CHICAGO, Illinois, June 3 -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America issued the following news release: The Rev. Constanze Hagmaier, Madison, S.D., was elected June 1 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the South Dakota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The election took place during the synod assembly, held May 31 - June 1 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, S.D. Hagmaier was elected on the fifth ballot, with 250 votes. The Rev. Bill Tesch, director   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, June 7 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: Forty-two youths from six reservation communities in Nebraska and South Dakota, as well as Omaha, participated in the recent Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) Health and Science Fun Camp hosted by the University of Nebraska Medical Center June 2-5. The camp, which is funded by a five-year, $1.3 million SEPA grant from the National Institutes of Health, is aimed at strengthening the   more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, May 31 -- The South Dakota Biotech Association issued the following news release: The Sioux Falls business can credit most of its growth so far to its pioneering in the biofuels industry. But CEO Jeff Broin will tell you this is more like a tech company, with a large Sioux Falls-based research team focused on finding new uses for ag-based products. "A lot of people don't realize we're a tech company, but we've been heavily involved in research for more than two deca  more