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Mohammed Teymouri, assistant professor of construction management in ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ's Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, is working to solve one of the most pressing issues in the construction industry: how to lower carbon emissions of concrete.

Two ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ students in the landscape architecture program competed in an international competition in Istanbul, Turkey. Jake Pytleski and Miranda Peck represented the ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ School of Design in the International Federation of Landscape Architects conference Sept. 4-6.

Associate professor and Extension specialist Andrea Bjornestad is researching key mental health issues affecting individuals in the agriculture industry. Her research has gained regional attention, prompting others to take action and work to provide resources to farmers, ranchers and families. Learn more about her research, outreach and what's available in a critical time of need.

Stephanie Hanson, an assistant professor of public and population health at ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ, recently presented a poster at the International Marcé Society Conference in Barcelona, Spain.

ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ researcher Allison Barry has received a grant from FEMA — the first ever for ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ — to develop strategic plans to improve health and well-being outcomes for rural volunteer firefighters.

A new project from ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ's College of Natural Sciences looks to improve the soybean plant's ability to naturally fix nitrogen, reducing the need for synthetic fertilizers.

Rachel Short and Gazala Ameen, two assistant professors in ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ's College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, have each received one of the National Science Foundation's most prestigious grants for early career faculty to pursue biology research projects.

Adam Devlin, a recent master’s graduate in the ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science, worked on a collaborative project with faculty in the School of Design to bring awareness to the hardships of South Dakota farmers and the effects of soil composition in various subjects.

ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ has been tapped by the National Science Foundation to lead a statewide project that will build research capacity focused on biological nitrogen fixation and its applications in sustainable agriculture and industry.

David C. Earnest, the Odeen-Swanson Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of South Dakota, has been named dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ. Earnest was selected following a national search and will begin working on the ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ campus July 8.