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title: Automated controlled drainage systems, Recital Report, unspoken public health crisis, construction conference and food insecurity in South Dakota | SDState Research Report | April 2024
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A monthly newsletter highlighting South Dakota State University's research, scholarship and creative activity

| View in browser SDSU researchers explore automated controlled drainage systems  South Dakota State University's Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering has recently been exploring the viability of automated controlled drainage systems in eastern South Dakota. The innovative systems would allow farmers to maximize available water and potentially improve their yearly crop yields.  Recital Report: Elizabeth Robinson Elizabeth Robinson, a South Dakota State University assistant professor of music, held her faculty recital Feb. 1, in Founders Recital Hall. Robinson, a flutist, performed five pieces and was assisted by both Anna DeGraff, a mezzo soprano and an instructor in SDSU's School of Performing Arts, and Mark Stevens, a pianist and an assistant professor of piano and music theory at SDSU.  The unspoken public health crisis Over the past decade or so, the greater U.S. population has become more familiar with mental health disorders. But one specific type of mental health disorder — postpartum depression — is still relatively unknown to the general public. Wendy Davis, the president and CEO of Postpartum Support International, came to South Dakota State University’s campus for Public Health Day to raise awareness of postpartum depression and offer hope to those who have experienced it.  SDSU research recognized at construction engineering and management conference Selecting a project delivery method for construction projects is one of the most important decisions made during the planning phase. However, very little research exists on what goes into the decision-making process for selecting a delivery method. In an award-winning paper, SDSU assistant professor Phuong Nguyen's research explains how probability theory can better inform these decisions.  SDSU assistant professor leads program to fight food insecurity A new project from South Dakota State University's College of Education and Human Sciences and SDSU Extension led by Geb Bastian, assistant professor and SDSU Extension nutrition and health state specialist, will help South Dakotans struggling with food insecurity gain access to locally grown, organic produce. Research in the News   Dakota News Now — "SDSU Engineering students create affordable prosthetic design"   Public Broadcasting Station — "Tree Diversity"   Pork — "From Honduras to the U.S.: Bardales Studies Opportunities to Improve Pig Livability"    Philanthropy News Digest — "SDSU professor & local farmers team up for prescription produce program"   Dakota News Now — "SDSU professor & local farmers team up for prescription produce program"   MTPak Coffee — "Turning used ground coffee into biodegradable coffee bags"   Sioux Falls Business — "Dakota BioWorx starts bioprocessing works in pilot-scale facility, lands multiple partnerships"    Dakota News Now — "Re-MOO-able energy: Cow manure to become source of natural, utterly clean gas for Brookings"   South Dakota Public Broadcasting — "Emerald ash borer continues to spread across South Dakota"   Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan — "New Digital Fertilizer Recommendation Launches Nationwide"   Madison Daily Leader — "A whole ranching system story"   The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt — "Aryeri Bardales: Iron in Piglet Diets \| Ep. 115"    Ag Week — "New research offers insight on the importance of forbs in pasture management"   Ag Week — "South Dakota State University students learn the ins and outs of selling bulls"   South Dakota News Watch — "How SDSU put state at forefront of precision ag revolution"   The Pig Site — "Veterinary diagnostic scientists develop rapid tool to detect swine disease"   South Dakota Public Broadcasting — "International purchasing power of the U.S. dollar"    Black Hills Pioneer — "How SDSU put state at forefront of precision ag revolution"    DVM 360 — "Researchers develop rapid detection tool for swine disease" University Marketing and Communications, Communications Center Box 2230, 1007 Campanile Ave, Brookings, SD 57007, 605-688-6161 Unsubscribe Manage preferences University Marketing and Communications, Communications Center Box 2230, 1007 Campanile Ave, Brookings, SD 57007, 605-688-6161 Unsubscribe Manage preferences |
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