KSOO-AM 1140 - Live, Local and Breaking News from Sioux Falls, South Dakota » Science http://ksoo.com The Talk of Sioux Falls Sat, 25 May 2013 22:15:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Grant to Help South Dakota Math, Science Instruction http://ksoo.com/grant-to-help-south-dakota-math-science-instruction/ http://ksoo.com/grant-to-help-south-dakota-math-science-instruction/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 09:27:49 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=98090 South Dakota public universities and some K-12 schools will use federal grants totaling nearly $300,000 for six projects aimed at improving math and science instruction in middle schools and high schools.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/doe-studying-effects-of-potential-lab-near-lead/feed/ 0 Clipart Brookings, Yankton Students Win Science Olympiad http://ksoo.com/brookings-yankton-students-win-science-olympiad/ http://ksoo.com/brookings-yankton-students-win-science-olympiad/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:15:21 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=78157 VERMILLION - Students from Brookings High School and Yankton Middle School have been crowned champions of the South Dakota Science Olympiad State Tournament.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/brookings-yankton-students-win-science-olympiad/feed/ 0 Clipart USD Research Park to Host National Conference http://ksoo.com/usd-research-park-to-host-national-conference/ http://ksoo.com/usd-research-park-to-host-national-conference/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:00:44 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=77831 SIOUX FALLS - The University of South Dakota Research Park will host a national conference focusing on small business research in October.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/usd-research-park-to-host-national-conference/feed/ 0 Clipart Genetics Expert to Talk Nutrition at South Dakota State University http://ksoo.com/genetics-expert-to-talk-nutrition-at-south-dakota-state-university/ http://ksoo.com/genetics-expert-to-talk-nutrition-at-south-dakota-state-university/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:09:30 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=74369 BROOKINGS - The president of the American Society of Human Genetics will be at South Dakota State University next week to talk about the role nutrition plays in genetics.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/genetics-expert-to-talk-nutrition-at-south-dakota-state-university/feed/ 0 Clipart 600 8th Grade Girls Attending Science Conference http://ksoo.com/600-8th-grade-girls-attending-science-conference/ http://ksoo.com/600-8th-grade-girls-attending-science-conference/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:38:01 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=72429 SIOUX FALLS - Nearly 600 eighth-grade girls will be gathering in Sioux Falls Wednesday for an event aimed at encouraging women to enter the fields of science.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/600-8th-grade-girls-attending-science-conference/feed/ 0 Clipart South Dakota Students Invited to Apply for Science Camp http://ksoo.com/south-dakota-students-invited-to-apply-for-science-camp/ http://ksoo.com/south-dakota-students-invited-to-apply-for-science-camp/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:34:29 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=49514 South Dakota high school seniors have an opportunity to apply to a national science education program that will take place this summer in West Virginia.

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]]> http://ksoo.com/scientists-make-plans-for-new-experiment-in-lead/feed/ 0 Clipart Weird Science: Watch This Bizarre Chemical Reaction http://ksoo.com/chemical-reaction/ http://ksoo.com/chemical-reaction/#comments Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:30:20 +0000 Tom Blunt http://thefw.com/?p=174923 Something very strange happens at the 1:15 point in this video. When these three clear solutions are combined on a stir plate, the result changes color — and keeps changing!

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]]> http://ksoo.com/chemical-reaction/feed/ 0 YouTube 2 Schools Could Get Physics Doctoral Programs http://ksoo.com/2-schools-could-get-physics-doctoral-programs/ http://ksoo.com/2-schools-could-get-physics-doctoral-programs/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:38:24 +0000 Associated Press http://ksoo.com/?p=40896 Two South Dakota universities could be adding doctoral programs in physics to their curriculums in part to support work being done at the Sanford Underground Research Facility at Lead.

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