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Mines STEAM Café Showcases Engineering and the Arts, Gothic Traditions, Critical Minerals and More
The Spring 2022 STEAM Café series is set with many fascinating topics you won't want to miss!

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Innovative Systems Donates $500,000 to South Dakota Mines Scholarships
Mines Students Mobilize to Give Back on MLK Day Holiday
Mines Physics Student Organization Wins National Recognition
Mines Names Students to Fall 2021 Dean’s List
Local Teacher Connects Mines Faculty and South Dakota Farmers to Capitalize on Breakthroughs in Ag Research
RESPEC Announces Mines Alumnus Jason Love as New President

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Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Mines Faculty Member Wins Prestigious NSF CAREER Award for Research to Slow Cancer Using Nanotechnology
Dr. Congzhou Wang has won a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award for his work, which has real promise for both stopping cancer and understanding how nanomaterials interact with the body.
Monday, January 3, 2022
Mines Student Named National Student Veteran of the Year Finalist
Michael Frazer Garcia, a business management in technology major and U.S. Marine Corps veteran is a finalist for the national “Student Veteran of the Year” award. 
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Mines Programs Ranked Best in the Nation for Value and Quality
A broad spectrum of websites and publications that provide annual rankings for universities put South Dakota Mines among the top schools in the state and nation.   
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
South Dakota Mines Celebrates 184th Commencement
South Dakota Mines 184th commencement ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021, in the Fine Arts Theater at The Monument in Rapid City.
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Mines Students Win Butterfield Cup for New Software Program Connecting Interns and Graduates with Employers
A pair of South Dakota Mines students have won the eighth annual Butterfield Cup. The competition is part of the university’s CSC 340 software engineering course and has a history of turning student ideas into start-up companies.
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Nanotechnology Company Wins 1st Place in Mines CEO Business Competition
The eighth annual CEO Business Plan Competition at South Dakota Mines was held on Saturday with first place and the $4,000 grand prize going to Kim Yip Chiok for his business Solar Nanotech.
Thursday, December 2, 2021
Mines Student Wins Prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for Building Machine to Study the Inside of Blood Vessels
South Dakota Mines Ph.D. student Laura Brunmaier has won a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP) totaling $130,000 to continue her work in biomedical engineering. 
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