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Sanford lab selected for nuclear reaction experiment

May 21, 2013 in The Daily Republic

LEAD (AP) Scientists have selected the Sanford Lab in Lead as the site for an experiment that seeks to simulate nuclear reactions that take place within stars.
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Underground lab won’t be affected by budget cuts

March 27, 2013 in The Daily Republic

LEAD (AP) Operations at the Sanford Lab will not be affected by automatic budget cuts set to go into effect at the end of March.
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Search for radioactive decay continues in Homestake lab

December 11, 2012 in The Daily Republic

LEAD (AP) Physicists in South Dakota have started assembling “detector units” in the search for a rare form of radioactive decay that could help explain how the universe evolved.
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USD, SDSM&T could get physics doctoral programs

December 11, 2012 in The Daily Republic

RAPID CITY (AP) Two South Dakota universities could be adding doctoral programs in physics to their curriculums in part to support work being done at the Sanford Underground Research Facility at Lead.
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SD students get chance to study at underground lab

December 6, 2012 in The Daily Republic

PIERRE (AP) South Dakota high school seniors and college freshmen can apply for a scholarship and the chance to study next summer at the Sanford Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory in Lead with researchers from universities across the United States and overseas.
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Brookings ag lab celebrates 1-year anniversary

November 30, 2012 in The Daily Republic

BROOKINGS (AP) South Dakota’s newest agricultural testing laboratory is celebrating its one-year anniversary.
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Dark matter detector nears activation

November 21, 2012 in The Daily Republic

New equipment in former gold mine could be ready to collect data in February. Continue Reading

Homestake lab official retiring

October 30, 2012 in The Daily Republic

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Meeker Co., Minn., sheriff seeking information on portable meth lab

October 24, 2012 in West Central Tribune

GROVE CITY The Meeker County Sheriff is seeking information from citizens about an apparent portable methamphetamine lab found Tuesday just east of Grove City. Continue Reading

Scientists in Lead make plans despite funding woes

October 8, 2012 in The Daily Republic

LEAD Concerns about federal funding for basic research are very real among the scientific community, but scientists continue to make plans for a future at the Sanford Lab.
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