Cara Hetland

Karl and Joan Adam have a son named Conrad that survived cancer. They discussed the big community support for the new Helmsley Center, emphasizing the importance of having it located in central South Dakota. 

Dr. Mikel Holland is the President and Chief Medical Officer of Avera's St. Mary. He discussed a general overview of the new Helmsley Center, the history and medical growth in Pierre and his own personal story with cancer treatments. 

Tuesday, September 25 is the South Dakota Technology Showcase where some of the state’s top innovators are on hand to discuss their latest technology successes and take away lessons. My guests to talk about this are Vernon Brown with SDN Communications and Cheryl Riley, the AT&T’s Northern Plains President. Both AT&T and SDN plan this event. 

Tayler Hoekstra is a PhD Candidate and Graduate Research Assistant in the Biomedical Engineering Department and Courtney Kinser is also a graduate student in the program discuss USD Biomaterials Day. This is a chance for students to highlight research. The topic for the September 21 event is Immunology and Regenerative Medicine.

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology students took home second place in a student bridge contest.

The contest was sponsored by the Society for Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE) 2018 Student Bridge Contest.

The Mines students designed a bridge weighing just 12.5 ounces that can carry a 2.000-pound load. Seventu Teams from 30 universities were tasked to design , build and test a 24-inch-long structural composite bridge using fiber reinforced plastics and high-performance materials. 

Eddie Sulivan, SAB Biotherapeutics president and CEO, joined Innovation to discuss the recent advancements made by his company.

SAB Biotherapeutics announced its anti-Ebola immunotherapy provided 100% protection against a lethal dose of the Ebola virus in a recent animal study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

The Ebola virus disease is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. There is currently no licensed treatment proven to neutralize the virus. 

Malia Holbeck is Manager of Addiction Recovery Program with Avera Outpatient Behavioral Health Services. She will discuss Addiction Care.

Substance addiction often is a secondary issue to a mental health condition like depression.

Practitioners call it co-occurring disorders. Avera is expanding its services through tele-health and also building a new Addiction Care Center in Sioux Falls.

An international team of scientists have found the first evidence of a source of high-energy cosmic neutrinos. This team includes researchers at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Associate Professor of Physics Xinhua Bai and PhD grad student Emily Dvorak are working on research using the South Pole detector called IceCube.

The last weekend in July is the best opportunity to view Mars in 15 years. Saturn is also prominent in the night sky. NASA Planetary Scientist Dr. Geronimo Villanueva discusses how to spot the planets and shares what scientists are learning from images taken by the Hubble telescope. 

Sanford Researach Scientist Kristi Egland evisioned a "better way" to detect breast cancer while she was being treated for her own breast cancer. She developed a blood test that uses a patient's own immune system as a biosensor. The medical technology company Inanovate specializes in screening and analysis of proteins and will begin a clinical trial, collect and store blood samples as it works to validate the accuracy of the test. Rob Nelson, Chief Operating Officer for Inanovate says they will use a patented technology platform called the Bio-ID.

SDPB's Cara Hetland is underground at the 4850 foot level of the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead. This year marks 10 years of Neutrino Day. Connie Walter is the Communications Director for the facility.

SDPB's Cara Hetland is underground at the 4850 foot level of the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead. This year marks 10 years of Neutrino Day. Mike Headley is SDSTA Executive Director and Laboratory Director.

SDPB's Cara Hetland is underground at the 4850 foot level of the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead. This year marks 10 years of Neutrino Day. Ariel Waldman was an art school student who worked at an ad agency as a digital anthropologist and then got a job consulting for NASA. She is the global director of Space Hack Days. She demonstrates just how easy it is for everyday enthusiasts to contribute to scientific discovery.

SDPB's Cara Hetland is underground at the 4850 foot level of the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead. This year marks 10 years of Neutrino Day. Christopher Mossey is the Deputy Director for the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility. He talks about the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment and what it takes to collaborate with scientists from more than 30 countries to get this experiment up and running.

Dr. Richard Schnee on Radon Reduction – associate professor and head of the SD Mines Department of Physics research related to radon reduction efforts in SURF and SNOLAB as laid out in this article.

Michelle Gjerde is the Exectuve Director & Connector in Chief for the Zeal Center for Entrepreneurship. She's relatively new to the position and joins us now to talk about the accelerator program.

Kyle Vandenhull – founded a year ago – wraps for sports vehicles, large commercial fleet vehicles, trailers, corporate wall displays and windows. Plans to expand vinyl offerings.

Andrew Rogers – in home music lessons designed for children and young adults. Uses a unique teaching style that leaves students eager to learn more and has proven retention. Its mission is to deliver academic understanding of music theory in a fun approach by learning current songs. Currently ready to expand its team.

Braden Bills – makes solar power as easy to use as a standard wall outlet – off-grid AC solar panels  - energy independence for camping, power sports, emergencies  and disaster relief.

Currently in design and pre-development stages looking for capitol investment

Ruth and Steve Scherschligt – specializes in selling high performance racing parts to the drag racing market – formed only a month ago – it already is finding a niche as a knowledgeable and specialized dealer in the industry. Sells online www.feedthestripe.com  Owners have been involved in drag racing for more than 20 years and are bringing their wealth of experiences to online retail to better assist their customers in obtaining the right parts to maximize performance at amateur and professional drag venues.

Conjtac is a newly formed entity but part of Vance Thompson ophthalmology.

Refractive surgery, like LASIK and other areas of vision correction (contact lenses, orthokeratology, myopia control) improve eye health….

Conjtac has patents around this ideology and are working to bring the intellectual property into production through regulatory approval and ultimately to the patients. Goal is to provide innovative solutions that will not only provide great vision but also improve the corneal health of the eye.

In The Moment ... June 8, 2018 Show 354 Hour 2

White-nose syndrome has been spreading west and now its been discovered in bats in South Dakota.

Silka Kempema, Wildlife Biologist for South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks, and Kimberly Dickerson, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service White-Nose Syndrome Coordinator for the Mountain/Prairie Region, visit about what this means for the bat population and conservation.

Fifty years ago today, Robert F. Kennedy was shot in a California hotel. He had just won the primary in California and South Dakota. On the 40th Anniversary in 2008, then Dakota Midday host Paul Guggenheimer talks with former Senator George McGovern who was a colleague in the senate about his memories of June 5, 1968. Also Bill Dougherty, the campaign manager for Robert Kennedy's Presidential campaign in South Dakota about his memories. Audio also includes listener memories and other archived audio.