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Young people take flight at ACE camp
Summer learning at South Dakota State University will reach new heights July 15-18 when high school students go beyond a typical classroom experience to receive hands-on aeronautics training at ACE Camp.
South Dakota Art Museum chosen to receive pieces from massive national art collection
The South Dakota Art Museum will exhibit a selection of its new collection of minimalist and conceptual art pieces from “The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Fifty States.” With their generous gift, the Vogels wish to share the fulfillment and wonder of the arts nationwide.
Sanford recognizes efforts to educate nurses
South Dakota State University graduated 251 nursing students at various levels in Brookings and Rapid City May 5. Two days before graduation, Sioux Falls-based Sanford Health recognized College of Nursing administrators Roberta Olson and Sandra Bunkers for their education and production of registered nurses for the region’s largest health-care provider. The May 3 nurse appreciation ceremony at the Washington Pavilion saw more than 50 nurses honored in various categories.
High school musicians invited to SDSU for All-State Music Camp
The South Dakota State University Music Department helps young people hone their music skills with instruction by department faculty, regional music teachers and student assistants during the 45th Annual All-State Music Camp. The camp takes place Sunday, June 10, through Friday, June 15.
Student selected for exclusive undergrad research award
Brian Wynia, a pre-med student from Sioux Falls attending South Dakota State University, was one of 10 students from across the nation to receive the prestigious Bruce Award from the American Physiological Society. The award came from his cutting-edge research that may one day advance treatment for poorly developed lungs in premature infants. Wynia was one of 25 finalists selected from nearly 100 applications to present their innovative, undergraduate research in two, 15-minute presentations before a committee of professors, post-doctoral fellows and graduate students at the 2012 APS Experimental Biology meeting in San Diego.