As elite soybean varieties move later into their growth stages, their ability to fix nitrogen — an essential growth nutrient — declines, leading to a depletion of soil nitrogen. This requires farmers to apply costly synthetic fertilizers to ensure yields remain high. Researchers from South Dakota State University's College of Natural Sciences look to remedy this issue by genetically editing soybean traits that allow them to fix nitrogen later into the growth cycle, thus reducing — or even eliminating — the need for fertilizers.
A collaborative project from South Dakota State University, South Dakota Mines and Oglala Lakota College will develop novel algorithms needed for soil moisture mapping — an essential tool for helping farmers with their agricultural management decisions. Hankui Zhang, assistant professor in SDSU's Department of Geography and Geospatial Sciences, will serve as the project's primary science investigator.
Molly Krueger Enz, a Distinguished Professor in the School of American and Global Studies at South Dakota State University, has received a 2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Senegal, where she will teach and conduct research.
The South Dakota Corn Utilization Council announced it has committed $1.2 million toward an expansion of the Swine Education and Research Facility at South Dakota State University. The grant will fund the addition of two new wean-to-finish nutrition rooms to the existing complex and double the facility’s research capabilities.
Josh Reineke teaches in both South Dakota State University's pharmacy professional program and the pharmaceutical sciences graduate Program in the areas of pharmacokinetics, drug delivery, polymer science, and coordinates the graduate student seminar course and department seminar series. His research integrates expertise in materials science, drug delivery and pharmacokinetics to develop novel models and assays for translating nanomedicines into clinical use.
Watch how Reineke and his research team are able to advance new cancer therapeutics through repurposing technologies, modeling and testing.
