A five-week business support accelerator for businesses in Farmington, New Mexico, to assist with COVID-19 recovery is accepting applications.

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It’s chile pepper season, and New Mexicans are awaiting this year’s crop to be harvested and roasted – which also means it’s time for New Mexico State University’s biennial chile pepper field day. This year’s the event will be held online, due to state restrictions on gatherings during the pandemic.

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The Board of Regents of New Mexico State University will hold a special meeting at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2. Due to public health emergency mandates issued by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, the meeting will be webcast only. 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 is the first university in New Mexico to join the Interstate Passport Network, a national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that helps streamline the transfer process for students from other institutions.

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A 2019 CDC report estimates more 2.8 million cases of antibiotic resistant infections and 35,000 deaths happen in the U.S. every year. New Mexico State University professor Erik Yukl hopes his research into zinc transporter mechanisms may lead to novel antibiotics that can target resistant bacteria thanks to a grant of just under $1.3 million from the National Institutes of Health.

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New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Center recently hosted a five-week virtual, cohort-based venture builder for New Mexico innovators in agriculture. The cohort’s participants saw successes for their businesses which could go on to bolster the economic impact of different agricultural industries throughout the state.

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As New Mexico chile producers braced for the summer harvest season, New Mexico State University welcomed a new chile pepper researcher into its fold.

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New Mexico State University’s TRIO Student Support Services Program has been awarded a five-year, $2,324,040 grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

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New Mexico State University will soon launch a task force to evaluate the potential of repositioning several academic units currently housed in three separate colleges at the university’s Las Cruces campus into a single, new, larger college. The move would increase support for interdisciplinary research and graduate education while also reducing administrative costs for the university. The units under consideration are the College of Arts and Sciences, Social Sciences division; the College of Education; and the College Health and Social Services.

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New Mexico State University Regents Professor Bernd Leinauer has been nominated and elected as a 2020 Fellow of the Crop Science Society of America.

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The Board of Regents of New Mexico State University will hold a special meeting at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 27. Due to public health emergency mandates issued by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, the meeting will be webcast only. 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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The interest in gardening has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic as people find time available while staying at home.

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New Mexico State University students, staff and faculty looking for a quick bite to eat on the Las Cruces campus will now only have to look for the crimson and white mustache on wheels for an easy new dining option.

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In the semiarid climate of northeastern New Mexico, farmers and ranchers have no guarantee of water for their crops or livestock. In the Tucumcari area, dry weather patterns can mean little or no rain for fields, and inadequate rain to replenish reservoirs that feed farmers’ irrigation canals.

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New Mexico State University is continuing efforts to ensure a safe return to campus with free testing for faculty, staff and students participating in on-campus, face-to-face classes or living in residence housing.

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Thousands of NMSU students returned to the New Mexico State University campus on Wednesday, Aug. 19, with typical excitement to begin the fall 2020 semester. But this first day of classes was unlike any other fall semester.

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Lorena Casiano, a genetics and biotechnology major at New Mexico State University, has been awarded a scholarship from the Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society.

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Susan Brown, who has been serving as interim dean of the College of Education at New Mexico State University for the past two years, will transition to a new position Sept. 1, when she assumes the role of senior academic administrator, NMSU Provost Carol Parker announced today.

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While snacks, beverages and ice-cold water have been staples of vending machines positioned all over New Mexico State University’s Las Cruces campus, new machines installed last week will offer another campus necessity – face masks and supplies designed to make it easier for faculty, staff and students to do their part to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

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In 2016 the Aggie Pathway program was launched to help students at New Mexico State University’s community colleges fulfill the requirements to transfer to the NMSU Las Cruces campus in pursuit of bachelor’s degrees.

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New Mexico State University’s Office of Experiential Learning will host the 36th annual Career Expo from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15 and Wednesday, Sept. 16. Career Expo is co-sponsored with the College of Engineering and attracts a great number of employers from across the U.S. including Fortune 500 companies.

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In preparation for the upcoming fall semester, New Mexico State University is working to transform learning environments to minimize the spread of COVID-19. As part of this effort, NMSU has outfitted dozens of classrooms and lecture halls across the Las Cruces campus with new technology that enables simultaneous in-person and remote learning experiences.

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New Mexico State University has signed a memorandum of understanding with the State of New Mexico to add two new pieces of equipment worth $130,000 to the testing lab on campus.

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New Mexico State University President John Floros has appointed a search committee to identify candidates for a new vice president position that will lead initiatives in equity, diversity and inclusion.

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The New Mexico State University Art Museum will host a live panel discussion, “Pregnancy and Loss,” to provide an opportunity for community parents who have experienced loss. The discussion will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22 on the Zoom video conferencing platform.

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The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $1.2 million grant to the New Mexico State University TRIO STEM-H Student Support Services Program. The grant will continue to fund services for students through 2025.

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At the end of each Spring Semester, students across the country start gearing up for summer research internships and experiences at institutions across the nation. But for many of these students, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the cancellation of these valuable summer programs.

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New Mexico State University’s Las Cruces campus continues to allow community members to access outdoor spaces for walking, exercising and enjoying the sunshine, but university leaders are reminding visitors to all NMSU system campuses that they must comply with state public health orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and that closing campus is an option if needed.

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CLOVIS – There is a new team of New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service professionals serving Curry County.

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New Mexico State University Chancellor Dan Arvizu announced a series of broad organizational changes today for NMSU Alamogordo, NMSU Carlsbad and NMSU Grants. While the mission of each campus will remain the same, the three community colleges will undergo administrative restructuring and other adjustments to transition into a more integrated system of branch campuses. The moves will allow NMSU to better serve each of these communities, with added programming from the NMSU main campus, but at a lower cost to taxpayers. At this time, the changes will not affect NMSU’s Doña Ana Community College.

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