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Mar 21, 2025
USD Biologist Studies How Rainfall Influences Reproduction in Australia's Chestnut-Crowned Babbler
University of South Dakota Biologist Andrea Liebl, Ph.D., recently published research exploring how climate factors influence reproduction in the chestnut-crowned babbler, a bird native to the Australian Outback.
Mar 21, 2025
USD College of Arts & Sciences Pilots New Mentoring Workshop for its Faculty
To build on its foundation of mentorship, the University of South Dakota College of Arts & Sciences launched a faculty training workshop, equipping professors with tools to support and inspire their students.
Mar 05, 2025
USD Receives $500K Grant for Supercomputing from the National Science Foundation
The University of South Dakota has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to expand its on-campus high-performance computing (supercomputing) capacity by over 50% on campus.
Feb 03, 2025
USD Anthropology Student Awarded Scholarship, Goes 'APES'
University of South Dakota student McKenzie Merchant considers serving as the president of APES, the Anthropology Program Enthusiasts Society, to be one of her favorite parts of studying in USD’s Department of Anthropology and Sociology.
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Alumni
USD to Celebrate Outstanding Alumni October 11
The University of South Dakota is recognizing four alumni for their personal and professional achievements on Oct. 11 during the Unleash Your Legacy Alumni Achievement Award Ceremony. In addition, the Legacy Family of the Year will be honored.
USD to Host Truman Scholars' Panel Moderated by Clifton Truman Daniel
The University of South Dakota will host a public panel discussion featuring a selection of USD’s Truman Scholars, moderated by President Harry S. Truman’s grandson, on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 4 p.m. in Farber Hall, located inside Old Main.
USD Alumnus and Chicago White Sox Biomechanist Receives Distinguished Dissertation Award
University of South Dakota alumnus and Chicago White Sox biomechanist Aaron Trunt was awarded the 2024 USD Distinguished Dissertation Award in the category of Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Engineering for his dissertation, “Skeletal Modeling Parameters and Clinical Factors Related to Injury Risk in Baseball Pitchers.”
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USD Chiesman Center for Democracy Hosts Annual Conference
Summary: The Chiesman Center for Democracy at the University of South Dakota is pleased to announce its annual Democracy Conference, taking place on Thursday, March 27 from 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at the Freedom Forum in the Al Neuharth building.
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USD's Khosrow Rezvani Receives Grant from Colorectal Cancer Alliance Project Cure CRC
Summary: Khosrow Rezvani, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor in the Sanford School of Medicine Division of Biomedical and Translational Sciences, received a $200,000 Project Cure CRC grant from the Colorectal Cancer Alliance (Alliance), the leading nonprofit dedicated to ending this disease.
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A New Era for Psychology Education and Research
Summary: The University of South Dakota marked a milestone with the grand reopening of the historic South Dakota Union building. The state-of-the-art facility now provides cutting-edge learning, research and clinical spaces, reaffirming USD’s commitment to advancing mental health education and workforce development in South Dakota and beyond.
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How USD Inspires Community Engagement and Public Service
Summary: Fostering and encouraging informed civic engagement is at the core of the University of South Dakota’s mission and values.
Guest Column
The media & journalism program at USD checks all the boxes when it comes to preparing students to attack the intense world of media. From access to top of the line equipment, to a beautiful Coyote News studio, to endless opportunities to get hands on experience in a variety of media settings, students can literally dabble in everything and figure out which path they want to take with their media career.
Guest Column | Prentiss Clark
Prentiss Clark, Ph.D., assistant professor in the USD Department of English, reflects on teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic during the fall 2020 semester. Her American Literature class was taught in a hybrid of face-to-face and remote formats, while her Aesthetics class met entirely face-to-face (although physically distanced and masked).
