STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 19 -- The Mississippi State University issued the following news: A longtime university educator is the new head of Mississippi State's Department of Building Construction Science. Syed M. Ahmed comes to MSU from South Dakota State University, where he served as head of the Department of Construction and Operations Management within the engineering college. He is the founding editor and organizer of an international series of conferences, Construction in the 21st   more

SPEARFISH, South Dakota, Aug. 16 -- Black Hills State University issued the following news: On the lower level of the newly renovated E.Y. Berry Library-Learning Center at Black Hills State University is a room filled with some of the most cutting-edge pieces of technology available. Referred to as the Innovation Lab, the space is equipped with 3D printers, a 3D scanner, a laser cutter, audio/video recording facilities, and more. Aaron Bauerly, systems librarian and makerspace coordinator at   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 16 -- The New Hampshire Department of Insurance issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: Today, the New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) proudly announces its accreditation by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' (NAIC) Financial Regulation Standards and Accreditation (F) Committee. The NAIC voted to accredit the states of Missouri, New Hampshire, South Dakota, and Texas during the NAIC's 2023 Summer National Meeting. The NAIC Accred  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Aug. 16 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: Two couples with more than a century of combined service to South Dakota State University have made financial commitments to push the university's Bold & Blue comprehensive campaign past an important milestone. University and campaign officials established a goal to have commitments for 50 endowed positions by the end of Bold & Blue. At the campaign's start in 2017, there were 13. That number has now g  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: By Addison DeHaven In the United States, cancer continues to be the second leading cause of death, trailing only heart disease, with millions more afflicted with the disease each year. At South Dakota State University, Rachel Willand-Charnley, assistant professor in the Department Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics, leads an interdisciplinary research lab--the RAWC Lab--whose work revolves   more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Aug. 18 (TNSres) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: By Addison DeHaven A new confocal microscope in South Dakota State University's Functional Genomics Core Facility (FGCF) expands both the research capacity and opportunities within the lab, said Ryan Hanson, assistant professor in the Department of Biology and Microbiology and coordinator of the FGCF. The Leica Stellaris 5 Confocal Microscope is the newest piece of cutting-edge technology for  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Aug. 15 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: For nearly 40 years, Vikram Mistry, professor emeritus and recently retired associate dean and director of academic programs for the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences at South Dakota State University, has dedicated his professional career to conducting research on dairy products to improve their quality, nutritional value and processing methods, and educating young minds preparing   more