New satellite appears to be working flawlessly
May 7, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Landsat 8 sending back more than 400 images a day.
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World-renowned chemist to give lecture at USD
April 22, 2013 in The Daily Republic
VERMILLION (AP) A world-renowned chemist will give the annual Haines lecture at the University of South Dakota today. Omar M. Yaghi, professor of chemistry at the University of California-Berkeley, will talk about porous crystals for clean energy. He is also director for the molecular foundry at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
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Demography conference set for next month at SDSU
April 18, 2013 in The Daily Republic
BROOKINGS (AP) The South Dakota’s State Census Center is hosting a demography conference next month to teach the average person how to read and understand data.
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Stop fires, spread cancer
April 18, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Studies probe health effects of flame retardants.
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A taxpayer’s guide to the galaxy
April 6, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Researchers trying to parlay South Dakota’s $44 million mine bet into scientific gold.
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Ray Davis heralded as neutrino pioneer
April 6, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Nobel winner used dry-cleaning fluid to detect particles from sun.
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SD Regents say research centers meet goals
April 4, 2013 in The Daily Republic
South Dakota has traditionally lagged behind other states in competitive research.
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What really makes a rooster crow?
March 28, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Although the rooster’s strident wake-up call just before sunrise feels as regular as an alarm clock, the evidence that the birds are somehow driven to herald the dawn has long been anecdotal.
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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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Young inventors tackle concussions, hand pumps, dryers
March 26, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Students from Plankinton and Avon take top regional science fair honors.
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