New Mexico State University has selected a multi-county region in the state to participate in the “CREATE BRIDGES” program to build up rural economies.

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A New Mexico State University scientist was part of an international effort to document the vast array of plant life on New Guinea. – a study that found it to be the most species-rich island in the world for plants.

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The University Museum at New Mexico State University recently received a Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Consultation/Documentation Grant from National Park Service to assist in consultation with Native American tribal groups pertaining to NAGPRA-related human remains and funerary objects.

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For the eighth time in the last nine years, New Mexico State University has been recognized as a top tier university on the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges for 2021 National Universities rankings.

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Due to COVID-19 safety precautions, the 2020 New Mexico Governor’s STEM Challenge has transitioned to an all virtual event including the statewide STEM Showcase to be hosted by New Mexico State University Dec. 5, and the registration deadline has been extended to 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24.

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New Mexico BEST Robotics in partnership with the College of Engineering at New Mexico State University announces open recruitment for teams to participate in the 2020 BEST Robotics Program and Competition: Outbreak Online.

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The City of Las Cruces Economic Development Department, in partnership with New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Center, will be helping local businesses build their social media accounts to increase business with free support. With support from local marketing industry experts and working with students from NMSU and Doña Ana Community College, local businesses will be able to start or grow their social media presence.

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The Board of Regents of New Mexico State University will hold a closed meeting at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18. Due to public health emergency mandates issued by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, the meeting will take place online.

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Two students in New Mexico State University’s Department of Anthropology recently received scholarships from the Society for American Archaeology.

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What started in June as an idea about tracking COVID-19 cases on the New Mexico State University campus is becoming a reality as the fall semester gets underway.

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Phame Camarena, dean of the William Conroy Honors College at New Mexico State University, will also serve as director of undergraduate research initiatives, NMSU Provost Carol Parker and Vice President for Research Luis Cifuentes have announced.

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New Mexico State University Alamogordo was awarded a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program to fund a project that will help Hispanic and low-income students complete degrees or certificates and prepare them to enter the workforce or a four-year institution.

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The New Mexico State University Art Museum will re-open its doors for the first time in more than five months in compliance with all state guidance and policies. Starting Saturday, Sept. 19, visitors will be able to return to view all displays in the museum including all of its galleries and its current exhibition, “Labor: Motherhood & Art in 2020,” which has been extended until Dec. 6.

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Born and raised in Ghana, West Africa, Mavis Boatemaa Beckson is the first in her family to pursue a Ph.D. and the fourth to pursue higher education.

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Ceremonial traditions are at the center of many cultures to continue to keep their values and customs alive. In Native Siberian and Native American culture, bear ceremonialism plays an important role. However, in the past century, the physical and socio-cultural environment of the Indigenous peoples have changed dramatically in ways that threaten the preservation of these traditions.

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New Mexico State University stands to save thousands of dollars by participating in the electrical load management program offered by El Paso Electric.

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New Mexico State University operated television station KRWG-TV has earned a number of accolades this awards season. KRWG includes a National Public Radio (NPR) affiliated radio station and Public Broadcasting (PBS) television station in Las Cruces on the campus of NMSU.

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The Board of Regents of New Mexico State University will hold a regular meeting at 8 a.m. Friday, Sept. 18. Due to public health emergency mandates issued by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, the meeting will be available via webcast. In compliance with the Open Meetings Act, copies of the agenda will be made available at least 72 hours prior to the meeting and accessible on the public university website at https://regents.nmsu.edu/agenda/.

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New Mexico State University Arrowhead Center’s Innoventure Challenge is seeking middle and high school students who are entrepreneurs, inventors and future business leaders.

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Historically, sheep have been a part of the agricultural economy of New Mexico since the arrival of European settlers.

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Has sleep eluded you over the past few months? You’re not alone.

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New Mexico State University and Sodexo have signed a master collaboration agreement – an overarching, umbrella agreement where NMSU and Sodexo agree to work together to find innovative solutions to benefit both entities. Areas that could potentially fall under the agreement include NMSU’s Auxiliary Services unit, Facilities and Services unit and NMSU administration, in general. Terms of any potential individual agreements would be negotiated by both parties at a future time.

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New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Center and the City of Las Cruces (CLC) Economic Development department is seeking participants for its second business accelerator designed to help Las Cruces businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Increasing drought conditions and climate change are making enhanced soil resilience an important tool to withstand extreme environmental conditions and to sustain agricultural production.

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The STEM Outreach Center, housed in the New Mexico State University College of Education, hosted its first virtual kick-off professional development Aug. 22 for K-6 teachers who will be teaching virtual out-of-school time (OST) programs this fall.

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A team of researchers at New Mexico State University is developing protocols to test wastewater samples as a possible method for early detection of SARS CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The team is an interdisciplinary effort from the colleges of Engineering, Arts and Sciences, and Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences.

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New Mexico State University’s Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies and Arrowhead Center have launched the NMSU Entrepreneur Hall of Fame to recognize outstanding achievement in entrepreneurship among alumni representing colleges and disciplines across the NMSU system.

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The Department of Kinesiology and Dance at New Mexico State University is one step closer to offering a master’s degree in athletic training.

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The New Mexico State University’s Borderlands and Ethnic Studies program has received a $50,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to support an interactive virtual art exhibit to engage the often-untold history of social justice issues in the border region, enhancing a program whose enrollment has doubled since last year.

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New Mexico State University will begin large-scale testing for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 as part of an ambitious new study by a group of interdisciplinary researchers seeking to understand the prevalence of the virus in the campus community as students and employees return for the fall semester.

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