RAPID CITY, South Dakota, June 27 (TNSper) -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: Laurie Anderson, Ph.D., professor and head of the Department of Geology and Geological Engineering at South Dakota Mines and director of the Museum of Geology on campus, will serve as the new interim vice president for research at South Dakota Mines. "We're very fortunate to have an incredible leader like Dr. Anderson step up to fill this important role on campus," s  more

MADISON, South Dakota, June 27 (TNSpar) -- Dakota State University issued the following news: Dakota State University and the National Security Agency's National Cryptologic University (NCU) have entered into an articulation agreement which was approved at the March 2023 Board of Regents' meeting. This agreement refines a 2015 partnership between the two entities. "We were the first school in the nation to create an articulation agreement with the NSA and the cryptologic school, and over the y  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, June 30 -- The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: Today, the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) announced the Board of Water and Natural Resources has approved $59,884,841 in grants and loans for drinking water, wastewater, storm water, and solid waste projects in South Dakota. The $59,884,841 total includes $14,908,940 in grants and $45,975,901 in low-interest l  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, June 30 -- The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: The Nef and Gonzenbach families of Milbank, South Dakota have been named the 2023 Governor's Ag Ambassador Award recipients. They will be recognized on Tuesday, July 18, as part of the annual Governor's Agricultural Summit (Ag Summit) in Watertown. In 1929, Alfred Nef and Alfred Gonzenbach founded Valley Queen Cheese in Milbank, South Dakota. Tod  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, June 28 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Noem's "Freedom Works Here" national workforce recruitment campaign is already shattering expectations. In five days since the campaign's launch, over 1,300 people have submitted applications to find career opportunities in South Dakota. "The state that has the workers will be the state that wins," said Governor Noem. "It is my responsibility as Governor to make sure that South Dakota  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, June 29 (TNSpp) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: What should be done about old, abandoned and decaying buildings? That's the question faculty members and students in South Dakota State University's School of Design set out to answer. This spring, four faculty members--led by Pat Crawford, professor and director of the School of Design, and Elizabeth Tofte, assistant professor of landscape architecture--and nine students traveled to Joplin, M  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, June 27 (TNSres) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: Jacob Boyko, a 2023 graduate from the South Dakota State University School of Communication and Journalism, has been selected as a Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellow. Boyko joins a cohort of 44 fellows and adds to the exclusive list of SDSU students selected for this competitive fellowship. Pulitzer Center reporting fellows "pursue independent journalism projects that cover a wide range of issu  more