'s College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions have published nine articles in peer-reviewed journals.

The South Dakota Art Museum is celebrating the people and collections that made the museum possible with a summerlong exhibit and a reception planned for early August.

A unique opportunity has been given to 14 undergraduate students by the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences. The students were awarded grants that will allow them to conduct a research project under the mentorship of a college faculty member.

Shabbir Ahmed, assistant professor in Ä¢¹½´«Ã½â€™s Department of Mechanical Engineering, has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to develop algorithms that will accurately measure a battery's state of charge.

Ä¢¹½´«Ã½'s Wokini Initiative has announced the projects and awardees for the 2026 Challenge Grant.

Next week, the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences will host three field days in eastern South Dakota. Each one will feature SDSU researchers sharing their expertise on a variety of topics applicable to local farmers and community members.

All things agronomy will be the focus of the Northeast Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Farm Field Day next month. Everyone is invited to hear about the latest research from Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ on Thursday, July 10, from 4 p.m. to dusk at 15710 455th Ave., South Shore.