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What do Stanford, MIT, and South Dakota Mines all have in common? They’re all members of the Universities Research Association.
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Gokce Ustunisik, Ph.D., is collecting geologic data to help scientists answer big questions about the Earth, its volcanos, plate tectonics and more.
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One month from now a solar eclipse will cut across the southwestern United States. Thanks to a nationwide NASA project, some South Dakotans will be in on the show.
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Gokce Ustunisik, Ph.D., takes us to Mars from her Black Hills lab. She discusses her experiments and what it tells her about Earth's volcanoes.
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Long Zhao, Ph.D., discusses his work developing a more economical electrical grid. His research into human behavior would predict when and where people use energy.
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Mining today is very different from coal mining in the 1940s or prospecting for gold in 19th-century riverbeds. Andrea Brickey, Ph.D., explains how.
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The National Science Foundation awarded $4 million dollars to state colleges for a new collaborative research partnership. Its goal – developing cheaper and more environmentally friendly fertilizers.
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Tanvi Govil, Ph.D., genetically engineers microbes to create environmentally friendly bioplastics. Her research could decrease the amount of microplastics in the soil.
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A partnership between musicians and STEM majors led to Score-Score, a database to store and review sheet music.
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Darren Clabo, Ph.D., is our state fire meteorologist. He discusses which areas of the state could burn amidst rising temperatures and dry conditions.