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Two Mines Computer Science Students Build New Dating App Based on Memes

Two South Dakota Mines graduates decided to use their degrees in computer science to build a new dating app. The students built a unique algorithm that connects users based on their taste in memes.

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Mines Fall 2021 STEAM Cafés: The First Woman Computer Programmer, Rural Studies, Mysterious Shipwrecks, and More

Special Assistant Attorney General Presented Constitution Day Talk at Mines

South Dakota Mines Wins $11.2 Million Grant for DoD Cold Regions Research

South Dakota Mines Offers New Avionics and Aerospace Engineering Minors

Mines Faculty Member Joins Inaugural Cohort at Rural Communication Institute

Fire Destroys Part of Mines Outdoor Living Laboratory Researchers Continue Study Incorporating Burned Area

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Tuesday, August 10, 2021

South Dakota Mines Leads Research Centers Pioneering New Battery Technology

South Dakota Mines is now home to two research centers that aim to create new battery technology, which could revolutionize the energy storage market.

Thursday, August 5, 2021

South Dakota Mines Gives Back Nearly 2,000 Hours of Community Service in 2020-2021

South Dakota Mines faculty, staff and students donated 1,845 hours of community service in the 2020-2021 school year. Members of the campus community spent this time volunteering at local charities, churches and serving on non-profit organization boards.

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

University Researchers Join Fight Against Crime

South Dakota Mines researchers are leading a fight to understand and disrupt criminal networks that are responsible for everything from ransomware attacks to the manufacture and distribution of counterfeit goods, to illegal narcotics, to poaching.

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Mines Student Wins Prestigious NASA Grant to Study Welding Process for Possible Use in Space

South Dakota Mines student Kaytie Barkley is researching a process called ultrasonic welding that utilizes low amplitude, high frequency vibrations to fuse two pieces of plastic together.

Monday, July 26, 2021

High School Students Win Mines Inaugural Junior Bladesmithing Championship

The winners of South Dakota Mines first ever Junior Bladesmithing Championship are taking home cash prizes for knife and sword blades they crafted from scratch.

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Mines Team Helps Pioneer Cutting-Edge On-Aircraft Repair of B-1 Fuselage Saving DOD $500,000

A team of students and professors from South Dakota Mines assisted Air Force personnel in employing cold spray technology to repair a broken hinge tied to the fuselage of a B-1B Lancer

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

South Dakota Mines International Collaboration with German Institutions Thrives Despite Spring Travel Restrictions

Mines chemical engineering students overcame pandemic restrictions to take part in an annual exchange with the Technical University of Darmstadt, Provadis School of International Management and Technology. In a normal year, students travel to Germany to take part in the hands-on chemical process design project, this year the projects unfolded virtually.

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