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South Dakota Mines Names Students to Spring 2023 Academic Recognition and Dean’s Lists
 South Dakota Mines has honored 618 students in the Spring 2023 semester for academic excellence.  

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South Dakota Mines Leverages Advanced Mining Technologies to National Science Foundation Engines Grant
Mines CAMP Teams Win Regional Competitions Advancing to the National Stage
Mines Student Leverages University Ecosystem of Entrepreneurship to Launch DoD Software Company
Museum of Geology at South Dakota Mines Celebrates 100 Years
Mines “Tops Out� Nucor Mineral Industries Building Construction with Final Placement of Steel Beam
Area Students Win West River Math Contest at South Dakota Mines

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023
South Dakota Mines Celebrates 187th Commencement
South Dakota Mines 187th commencement ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 6, 2023, in the Ice Arena at The Monument in Rapid City.
Monday, May 1, 2023
South Dakota Mines and Black Hills State Hire Sustainability Coordinator to Drive Student Education, Environmental Stewardship and Cost Savings
South Dakota Mines and Black Hills State University have jointly hired a new sustainability coordinator who will help develop and lead student education and research efforts and drive campus sustainability initiatives that reduce the impact on the environment while saving money.
Friday, April 28, 2023
Mines Students Create Mobile Chamber Music Concert Stage for Rushmore Music Festival Remote Performances
A team of South Dakota Mines students has created a mobile stage, called the BeethoVAN, that allows Rushmore Music Festival pop-up concerts in city parks, small towns and rural areas across the Northern Great Plains.
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Mines Continues its String of Success at Governor’s Giant Vision and Statewide Business Competitions
 South Dakota Mines took home first place and four out of five top spots in the student division at 2023 South Dakota Governor’s Giant Vision Business Competition held this week in Sioux Falls. The competition is highly competitive and is the biggest of its type in the state. Mines students or alumni have received top honors at the competition for ten years in a row. 
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
South Dakota Mines Expands CAMP with Three New Teams
South Dakota Mines CAMP, a student-centered, hands-on engineering program, is adding three new teams: the Moonrockers, the Mines Association of Rocketeers (MARS) and the Unmanned Aerial Systems Team (UAS).
Friday, April 21, 2023
Mines Hosts Ribbon Cutting for New Glassblowing Lab Tied to Art and Engineering Program
South Dakota Mines will host a ribbon cutting for the new Glassblowing Lab inside the university foundry at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. The lab is an addition to the National Science Foundation funded Art and Engineering (A+E) program hosted inside the Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering at Mines.  
Monday, April 17, 2023
High School Students Complete Real-World Data Science on Antarctic Neutrino Experiment at Mines
 South Dakota Mines will host high school students on April 20 who will take part in the annual international IceCube Masterclass. During the workshop, the students will get a chance to work with the actual dataset measured by the international IceCube Neutrino Observatory, located at the geographic South Pole. 
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