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Lessons of Yellowstone Flooding: University Researchers Capture Data

Teams of first responders were mobilized in the hours and days after the 2022 Yellowstone Flood. Among them was a specialized group of scientists and engineers at Mines who study civil infrastructure.

South Dakota Mines Names Students to Spring 2023 Academic Recognition and Dean’s Lists

South Dakota Mines has honored 618 students in the Spring 2023 semester for academic excellence.

South Dakota Mines Expands CAMP with Three New Teams

South Dakota Mines CAMP, a student-centered, hands-on engineering program, is adding three new teams: the Moonrockers, the Mines Association of Rocketeers (MARS) and the Unmanned Aerial Systems Team (UAS).

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Mines’ Summer 2023 STEAM Café Lineup Features Talk on SURF, Critical Minerals and Genetic Engineering

Learning the Lessons of Yellowstone Flooding: University Researchers Scramble and Capture Data

Mines Physicist Assists in Nanotech Computer Memory Material Breakthrough

South Dakota Mines Names Students to Spring 2023 Academic Recognition and Dean’s Lists

South Dakota Mines Leverages Advanced Mining Technologies to National Science Foundation Engines Grant

Mines CAMP Teams Win Regional Competitions Advancing to the National Stage

Mines Student Leverages University Ecosystem of Entrepreneurship to Launch DoD Software Company

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