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SDSU professor receives 2025 International Food Security ��ֱ��

Allie Arp — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 19:57:11 -0500

South ��ֱ�� State University Klingbeil Endowed Department Head of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Kasiviswanathan “Muthu” Muthukumarappan was awarded the International Food Security ��ֱ�� in honor of Bor S. Luh by the Institute of Food Technologists.

SDState student serving veterans, plans career serving seniors

Jill Fier — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 16:37:37 -0500

As the daughter of two disabled veterans, South ��ֱ�� State University sophomore Anna Atkinson is uniquely connected to and offers unwavering support for members of the military.

Jackrabbits near, far rally together on ninth annual One Day for STATE

SDState Strategic Communications — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:07:48 -0500

Jackrabbits in all 50 states and across 12 countries united to tackle historic philanthropy on Sept. 4 during One Day for STATE. In 24 hours, 6,126 donors united to raise $3,207,938 from 7,824 gifts to transform lives at SDSU.

South ��ֱ�� State University enrollment increase driven by in-state students, large freshman class, record retention

Mike Lockrem — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:28:19 -0500

South ��ֱ�� State University announced today that its total headcount for the fall 2025 semester is 12,139 students, the university’s largest enrollment since 2017.

Ben Reifel films opening to public, thanks to Mary Chilton DAR grant

Emmeline Weber — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:21:24 -0500

South ��ֱ�� State University Archives and Special Collections has announced a new effort to preserve and share a powerful piece of South ��ֱ��’s history. Thanks to a grant from the Mary Chilton Daughters of the American Revolution Foundation, SDState Archives will be able to digitize and publicly disseminate 35 rare 16mm films from the collection of Ben Reifel — South ��ֱ��’s only Native American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and the first Lakota member of Congress.

SDSU engineering student tabbed as NobleReach Fellow

Dave Graves — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:41:49 -0500

Liam Murray, an engineering doctoral student at South ��ֱ�� State University, is one of 28 people nationwide selected for a yearlong professional development program.
Murray, who earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering at SDSU in 2023 and this May, is in the second cohort of NobleReach Fellows. Murray, originally of Omaha, Nebraska, was chosen from among 1,200 applicants. The cohort will have five in-person training sessions as well as monthly remote individual mentoring.

Lunn hired as inaugural director of SDState Professional Program in Veterinary Medicine

Allie Arp — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 11:19:12 -0500

Lisa Lunn has been hired as the director of the Professional Program in Veterinary Medicine and professor of food ��ֱ�� medicine in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences at South ��ֱ�� State University. She will also serve as an associate dean for the college.

SDSU researcher developing natural alternative to synthetic dyes

Addison DeHaven — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 09:19:51 -0500

South ��ֱ�� State University's Ananda Nanjundaswamy is developing a natural and safe alternative to synthetic food dyes.

Pharmacy at the fair: SDSU pharmacy students provide free health screenings

Dave Graves — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 11:26:21 -0500

One hundred and fifty-five people took advantage of free health screenings offered by pharmacy students from South ��ֱ�� State University at the State Fair Aug. 29.

Sanguinet selected to lead SDSU agronomy, horticulture, plant science

SDState Strategic Communications — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 11:16:42 -0500

Karen Sanguinet has been hired as the Klingbeil Endowed Department Head of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science and professor in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences at South ��ֱ�� State University.