SPEARFISH, South Dakota, April 28 (TNSper) -- Black Hills State University issued the following news: Black Hills State University (BHSU) President Dr. Laurie S. Nichols announced her retirement from higher education. An established figure in South Dakota academia, Nichols has held statewide leadership roles at South Dakota State University, Northern State University, and, most recently, Black Hills State University. Prior to her presidency, Dr. Nichols worked in secondary and post-secondary p  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The National Congress of American Indians issued the following news release: On April 17, 2023, the South Dakota Board of Education Standards, in a 5-2 decision, voted to adopt new Social Studies standards. After a two-year transition period, the standards will be taught state-wide in the fall of 2025. The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) and the National Indian Education Association (NIEA) stand in solidarity with the South Dakota Education Equity Coalition   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 26 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem and the Department of Labor and Regulation (DLR) announced additional financial assistance for businesses and apprentices to develop new and expand existing Registered Apprenticeship Programs. The effort will invest $7.9 million over three years to administer apprenticeship grants. "South Dakota has the lowest unemployment rate in America, but we still have workforce chal  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 29 (TNSper) -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Krisi Noem announced that she will appoint Bruce Cull to serve on the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission. She also reappointed Travis Bies to serve another term on the GFP Commission. "South Dakota's natural wonder draws visitors from across the country, and it is our responsibility to preserve it for the next generation," said Governor Noem. "Bruce understan  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 29 (TNSper) -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem announced that she will appoint Denny Law to the South Dakota Board of Technical Education (BOTE). She also reappointed Brian Sandvig to serve another term on the BOTE. "South Dakota has some of the best technical schools in the nation, and we want to make them even better for our kids and grandkids," said Governor Noem. "Denny understands and appreciates this go  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 25 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Noem signed Executive Order 2023-05 expanding job opportunities to South Dakotans without a postsecondary degree. The order requires executive branch agencies to consider work and life experiences during the hiring process when a postsecondary degree is not required to perform the duties of the job. "I took classes for many years, but I did not graduate with my bachelor's degree unti  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 27 (TNSper) -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem announced that Steve Westra, Commissioner of the Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED), will be stepping down from that position, effective May 22. "South Dakotans are building the strongest economy in America with the lowest unemployment rate of all time. Steve helped provide the level playing field to make that possible," said Governor Kristi Noem. "  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, April 26 (TNSjou) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: While fluid mechanics is considered an engineering discipline, its applications stretch far and wide into a variety of research areas. Taking that cue, Saikat Basu, an assistant professor in the South Dakota State University Department of Mechanical Engineering, and his research team have applied fluid mechanics modeling to cancer research with their latest project. "The development, spread a  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, April 27 (TNSres) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: Noted cancer researcher Frank McCormick comes to Brookings Monday with good news concerning some traditionally hard-to-treat cancers. McCormick, a distinguished professor of tumor biology and cancer research at the Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, will deliver the 10th annual Francis Miller Public Lecture in Cancer Research at 7 p.m. in Baile  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, April 28 (TNSfund) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: Rachel Willand-Charnley, an assistant professor in South Dakota State University's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has received a $100,000 grant to treat colon cancer cells with a glycan therapeutic they developed, targeted at reversing cancer's ability to thwart immune mediated cytotoxicity via simple sugar residues. The grant comes by way of the recently established Haarberg Cent  more