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A new study from ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ reveals reductions in tillage intensity have led to an increase in soil organic carbon levels and an increase in corn and soybean yields.

ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ Endowed Alfred Chair associate professor in dairy manufacturing Maneesha Mohan is utilizing nanosized bubbles to improve the efficiency of dairy wastewater treatment.

A Brookings-based animal health company, Medgene, is leading a revolution in the development of veterinary vaccines that is turning the tide in the endless battle against animal disease.

When NASA announced the finalists for its prestigious RASC-AL space design contest, ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ had doubly good reasons to celebrate. Both of its entries in the Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concept-Academic Linkage contest were selected in the small lunar servicing and maintenance robot division. A total of 14 teams were selected in three divisions.

Fifty-four students, teachers and mentors participated in the South Dakota Space Design Competition at ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ March 8-9 with the top students advancing to the world championship at Kennedy Space Center in July. Students came from high schools in South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota. Participants were matched with other students they did not know in order to add to the communications challenge.

Researchers from ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ's Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics contributed to a global study that found cyanide — a highly poisonous chemical in large doses — plays a major role in the normal functioning of our bodies.

Innovative drone technology proposed by a quartet of ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ mechanical engineering students has lifted them to the finals of NASA contest. The team was one of eight schools chosen to compete in the finals of the NASA Gateways to Blue Skies Competition at Armstrong Flight Research Center in Palmdale, California, May 20-21.

In new research from ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ, a novel framework for accelerating the speed at which reinforcement learning algorithms are trained has been developed by researchers in the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering.

Xufei Yang, a ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ assistant professor and Extension environmental quality engineer, is developing a novel method for assessing surface water quality through drone imagery and smells.

Avian metapneumovirus is a highly contagious virus causing respiratory and reproductive disorders in poultry, leading to significant animal welfare concerns and economic losses. The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research is providing ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ a $150,000 Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research grant to develop a diagnostic tool and vaccine for the virus. ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ is providing matching funds for a total investment of $300,000.