Public Health and Health Sciences

VERMILLION, S.D. – University of South Dakota students Julianna Benge and Tylar Larsen have been selected as Udall Scholars by the Udall Foundation. This is the first time in over 10 years that two USD students have been selected for the prestigious scholarship.

VERMILION, S.D. – Whitney Lucas Molitor, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy and program director for the Bachelor of Public Health program at the University of South Dakota, has been selected as one of the 2021 Wall of Fame Editors by the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.

VERMILLION, S.D. – More than 2,100 students at the University of South Dakota are being honored for their high achievement during the spring 2021 semester with the release of the Dean’s List and Academic Honors.

VERMILLION, S.D. – A group of South Dakota professionals are required to report suspected cases of child abuse and neglect, and dental hygienists will soon be added to that list.

VERMILLION, S.D. – The community of Brookings County became the first Resilient Community in South Dakota April 14.

VERMILLION, S.D. – A nearly two-year process culminates April 14 at 10:30 a.m. when the community of Brookings County becomes the first Resilient Community in the state.

VERMILLION, S.D. – The University of South Dakota broke ground on the new School of Health Sciences building and announced a $1 million gift from the Delta Dental of South Dakota Foundation on April 1.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The University of South Dakota and LifeScape are partnering to address a gap in behavior services, including services to people with autism and people with developmental disabilities, through a new graduate level certificate program.

VERMILLION, S.D. – The University of South Dakota will host the official groundbreaking of the new School of Health Sciences building Thursday, April 1 at 1 p.m. in the Andrew E. Lee Memorial Medicine and Science Building parking lot, at the intersection of Dakota and Clark Streets.

VERMILLION, S.D. – Kelly Bass, Ph.D., has accepted the position as chair for the University of South Dakota Department of Social Work, effective May 22, 2021.