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The abridged story of a South Dakota wheat breeder whose determination, persistence and personal sacrifice changed the world.

Carie Green, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ's Profilet and DeJong Family Endowed Director of Early Childhood Education, designed a project to expand the experiences of early childhood and elementary education teacher candidates.

ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ is expanding its graduate offerings with the launch of a new social science Ph.D. program, an interdisciplinary program designed to address complex challenges facing rural communities and society at large.

A century of education, service and research was celebrated by the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ at a gala at Club 71 in the Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Nov. 6, 2025. The event drew 150 alumni, current faculty, staff and students, friends of the college and former department heads Darrel DeBoer, a three-time acting head, and Van Kelley (2000-22).

The ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Collegiate Crop Judging Team brought home numerous high scores at recent regional and national collegiate competitions.

Selections for the fourth class of Future Innovators of America Fellowships have been announced by the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering.  The eight recipients and the department which selected them are:  • Maxwell Donelan, mathematics and statistics  • Tennille Eremas and John Akujobi, both computer science • Keaton Ranslem, civil engineering • Connor Matthies and William O’Connell, both mechanical engineering • Eli Otten and Gabrielle Robbins, both construction and concrete industry management.

Alysha Kientopf, who received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in agricultural education from ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ, has received the Region III Outstanding Agricultural Education Teacher Award from the National Association of Agricultural Educators.

AeroFly, a Brookings-based aerospace company bred from ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ research, has been selected by NASA to test and advance its innovative technology. If successful, it could help enable the first long-term presence of humans on the moon and may even allow for deep space exploration.

A controlled feeding study led by Moul Dey, professor in the School of Health and Human Sciences at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ, shows that older adults who ate fewer ultra-processed foods naturally consumed fewer calories and lost weight and abdominal fat. They also showed improvements in insulin, nutrient-sensing hormones and inflammation.

More than 125 scholarships totaling more than $650,000 were awarded last week as part of the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences Scholarship and Recognition Banquet. The annual celebration of student achievement honored students representing every department within the college.