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Data Initiative Provides Insights to the Well-Being of South Dakota Children
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Aberdeen Native and USD Dental Hygiene Graduate Chooses Public Service
Andrea (Kraushar) Bankston remembers how and when she began to gravitate towards dental hygiene as a career.

Data Initiative Provides Insights to the Well-Being of South Dakota Children
The Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment has released the first “State of South Dakota Children’s Wellbeing Data Initiative Report.”

USD Celebrates Graduates at 135th Commencement Ceremony
The University of South Dakota will honor over 2,100 graduating students at the 2022 spring commencement ceremonies, to be held Saturday, May 7 in the Sanford Coyote Sports Center.
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USD Health Sciences Faculty Collaborate on Grant to Help Identify Health Risks
Summary: Two University of South Dakota School of Health Sciences faculty members have collaborated on an enterprise to help dental patients curb the risks of alcohol and drug addiction and have been awarded a grant to implement their idea. -
Physical Therapy Student Organizes Event, Raises $15,500 for Special Olympics South Dakota
Summary: For one University of South Dakota student, what started out as a fun way to introduce others to his hobby turned into a benefit for a local organization. -
USD's CPCM Recognizes Child Abuse Awareness Month
Summary: April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment (CPCM) at the University of South Dakota is organizing several events to bring attention to preventing child abuse and neglect. -
USD School of Health Sciences Names Inaugural Director for New Nurse Anesthesia Program
Summary: The University of South Dakota School of Health Sciences has named the inaugural director for its new nurse anesthesia program, the Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP), a post-baccalaureate degree to prepare registered nurses to become Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA).
Guest Column

Guest Column | Lizz & Robbie Nicholas
Elizabeth (Hoffman) Nicholas, a Eureka, South Dakota native, and Robert Nicholas, a Huron, South Dakota native, met at the University of South Dakota when they were both in the Alumni Student Scholars Program, each with the dream of becoming a doctor.