Posts made in June, 2012

Archives, Features, Summer 2012

Making jet fuel from plants

Jun 29, 2012

Making jet fuel from plants

Recently, the Department of Defense came knocking with a very specific proposal: make transportation fuels from a renewable source such as biomass to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels. Continue Reading Making jet fuel from plants

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Archives, Features, Summer 2012

Brig. Gen. Myrna Williamson

Jun 29, 2012

Brig. Gen. Myrna Williamson

Advertising really does work. Just ask retired Brig. Gen. Myrna Williamson, a 1960 South Dakota State graduate. Continue Reading Brig. Gen. Myrna Williamson

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Archives, Features, Summer 2012

Ben Reifel

Jun 29, 2012

Ben Reifel

As history would prove, it was quite fitting that Ben Reifel’s Indian name was Lone Feather. Continue Reading Ben Reifel

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Archives, Features, Summer 2012

Gen. Omar Bradley

Jun 29, 2012

Gen. Omar Bradley

Omar Nelson Bradley’s time at SDSU was brief, but he never forgot the place whose weather he said “gets colder than Billy Hell.” Continue Reading Gen. Omar Bradley

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Archives, Features, Summer 2012

Hobo Day trivia

Jun 29, 2012

Hobo Day trivia

Dubbed the biggest one-day event in the Dakotas, Hobo Day has been part of the SDSU tradition since 1912. Continue Reading Hobo Day trivia

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Archives, Features, Summer 2012

Tatonka!

Jun 29, 2012

Tatonka!

Thanks to a collaboration between the Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe and SDSU scientists, efforts are taking place to enhance the role of bison in local economic development and increase consumption of bison meat among tribal community members. Continue Reading Tatonka!

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Archives, Features, Summer 2012

Extension’s iGrow keeps growing

Jun 29, 2012

Extension’s iGrow keeps growing

Like the tractors in the field and the seed in the planter, the method of communicating with farmers is shaped by technology. Continue Reading Extension’s iGrow keeps growing

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Alumni News and Events, Archives, Summer 2012

Jackrabbit Pride

Jun 29, 2012

Jackrabbit Pride

From Brookings to New Mexico, the SDSU Alumni Association shares Jackrabbit pride. Continue Reading Jackrabbit Pride

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Archives, Features, Summer 2012

Pharmacy

Jun 29, 2012

Pharmacy

Medicinal garden gives way to remote dispensing. Continue Reading Pharmacy

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Archives, Features, Summer 2012

Nursing

Jun 29, 2012

Nursing

From Mrs. Chase to Sim Family, nursing education has continued to evolved at State. Continue Reading Nursing

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