February 16, 2021 Show 989 Hour 2.
The Hubble Space Telescope was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990. With an orbital height of 347 miles it remains a versatile and vital research tool as well as a public relations boon for astronomy. What have we learned since in the 30-plus years since its launch, and what do we hope to learn in the future?
Guest: Tom Durkin, Deputy Director of the South Dakota Space Grant Consortium. Tonight, at 6:00 p.m., he presents the STEAM Café discussion at Hay Camp Brewing in Rapid City called Unexpected Wonders from the Vast Unknown: Images from the Hubble Space Telescope.
February 17, 2021 Show 990 Hour 1 The South Dakota Legislature has wrestled with it. College campuses across the country have revised policies for it. Free
February 16, 2021 Show 989 Hour 1. This legislative session, lawmakers have heard testimony from people in person and via teleconference. Those connections
February 9, 2021 Show 988 Hour 1.
The path to a South Dakota STEM degree just got a bit clearer for first generation college students.
Guest: Cassandra Birrenkott. associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Mines and leads the SD-FIRST program there.
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February 9, 2021 Show 988 Hour 1. The Senate Judiciary committee heard over an hour of emotional testimony on a bill that would limit the application of