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Rare Snow Leopard at a South Dakota Zoo Likely Died of Covid-19

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A big cat at the Great Plains Zoo in South Dakota may have been killed by covid-19, zoo officials reported over the weekend. The cat, a female snow leopard named Baya, died last Thursday after testing positive for the virus and experiencing severe respiratory symptoms. Several other cats at the zoo have been similarly… Read more.

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10 “Metaversities” Are Opening Across The US This Fall

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The final three will be announced this May according to Engage: Morehouse College New Mexico State University South Dakota State University Southwestern Oregon Community College University of Maryland Global Campus University of Kansas School of Nursing West Virginia University.

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A Bizarre Coal Industry Propaganda Program Is Infiltrating K-12 Classrooms

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Next week, dozens of teachers from North Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, South Dakota, and Iowa will descend on Bismarck State College in North Dakota for the annual three-day Lignite Energy Council Teacher’s Seminar. Read more.

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Valo Motion Officially Launches Mixed Reality Playground ValoArena in the US

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Its Finland-based maker, Valo Motion , has announced the first two installations of the immersive arena at the RPM Raceway in New York and at Air Madness in South Dakota. After its successful launch in Europe, ValoArena is now ready to make waves in the United States.

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How to Read That Damning Sturgis Motorcycle Rally 'Superspreader' Study Like a Scientist

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A week-long rally attended by half a million motorcycle enthusiasts last month in Sturgis, South Dakota could have eventually led to an extra 250,000 cases of covid-19, according to new research released by a team of economists. But though it’s certainly likely that the rally was a superspreading event, this… Read more.

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VR Tour App ‘MasterWorks’ Uses Photogrammetry to Bring You to 4 Fully Explorable Heritage Sites

Road to VR

The stone carvings of Mt Rushmore in South Dakota. Spanning over 3000 years of human history, you’ll be able to visit: The historical city of Ayutthaya, Thailand, the second capital of the Siamese Kingdom. Chavín de Huántar, a pre-Incan temple in the Peruvian Andes. Mesa Verde Native American cliff dwellings of Colorado.

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Free Wheelchair Mission Launches Fundraising Event with VR Experience

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Now, with the help of engineering students at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, FHM designs, builds and tests wheelchairs on a test track. Free Wheelchair Mission exists thanks to Don Schoendorfer, a biomechanical engineer. Each wheelchair is made of long-lasting steel frames and high endurance mountain bike tires.

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