What Dallas Taught Me About Building Here
A research leader once told me something I haven’t forgotten: you can’t hire good people and expect them to be great. You have to hire great people.
It applies to teams. It applies to places too. Something has to make people want to show up and stay. That idea followed me to Dallas for the AURP (Association of University Research Parks) international conference, where I joined people who build and run research parks across the country.
From Friction to Flow: Mapping South Dakota’s Innovation Assets
South Dakota has the talent, research capacity, institutional assets, and many other resources needed to support growing companies. What it has often lacked is a clear way to connect them. That connection is central to the USD Discovery District’s mission: linking the university core strengths—research, talent, and institutional capacity—with private sector resources and companies. The new resource mapping tool, developed by Dr. Marc Niamba, is a direct expression of that purpose.
Building the Future, One Connection at a Time
President Ryan Oines shares how the USD Discovery District’s new website reflects a digital milestone, built to connect partners, highlight progress, and grow South Dakota’s bioscience ecosystem.