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The South Dakota Board of Regents approved a request by ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ on Thursday to add a new academic program in finance. Starting in fall 2026, pending approval from the Higher Learning Commission, the Ness School of Management and Economics will offer Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in finance.

ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ is expanding its graduate offerings with the launch of a new social science Ph.D. program, an interdisciplinary program designed to address complex challenges facing rural communities and society at large.

A controlled feeding study led by Moul Dey, professor in the School of Health and Human Sciences at ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ, shows that older adults who ate fewer ultra-processed foods naturally consumed fewer calories and lost weight and abdominal fat. They also showed improvements in insulin, nutrient-sensing hormones and inflammation.

AeroFly, a Brookings-based aerospace company bred from ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ research, has been selected by NASA to test and advance its innovative technology. If successful, it could help enable the first long-term presence of humans on the moon and may even allow for deep space exploration.