New Mexico State University graduate and honorary doctorate recipient Alvy Ray Smith, who co-founded Pixar and shared two Academy Awards for technical advances in digital media, will speak in the Corbett Center Student Union auditorium at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7. His talk is titled, “A Quick Tour of the History of Pixels.” The lecture is free and open to the public. Smith also will spend time with various student groups and provide mentorship opportunities for those interested in pursuing a career in the industry.

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The celebration of the winter holiday season calls for a beautiful display of lights, family, friends and activities.

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Employers interested in attending the 13th annual Career Connections Fair Jan. 30-31 at New Mexico State University can register with NMSU’s Career Services. The two-day event will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Corbett Center Student Union third floor ballrooms.

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The College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) in New Mexico State University’s College of Arts and Sciences recently held its 11th-annual fundraiser to create scholarships for its students.

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The Board of Regents of New Mexico State University will hold a regular meeting at 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 8, in the Regents Room of the Educational Services Building on the NMSU Las Cruces Campus.

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An associate professor in New Mexico State University’s Journalism Department recently published a book compiling photographs and stories he’s taken of Juárez and the border over the course of more than 40 years.

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A New Mexico State University professor in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences is conducting research on golden eagles being killed by wind turbines and other human-related factors.

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Gifts were continuing to be counted Tuesday evening at the New Mexico State University system’s Giving Tuesday headquarters in Corbett Center Student Union’s Aggie Lounge, but at the 5 p.m. wrap-up celebration, NMSU had already brought in more than $1.8 million in gifts from more than 1,300 donors to scholarships and programs benefitting students at campuses throughout the state.

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Sharon A. Jones, who retired as chief of staff for New Mexico State University Chancellor Garrey Carruthers in July, will be recognized for her many contributions to the university with an honorary professional degree in management during the fall commencement ceremony.

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A new $290,000 endowed scholarship equipped to help New Mexico State University College of Engineering students in financial need stems from a resilient story of an NMSU alumnus.

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Arrowhead Center, the entrepreneurship and innovation hub at New Mexico State University, is offering a new online tool to help entrepreneurs navigate the winding path of building a successful company.

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ESTANCIA, N.M. – Agricultural producers will gather with New Mexico State University experts Wednesday, Nov. 29, for a Ranchers’ Roundtable discussion of range livestock production at the East Torrance SWCD Educational Building, 701 10th Street (at the fairgrounds).

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Southeastern New Mexico is facing water scarcity issues, and with an increased demand for freshwater, there is a need for alternative water sources in Eddy and Lea counties.

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Successful New Mexico State University alums, a dedicated corporate partner and the NMSU system’s top leadership are among many generous donors who have stepped up to offer matching funds and challenges aimed at inspiring others to make an impact during the university system’s third-annual Giving Tuesday event on Nov. 28.

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The Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technical Analysis and Applications Center will host its 19th annual conference in December. The agenda includes several sessions, panels and speakers throughout the three-day conference.

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Hundreds of pieces of postcard-sized artwork will be showcased at the New Mexico State University Art Gallery from Nov. 27–30 during a fundraiser to support the replacement of D.W. Williams Hall, the new art building which will provide an innovative and new space to support the needs of both the NMSU Department of Art in the College of Arts and Sciences and the University Art Gallery.

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During the Aggie Men’s basketball match-up on Friday against the University of New Mexico Lobos, New Mexico State University and Aggie Athletics recognized a recent local business investment in its student-athletes.

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The Board of Regents of New Mexico State University will hold an electronic closed executive session meeting at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 20. The closed executive session meeting will be held to discuss limited personnel matters in accordance with NMSA Section 10-15-1 H (2) of the New Mexico Open Meetings Act.

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As a first-generation college student at New Mexico State University, Alexa Martinez was lost when it came to picking a major. She started off as an engineering major, but later found her way to the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology. Through the department in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, Martinez had the opportunity to be in the Southwest Natural Resource Career Track program, where she found her new home.

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New Mexico State University’s first-ever Giving Tuesday event on Dec. 1, 2015, was a huge fundraising success, but that occasion was tinged with sadness for many at the university who had lost their friend, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences graduate Hannah Farbo, just the week before, following a tragic auto accident.

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