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ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ’s program to address substance use disorder in South Dakota has received additional funding to combat substance use overdose. A new award of $300,000 from the Health Resources and Services Administration will result in a one-year program titled START-SD.

Farmers across the United States will be able to monitor their crops in real time, thanks to a novel algorithm from researchers in ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ's Geospatial Sciences Center of Excellence.

ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ's world-renowned Image Processing Lab was recognized by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration during the 2022 Robert H. Goddard Awards, held earlier this year.

Through a nearly $100,000 grant, the National Science Foundation has positioned ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ to help improve the nation's research enterprise. One of the NSF’s primary goals is to increase the United States' ability to conduct high-quality, impactful research.

Over the past two decades, the United States has been importing more and more avocados each year, underlining a growing obsession with the nutrient-dense fruit. Simultaneously, the U.S. and the rest of the world have been dealing with a growing environmental crisis spurred on by an overreliance on plastic. Could avocados — specifically avocado peels — provide a potential solution?

Researchers at ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ focused on the humanities and social sciences conducted several research initiatives during 2022 with outcomes that will have lasting impacts on the citizens of South Dakota and their communities.

Researchers on ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ's campus will now have a framework to help turn innovative discoveries into viable commercial products through a five-year, $14 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Great Plains Innovation Corps.

The National Institutes of Health will fund work in the newly created Center of Biomedical Research Excellence through a $10.9 million, five-year federal grant. Led by Adam Hoppe, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, the center aims to expand existing partnerships with South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and the Biomedical Research Infrastructure Network at the University of South Dakota.

ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ's Haarberg Center for Drug, Disease and Delivery, housed in the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, has announced its second round of funding for research projects through the Haarberg 3D Center's Pilot Grant Program.

Brandon Varilek, assistant professor in ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ’s College of Nursing, has received a grant to study palliative care use, kidney transplant rates and explore survival statistics among American Indians with end-stage renal disease caused by diabetes.