CHADRON, Nebraska, Nov. 28 -- Chadron State College issued the following news release: Caden Shanklin of Hot Springs, South Dakota, is Chadron State College's first student to earn the state Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) Outstanding Health Education Major of the Year overall award. The SHAPE Nebraska award ceremony took place during SHAPE Nebraska's annual fall conference Nov. 7 in Lincoln. Students at CSC are nominated for Major of the Year by faculty members in the Health  more

MITCHELL, South Dakota, Nov. 29 -- Dakota Wesleyan University issued the following news: Dakota Wesleyan University, located in Mitchell, South Dakota, announced Nov. 28 that it will expand its Nursing program to a site in Rapid City beginning in August 2024. Rapid City, S.D. -- Dakota Wesleyan University, located in Mitchell, South Dakota, announced Nov. 28 that it will expand its Nursing program to a site in Rapid City beginning in August 2024. The expansion was approved by the South Dakota   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Nov. 29 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Nov. 28, 2023: Today, Governor Kristi Noem announced her support for Congressman Mike Gallagher's bill preventing the Chinese Communist Party and other nations that hate America from owning American agricultural land. She made this announcement in a letter to Congressman Gallagher, who is the Chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party. "I write to you out of mutual  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Nov. 29 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: If you added up all the microbes living deep below Earth's surface, the amount of biomass would outweigh all life within our oceans. But because this abundant life is so difficult to reach, it is widely understudied and incompletely understood. By accessing the deep underground through a former goldmine-turned-lab in South Dakota's Black Hills, Northwestern University researchers have pieced toge  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Nov. 30 -- The South Dakota Department of Education issued the following news release: The South Dakota Department of Education's division of Child and Adult Nutrition Services is seeking sponsors for the Summer Food Service Program, which provides nutritious meals and snacks to children in low-income areas during the summer months. Many South Dakota children receive free and reduced-price meals through the School Breakfast and National School Lunch Programs, but these pr  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Nov. 28 -- The South Dakota Department of Education issued the following news release: Five students enrolled in South Dakota's Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG-SD) program have been selected to represent their peers at the JAG National Student Leadership Academy in Washington, D.C., Nov. 30-Dec. 2. "These students have worked hard to earn this opportunity," said JAG-SD State Director Beth Schneider. "It's a wonderful chance for them to develop their leadership skills an  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Dec. 1 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2023: Today, Congressman Dusty Johnson (R-SD) introduced legislation to allow states to prohibit state funds from bankrolling the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP); Governor Kristi Noem endorsed the legislation. "I am grateful that Congressman Johnson sees the national security threat that China poses," said Governor Kristi Noem. "Protecting South Dakota from nations   more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Nov. 29 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: The design of one of the newest buildings on the South Dakota State University campus -- the Raven Precision Agriculture Center -- has been recognized by the South Dakota chapter of the American Institute of Architects. A Merit Award in Architecture, acknowledging the innovative design by EAPC Architects Engineers, was announced in September at the American Institute of Architects South Dakota annual c  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Dec. 1 (TNSres) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: By Jacob Ford Two graduates of the Master of Public Health program at South Dakota State University recently presented research posters at the American Public Health Association 2023 Annual Meeting and Expo. The event took place in Atlanta, Georgia, Nov. 12-15. Sarah Schweitzer and Cedric Cogdill, 2023 graduates of the program, presented on research related to stigma surrounding substance use   more