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Mines Alumni Bring NASA Space Apps Challenge to Rapid City to Spur Innovation and High-Tech Business Growth
The NASA International Space Apps Challenge is touted as an “international hackathon for coders, scientists, designers, storytellers, makers, builders, technologists and others in cities around the world, where teams engage NASA’s free and open data to address real-world problems on Earth and in space.”

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South Dakota Mines Enrollment Up in 2022
Human Services Coordinator for Rapid City Presented Constitution Day Talk at Mines
South Dakota Mines Faculty and Students Study Solar Cell Recycling Technology
Mines Hosts Arts + Engineering Mixer to Showcase the New National Science Foundation Funded Program
South Dakota Mines Hosts Largest Career Fair on Record
South Dakota Mines Joins NSF I-Corps Hub in “Game Changing” Move for University Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Mines Faculty Instills Real-World Field Survival Skills Following State Department Fellowship
Dr. Timothy Masterlark is bringing what he learned on a State Department fellowship back to campus. He teaches Mines geology and geological engineering students how to survive in the field, whether they are investigating an active volcano, an earthquake zone or working in remote location with long distances to emergency care.  
Thursday, September 1, 2022
Mines Joins the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network to Advance Innovation and Economic Development
South Dakota Mines has been accepted into the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN). KEEN includes more than 50 colleges and universities across the United States.
Friday, August 19, 2022
High School Students Spend Summer Doing University Research at South Dakota Mines Thanks to Army Program
The Army's REAP program provides opportunities for pre-college students to conduct research for five to eight weeks alongside faculty and graduate students. 
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Mines Researchers Receive National Cancer Institute Funding for Innovation that Reverses Breast Cancer
Dr. Congzhou Wang and Dr. Steve Smith received a research grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) under the National Institutes of Health to study the use of black phosphorous nanosheets and near-infrared lasers in an effort to reverse the progression of breast cancer, making conventional chemotherapy safer and more effective.  
Monday, August 8, 2022
Mines’ STEAM Café Presentations Delve Medical Research, DoD Engineering, Steinbeck’s WWII Service, Paleontology and More
 South Dakota Mines Fall 2022 STEAM Café lineup includes a wide range of engaging topics. An acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics, STEAM Café is held at 6 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at Hay Camp Brewing Company in Rapid City. 
Friday, July 29, 2022
South Dakota Mines Selects New Head for Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Kyle Knight, Ph.D., has been selected as the new head of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at South Dakota Mines.
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Engineering a Better Tomorrow: Hardrocker Ally Association
The Hardrocker Ally Association, formed by Mines athletes and students, is a volunteer effort aimed at community outreach, networking, and advocacy.
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