Friday,  June 29, 2012 • Vol. 12--No. 351 • 13 of 29 •  Other Editions

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grants to improve competitive research in South Dakota's public universities.
• This year's grants were awarded to faculty members at the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University and the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The grants support research into cancer therapy, severe weather, electrical engineering and the effect of climate change on fish.
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DSU to offer applied computer science degree

• MADISON, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota Board of Regents has approved a new graduate degree in applied computer science for Dakota State University.
• The Madison school will use distance technology to deliver the degree, allowing more people to pursue an advanced degree while employed.

The program will be offered starting in the fall.

• Regents executive director Jack Warner says the use of computers continues to grow in business and industry, and South Dakota has identified high-tech industries as a focus for its economic development. Warner says that generates a need for more professionals with advanced computer training.
• The degree combines the study of computer science with a hands-on approach by applying computer science theory to business and other real-world problems.
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SD governor dismayed by health care court ruling
CHET BROKAW,Associated Press

• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard said Thursday he was dismayed by the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that upholds the federal health care law, but said he'll work to protect the state from what he sees as the law's harmful effects.
• The Republican said the state will not implement any part of President Barack Obama's law until after the November election in the hope that a new Congress and possibly a new president will scrap the measure.
• "We don't intend to implement any part of this legislation this year," Daugaard said. "My hope is the new people in Washington will repeal this legislation. It's something I don't believe this nation can afford and I don't believe it's something the state can afford."
• Daugaard said state officials will study all available options in the wake of the Su

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