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Ada Lovelace - The Very First Computer Programmer
A woman who lived in the 19th Century is thought to be the first person in history to write computer code. 

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Defense Innovation Course Taps Student Ingenuity for Creative Solutions to Real-World DOD Challenges
South Dakota Mines Spinoff Company Acquired in First Ever Deal for University Sponsored Innovation
South Dakota Mines Again Ranks as the Best Engineering School in the Country for Return on Investment
Junior Bladesmithing Championship Seeks High School Sword and Knifemakers from Across the United Sates
South Dakota Mines Enrollment Holds Steady Despite Pandemic Challenges
South Dakota Mines Hosts Virtual Career Fair

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Monday, September 21, 2020
2017 Mines Alumnus Awarded $100,000 Grant to Develop Automated Cattle Feeding System
South Dakota Mines alumnus Henry Wegehaupt has launched a business to develop an automated feeding system for cattle that is affordable for the small family farm. 
Thursday, September 17, 2020
South Dakota Mines Adds Campus Police Chief
South Dakota Mines has added Doug Parrow as the new campus police chief. 
Monday, September 14, 2020
Zombie Parasites, 3D movies of the Immune System and Wildfire Weather Among Fall 2020 STEAM Café Topics
Topics for the fall STEAM Café series range from the science of materials to zombie parasites, to cutting-edge 3D video of the immune system in action to wildfire meteorology.
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
South Dakota Mines ROTC Cadet Ranks in Top 10 Percent of Leadership Training
 South Dakota Mines Army ROTC cadet Taran Multz ranked among the top 10% of his cohort during Operation Agile Leader, a COVID-19 mitigated training exercise conducted from Aug. 11-20, at Camp Ripley Training Center near Little Falls, Minn.  
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
South Dakota Mines Adds New Programs to Boost Research, Enhance Graduate Opportunities
South Dakota Board of Regents Approves New Programs at South Dakota Mines
Thursday, August 27, 2020
South Dakota Mines Names Lance Roberts Provost
Lance Roberts, Ph.D., is the new provost and vice president for academic affairs at South Dakota Mines.
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
South Dakota Mines Finds Success in 2020 Earth Science Field Camps
With careful adherence to CDC guidelines, South Dakota Mines achieved success in a hybrid summer field course for geologists. The course was one of few of its type offered in the summer of 2020 anywhere in the country.
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