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Read all the recent articles and other news stories about SURF.
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Study shows 15 years of healthy fish and clean water downstream from SURF
April 23, 2024
The latest report on the water quality in the creeks downstream from the SURF water discharge shows excellent results.
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SURF inspires learning at 2024 National Science Education Conference
April 19, 2024
Educators and a research scientist from SURF took part in the National Science Teaching Association Conference in Denver this spring.
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Four Elected to SURF User Association Executive Committee
April 16, 2024
The association recently elected four executive committee members.
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SURF Plans Long-Term Future with Call to Global Scientific Community
April 16, 2024
SURF is seeking input from the global underground science community in a new outreach effort to ensure scientific priorities are being met and SURF is achieving its mission.
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On the shoulders of giants: Homestake workers share knowledge for SURF's future
April 8, 2024
The expertise of hundreds of individuals employed in the former Homestake Mine who helped make SURF all that it is today are now passing on their knowledge to a new generation.
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Lead Employment Expo coming April 16
April 8, 2024
SURF and Fermilab will be hosting a job fair on April 16
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Star Knowledge Working Group at SURF builds connections to improve understanding of past solar eclipses and astronomical events
April 5, 2024
The group at the SURF works to bring together traditional indigenous understandings of the universe with astronomers and astrophysicists.
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Headley named to prestigious list of SDSU Distinguished Engineers
March 28, 2024
South Dakota State University (SDSU) has named Mike Headley as a 2024 Distinguished Engineer.
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New Climbing Tower Helps SURF Emergency Response Teams Hone Shaft Rescue Skills
March 25, 2024
The Emergency Response Team at SURF requires extensive training in scenarios that resemble the real world.
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Practice makes perfect – SURF rigging crews test wooden model L-beam
March 15, 2024
Rigging crews at SURF are doing a series of tests on a large wooden model L-beam in anticipation of lowering the real thing down the shaft to the 4850L.
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