MADISON, South Dakota, Oct. 6 (TNSres) -- Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * DSU professor hopes to include students in future gesture research * * * Gestures are small things that don't last very long in a conversation, but they can be very important, said Dr. Matthew Ingram, Assistant Professor of Communication at Dakota State University. "Gestures give us insight into how we think," he said. "They are fundamental to how we conceive the world." Understanding gesture  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: After trying to hide her ever-evolving ethics scandals from South Dakota voters, Kristi Noem finally took to the debate stage last night. And finally, Noem had to answer to allegations that she has used state resources for her personal and political gain. Pressed throughout the debate, Noem claimed that she "never once used the state airplane for personal use" and her nepotism complaint was "closed." In   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 5 (TNSper) -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2022: Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of Jessica Noll as a district associate judge in Judicial Election District 3B. Noll, of Akron, Iowa, currently serves as a magistrate in Woodbury County and practices law with Deck Law, P.L.C. in Sioux City. Noll received her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of South Dakota. Noll fills a vacancy created by the   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Oct. 8 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary: * * * Breaking Tourism Records The record-breaking pace continues for South Dakota's tourism industry - even with high inflation raising gas prices for visitors to our state. We recently rounded up Custer State Park's famous buffalo herd (although I didn't get to ride in the Buffalo Roundup this year like I normally do). The event drew another 20,000 attendees from across the country and around   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Sept. 30 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary: * * * Governor Kristi Noem: Saving South Dakota Families By: Governor Kristi Noem South Dakotans don't ask much from their government. They just want the Freedom to live their lives and for the government to guarantee a level playing field with common sense rules for everyone to play by. As I travel our beautiful state, I hear from South Dakotans who are grateful for that Freedom. But many of  more

ABERDEEN, South Dakota, Oct. 6 (TNSfund) -- Northern State University issued the following news: Northern State University, in a strategic partnership with the Aberdeen Development Corporation (ADC), has secured a Venture Challenge grant via the U.S. Economic Development Administration Build to Scale (B2S) program. Northern and the ADC worked with the Center on Rural Innovation (CORI) to apply for this grant as part of CORI's 2022 Rural Innovation Initiative, a technical assistance program emp  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Sept. 30 -- The South Dakota Department of Education issued the following report on June 28, 2022, regarding Gov. Kristi Noem's executive order (No. 2022-02): * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On April 5, 2022, Gov. Kristi Noem issued Executive Order 2022-02 (EO). The order directed the Department of Education (DOE) to conduct a review of its policies, guidance, websites, trainings, content standards, and other materials to determine if any of these items promote inherently divisi  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Oct. 8 (TNSres) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: Researchers on South Dakota State University's campus will now have a framework to help them turn their innovative discoveries into viable commercial products, thanks to the announcement of the National Science Foundation's Great Plains Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Hub. "When great minds from the Great Plains unite, great things are bound to follow," said Rajesh Kavasseri, associate dean for rese  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Oct. 6 (TNSfund) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: South Dakota State University's College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions' 3D Center now has a new namesake--the Haarberg Center for Drug, Disease and Delivery Research, thanks to a transformational $1.1 million gift from Kevin and Lorie Haarberg. "It takes a village," said Omathanu Perumal, a professor and associate dean for research for the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Profe  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Oct. 5 (TNSawa) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: Blair Metzger, president of DGR Engineering of Rock Rapids, Iowa, received the Wayne E. Knabach Excellence in Power Award at the Center for Power Systems Studies banquet Oct. 3 at McCrory Gardens Education and Visitor Center. The annual award is presented to an engineer whose lifetime contributions have advanced the power industry in the Upper Midwest. Metzger, a Rock Rapids native, graduated   more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Oct. 7 (TNSconf) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news on Oct. 6, 2022: W. James Wood, an associate professor at South Dakota State University, has been selected as the J.P. Hendrickson Liberal Arts Faculty Scholar and will deliver the Herbert Cheever Jr. lecture at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18. Wood is the artistic director of theatre and dance at SDSU. During the summers, he acts and directs with Prairie Repertory Theatre. An actor, director, de  more

VERMILLION, South Dakota, Oct. 4 (TNSfund) -- The University of South Dakota issued the following news: * * * The University of South Dakota received a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to create a holistic model for student success, with a specific focus on rural students. * * * Through the project, titled "Coyote Kickstart: Rural Recruitment, Retention and Completion," USD will help rural and underrepresented students succeed by providing mentoring opportunities, aca  more