Leslie Edgar believes in land-grant universities and the work they do for the communities they serve, as well as their national and global reach and impact.

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For the past 13 years, New Mexico State University’s Model United Nations team has brought home top awards from the national conference held in New York City each spring. This year, three weeks before the team was headed to New York, the coronavirus pandemic hit and the conference was cancelled.

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As a member of the military, James Sullivan traveled the world from Afghanistan to Kosovo and Massachusetts to Hawaii. He served in the United States Army and U.S. Army National Guard for 17 years.

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New Mexico State University system leaders this week released a comprehensive plan for the university’s return to campus operations for the fall 2020 semester. Prepared by the university’s COVID-19 Rapid Response Team and titled “NMSU Ready,” the document outlines the steps the university will take to ensure a welcoming and functional campus environment when classes begin on Aug. 19.

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The Domenici Public Policy Conference held at New Mexico State University set for September 2020 will not be held this year. Due to COVID-19 issues surrounding the uncertainly of large group gatherings and conference speakers’ travel concerns, conference organizers are looking to 2021 for the next event.

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Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, a project of nearly a year in the making to provide residents of Oyanca, Nicaragua with potable water continues from New Mexico State University, with hope of finishing the on-site work next summer. Engineering Technology Professor Kenny Stevens and a group of NMSU students are working to increase the amount of water that hydraulic ram pumps deliver for the community.

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Entering the job market is never easy, but the COVID-19 pandemic is adding more challenges for people who are in search of a job. To ease the burden a little, New Mexico State University’s Center for Academic Advising and Student Support is hosting several virtual workshops to help students be prepared during this new normal.

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New Mexico State University and ExxonMobil have signed an agreement that will create a collaboration to coordinate research involving produced water projects and provide educational opportunities for students.

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As the second dean of New Mexico’s first Honors College, Miriam Chaiken created an impressive legacy at New Mexico State University.

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New Mexico State University has partnered with the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation to host a free virtual course series to inform farmers, educators and the general public about pollinator and beneficial insect conservation in gardens and farms in northern New Mexico.

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New Mexico State University’s College of Health and Social Services has named Héctor Luis Díaz as its new director of the School of Social Work. Díaz, a longtime social work practitioner with more than two decades’ experience in higher education, started his new role June 1.

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Harvesting of vegetables and fruits is beginning. Soon fresh produce will be available at growers’ markets.

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New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Center will be the academic lead for the Sandbox Ventures’ 2020 Fourth Industrial Revolution Economy (FIRE) Venture Fellowship, a competitive program focused on training select Borderplex university students in venture capital for the benefit of the regional startup ecosystem.

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Whether it’s a need to buy technology upgrades or the stress of losing a job, COVID-19 has had a financial impact on many New Mexico State University students. Through the CARES Act, NMSU received $7 million for emergency financial aid grants for students.

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New Mexico State University senior Hailey Taylor expected to spend this summer in the far-flung Republic of Vanuatu, a tiny country in the South Pacific. Before the coronavirus outbreak, she had planned to continue studying the gendered impacts of marriage on chronic disease with her mentor in NMSU’s Discovery Scholars Program, anthropology Assistant Professor Kathryn Olszowy.

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Amid a global pandemic, engineering students across the country competed virtually in the first-ever online WERC Environmental Design Contest, hosted by the College of Engineering at New Mexico State University.

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Perla Arroyo-Jaime is no stranger to humanitarian work. As a longtime Navy reservist, she’s traveled the world over to build infrastructure projects that support other military branches and vulnerable populations in places like Afghanistan and Africa. Now, she’s jumpstarting a new career, one that will take her to the frontlines in the battle against a global health crisis.

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The Innoventure program offered by Arrowhead Center at New Mexico State University will host free virtual camps themed “Innovate Adventure” for elementary and middle school students this summer.

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Soil is a natural resource that supports human civilization and plays a vital role in global food security. So, while we may not be ranchers, crop growers or researchers, we all have a vested interest in soil – especially soil health.

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While regular school days at home might have come to an end for summer, the learning continues for many families, whether parents are choosing to continue summer learning for their children or students are trying to stay on top of challenging subjects before school starts back up in the fall.

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