NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 7 -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news: Nathan Earl '24, a student in the Yale School of Public Health's Executive MPH Program and an anti-human trafficking advocate, was a collaborator on a recent joint $1.2 million grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice. The three-year grant comes through the DOJ's Anti-Trafficking Housing Assistance Program. It was given to Call to Freedom (CTF), a South Dakota-based organization that supplies care   more

SPEARFISH, South Dakota, Dec. 2 -- Black Hills State University issued the following news: Black Hills State University will honor 143 graduates during the 186th Commencement Ceremony Saturday, Dec. 9. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. at the Donald E. Young Sports and Fitness Center on the BHSU campus. The public is invited to attend and celebrate the students' achievements. Degrees to be awarded include 11 master's degrees, 115 bachelor's degrees, and 17 associate's degrees. View List of Gra  more

MADISON, South Dakota, Dec. 7 -- Dakota State University issued the following news: "There's no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs." Justice Forster likes that quote from author Zig Ziglar. "It really resonates with me because people need to provide that commitment, that drive, to be able to achieve the things they're capable of, that they want to accomplish." It also helps to have a competitive edge, and that's what a Dakota State University degree provides. The technology foc  more

ABERDEEN, South Dakota, Dec. 2 -- Northern State University issued the following news: The Knight Foundation has given the Northern Innovation and Startup Center a $100,000 grant. This grant mirrors the one the Knight Foundation gave last year, to help launch the Innovation and Starup Center. "We are so thankful to the Knight Foundation for their continued support," said Bea Smith, director of Northern Innovation and Startup Center. The Northern Innovation and Startup Center, in strategic par  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Dec. 7 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: The Rev. France Davis, pastor emeritus of the Salt Lake City Calvary Baptist Church and a prominent member of the civil rights movement, will be a guest speaker at South Dakota State University during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Rally and Marade event to honor the life and legacy of the civil right activist. Davis participated in the civil rights movement and marched from Selma to Montgomery, Alab  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Dec. 9 -- The South Dakota Department of Education issued the following news release: The South Dakota Department of Education is supporting out-of-school time programs statewide. Such programs are encouraged to submit a Notice of Intent to Apply for 21 st Century Community Learning Centers (21CCLC) grants. The learning centers will provide academic enrichment opportunities and activities during afterschool and summer programs to students from high-poverty and low-perform  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Dec. 9 -- The South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks issued the following news: Late arriving winter weather has allowed South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) crews more time for access improvements along the Missouri River. Crews have been able to extend their work on areas near Pierre along Lake Sharpe to create fishing access along an expansive and popular shore fishing area near Ft. George. This project started in late fall and is scheduled to be completed   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Dec. 5 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2023: Today, Governor Kristi Noem and 16 of her fellow Republican governors sent a letter to President Biden opposing the Chinese Communist Party owning American land. The letter was also sent to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and U.S. House and Senate leadership. "Numerous governors and state legislatures have taken action to protect our citizens form the imminent national secu  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Dec. 7 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following remarks on Dec. 5, 2023: * * * INTRODUCTION Good afternoon, Lieutenant Governor Rhoden, Mr. Speaker, members of the House and Senate, and my fellow South Dakotans. I'm grateful my husband Bryon is here today. Would you all welcome him as well? When most of us think about South Dakota, we think of our land, our economy, our assets, our natural beauty. But, when I think of South Dakota, I think of our people  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Dec. 1 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: By Dave Graves Ten years ago this fall, the College of Engineering became the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering to honor the man who had at that point given in excess of $10 million to college construction projects. Lohr, a 1958 civil engineering major who made his mark in winemaking and home construction, was instrumental in fueling the College of Engineering construction boom that began in the la  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Dec. 7 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: By Addison DeHaven Michael Gonda, a professor in South Dakota State University's Department of Animal Science, has been awarded the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's National Award for Excellence in college and university teaching in food and agricultural sciences for 2023. "I am honored and humbled to receive this award," Gonda said. "Although these a  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: By Addison DeHaven Plastic, made in the traditional petroleum-based method, has served its purpose. The near-perfect packaging material has been instrumental in transforming the world's food supply and can be found in nearly every sector of daily life. But as humans have become increasingly reliant on plastic, serious environmental issues, like the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, have emerged. A   more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Dec. 8 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: By Jill Fier Emma Williams, a residence hall director for South Dakota State University Housing and Residential Life, has received the Outstanding New Professional Award from the Upper Midwest Region - Association of College and University Housing Officers. UMR-ACUHO is a collection of college and university housing professionals organized to educate, conduct research and provide service to member inst  more