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Helping children birth to 5 with social/emotional, developmental disorders
More than 50 mental health clinicians and 14 Head Start teachers are increasing their ability to help young children experiencing social and emotional difficulties, thanks to training provided through the South Dakota Early Childhood Mental Health...
4-Dec-2019 12:50 PM EST
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Flavonoid metabolite helps prevent colorectal cancer
Researchers have found that 2,4,6-trihydroxybenzoic acid, one of the compounds produced when the body metabolizes or breaks down flavonoids, can inhibit cancer cell growth under specific conditions.
2-Dec-2019 11:30 AM EST
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Mass producing parts for cyanide field detector
Designing the components so a cyanide detector can be mass produced requires expertise in injection molding—and going with a local company has major advantages for researchers.
7-Nov-2019 12:00 PM EST
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Access to medications to treat opioid addiction changes lives
Increasing the number of providers who receive specialized training to provide medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction can help save lives.
31-Oct-2019 4:05 PM EDT
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Improving ecology restoration outcomes
Taking into account the target species, their interactions with existing species and the site’s environmental conditions may increase the success of restoration projects.
30-Oct-2019 3:30 PM EDT
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Using 'green' approach to manage stormwater runoff
Soil and plants, strategically placed, can help reduce stormwater runoff—and, in the long run, help relieve pressure on the city drainage system. However, engaging city officials and community members is integral to implementing these techniques.
18-Oct-2019 12:05 PM EDT
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Developing engineering identity may be key to student success
Students who identify themselves as engineers early in their educational careers are more likely to complete their college degrees. Developing that engineering identity may help increase student diversity.
15-Oct-2019 10:05 AM EDT
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Fulbright Scholar to Teach Flute in Egypt
A 11-day fellowship in Israel led flutist Tammy Yonce to apply for a Fulbright Scholarship to teach in Cairo, Egypt this spring. She begins teaching at the Academy of Arts Feb. 1.
4-Oct-2019 3:05 PM EDT
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Training rehabilitation counselors
Counselors who are specially trained to provide adjustment services to people with disability help their clients find gainful employment.
27-Nov-2019 3:40 PM EST
Maintaining reliability, resilience while integrating renewable energy
Energy generated by solar panels and wind turbines interfaces to the electricity grid using power electronic converters—but how will these converter-based and traditional-based control systems interact to ensure voltage and frequency stability?
20-Nov-2019 1:45 PM EST
Nurse-researcher to help develop tribal palliative care programs
Delivering palliative care to rural, frontier areas is difficult, but the lack of infrastructure makes developing programs for three Northern Plains Indian tribes even more challenging.
13-Nov-2019 5:00 PM EST
Expanding Role of RNs to Serve Rural Communities
To address the shortage of health-care professionals in rural and underserved areas, nurse-researchers are helping rural clinics more fully utilize registered nurses in primary care and have expanded the South Dakota State University nursing...
26-Jun-2019 4:40 PM EDT
Ramping Corn Production for E15 Blend Using Precision Agriculture
18-Oct-2018 11:55 AM EDT
Helping Sunflower Producers Fight Stem Canker
Fungicides can help prevent the lodging and yield loss that stem canker causes, but timing is crucial. A new disease-forecasting model that predicts stem canker risk can help.
23-Feb-2018 12:05 PM EST
Identifying Pathogens That Cause Soybean Stem Canker
Soybean diseases caused by various species of Diaporthe pathogens are on the rise and scientists are identifying the pathogens behind this increase.
2-Nov-2017 6:05 PM EDT
More Bat Sightings Coincide with Fledglings Leaving Nest
An increased number of bat sightings in the fall coincide with young bat being encouraged to leave the nest and fend for themselves.
25-Aug-2017 10:05 AM EDT
