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Research Administration & Development Conference (RADCon): June 5-6, 2025
Creating Capacity and Connections across the Northern Plains Do you provide administrative and/or development support to researchers at an institution of higher education in South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, or Montana? Would you like […]
Read ArticleMines Geology Professor Awarded NSF CAREER Grant
Article and pictures provided by Michelle Pawelski at South Dakota Mines. Pictured: Trevor Waldien, Ph.D., an assistant professor of geology at South Dakota Mines, received a more than $900,000 National Science Foundation CAREER grant to […]
Read ArticleSD Science & Technology Plan
Impacting South Dakota’s Economy Through the Science & Technology Strategic Plan South Dakota’s citizens, schools, businesses, educational institutions, governmental entities, and other stakeholders recognize that science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research, an educated and […]
Read ArticleMines Graduate Becomes Lead NASA Engineer
Pictured: Jenna Sayler, a recent South Dakota Mines graduate, has landed a job as a lead NASA engineer. Article and pictures provided by: South Dakota Mines RAPID CITY, SD (March 4, 2025) – Jenna Sayler […]
Read Article2025 Giant Vision Winners
PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA, February 27, 2025 — As host of the Governor’s Giant Competition, South Dakota Chamber of Commerce & Industry President David Owen announced the winners of the 2025 business and student business competitions. […]
Read ArticleStudent Poster Session Recap 2025
Eleven undergraduate students and student teams statewide traveled to Pierre, S.D., to showcase research projects at the 28th annual South Dakota Student Research Poster Session at the Capitol Rotunda on Friday, February 21, 2025. The […]
Read ArticleSD EPSCoR Impact Report 2025
On the cover, CAMSE team members, Kim Webber (left) and Summer DiGioia (right), assemble educational kits. A large component of the five-year grant of NSF EPSCoR Track-1 grant has been STEM education and biofilms. Pictured, […]
Read ArticleUpcoming SD Student Research Poster Session
The South Dakota Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (SD EPSCoR) and South Dakota Board of Regents (SDBOR) are proud to co-sponsor the 2025 South Dakota Student Research Poster Session in the Rotunda of the […]
Read ArticleSD Science Teacher Recognition
Lisa Bahe (pictured) is among many celebrated science teachers in South Dakota who inspire students into careers in STEM and thereby empower the next generation of scientific discovery and innovation at places like SURF. Picture: […]
Read ArticleResearch Experience for Undergraduates Summer 2025
Article & Picture: South Dakota Mines. Pictured: Katrina Donovan, Ph.D. a senior lecturer in the Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, and Sarah Keenan, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, […]
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