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Before South Dakota was a state, before the Dakota Agricultural College became ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ and even before the United States Weather Bureau, the precursor to the National Weather Service, was formed, there were people who recognized the value of collecting weather data. The first iteration of a weather station in Brookings began recording daily temperature and precipitation totals on July 1, 1888.

Four new faculty members have joined the Lohr College of Engineering this fall.

Caden Fischer, of Menno, is in his first year of graduate school, pursuing a master’s degree in mathematics. After his junior year, he participated in Research Experience for Undergraduates at ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ. That lead to him becoming a Future Innovator of America during his senior year. That lead to a summer fellowship at Los Alamos National Laboratory this past summer.

ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ's Solaiman Tarafder is developing a new bioadhesive that not only holds tissue together, but also actively encourages stronger, faster healing.

ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ's Ananda Nanjundaswamy is developing a natural and safe alternative to synthetic food dyes.  

A new grant from the National Science Foundation will allow a collaborative group of researchers — led by ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ associate professor Nicholas Butzin — to study and identify molecules that can neutralize harmful microbes.

ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ researchers have revealed how satellite data can provide key insights into plant growth cycles in the Western U.S.

A new study from ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ will investigate the age, growth, maturity and movement of Big Stone Lake's resurgent lake sturgeon population.

ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ researchers are critically examining published research on microplastics to better understand this emerging problem.

ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ researcher Sunil Mor has received the Bayer-Snoeyenbos New Investigator Award for his crucial work in the poultry industry.