BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Dec. 12 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: By Dave Graves Sixteen time zones, 8,000 miles and, culturally, a whole other world away, Papua New Guinea sits in the tropical Asian Pacific. It's so far removed from the mindset of Northern Plains dwellers that even Rajesh Kavasseri, an experienced world traveler, had to look up Papua New Guinea on the map before he and three other SDSU officials made the weeklong trip this fall. Kavasseri, associa  more

MADISON, South Dakota, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Dakota State University issued the following news: As the gentle applause of running water flowed from speakers in a sound lab at Dakota State University, a cluster of blue dots danced on a monitor. Dr. Tate Carson, Assistant Professor in the College of Arts & Sciences, and fellow researcher Carter Gordon were listening to raw footage from a recent field trip to Newton Hills State Park. "It's about engagement with the sounds themselves," Carson said,   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Dec. 16 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary on Dec. 15, 2023: * * * Shining a Light Jewish people around the world are concluding their celebration of the miracle of Hanukkah. As they do so, I cannot help but think of them and the State of Israel. Hanukkah celebrates the Maccabees rededicating the Second Temple in Jerusalem. Of course, today, there is no Temple in Jerusalem. And the people of Israel have been facing terror for weeks. Sin  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Dec. 13 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: Today, Governor Kristi Noem proclaimed the week of December 11, 2023, as "Shine a Light, Breaking Bread Week." This week honors the State of Israel and South Dakota's friendship with the Jewish people. You can read the full proclamation here (https://governor.sd.gov/doc/ShineALight_Breaking-Bread-Week_GovernorsProclamation.pdf). "South Dakota has a long history of being allied  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Dec. 15 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023: Today, Governor Kristi Noem voiced her support for legislation declaring that antisemitism is discrimination. "Jewish people around the world are facing discriminatory acts of hatred. Acts of violence against the Jewish people have even skyrocketed here in America. South Dakota will always stand with the Jewish people - and we will continue to support the State of Israel," Gov  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Dec. 8 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: By Dave Graves NASA has narrowed the field to six in its lunar soil excavating contest, and a team of students from South Dakota State University is among the group left in the hunt for a $1 million top prize. Conceived in 2020, the Break the Ice Lunar Challenge tasked innovators with creating robotic systems that can navigate the rugged terrain of the Lunar South Pole, dig up its icy soil and transpor  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Dec. 7 (TNSres) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: By Addison DeHaven South Dakota State University has been selected to lead a research project on the National Institutes of Health-funded Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity (AIM-AHEAD) program coordinated by the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. The project's title is "Developing Explainable Machine   more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Dec. 13 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: By Jill Fier A collaboration between South Dakota State University and Oglala Lakota College this past summer brought uncrewed aircraft systems technology to tribal members at the college in Kyle and at Lower Brule High School. SDSU's Department of Geography and Geospatial Sciences is a member of the Federal Aviation Administration Unmanned Aircraft Systems Collegiate Training Initiative. The Lakota U  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Dec. 13 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: South Dakota Mines 188th commencement ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, in the Fine Arts Theatre at The Monument in Rapid City. Those who wish to view the ceremony online can find information here (https://www.sdsmt.edu/graduation/). The event includes a total of 108 graduates. This includes three associate, 58 baccalaureates, 39 master's, and eight do  more