Carbon is considered the basic building block for all life on the planet and it occurs in large volumes on Earth where is cycles through the atmosphere, oceans, soils, and rocks. Most people are likely familiar with carbon storage in the atmosphere in the form of carbon dioxide gas (CO2). However, a large amount of CO2 is in fact stored in solid form in rocks that make up the outer layers of the Earth's crust.

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New Mexico State University’s Model United Nations team won the Outstanding Delegation award at the 2018 National UN Conference in New York City March 24-29.

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The Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce selected Garrey Carruthers, chancellor of New Mexico State University, as its Citizen of the Year during a gala April 6.

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Five characteristics within a New Mexico State University staff member’s work lead to becoming the recipient of the “A” Mountain award: diversity and inclusion, accountability, excellence, discovery and engagement.

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New Mexico State University will host a groundbreaking ceremony for a new $21.5 million residence hall for students at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 27, at the site of the old Monagle Hall near NMSU’s Corbett Center.

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The Board of Regents of New Mexico State University will meet in multiple closed executive sessions between April 23 and May 5 to interview candidates to be the university’s next chancellor. These meetings will be held in accordance with NMSA Section 10-15-1 H(2) of the NM Open Meetings Act and NMSA 1978, Section 21-1-16.1 (2011). No votes or official actions will be taken. The meetings will include:

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The STEM TECH (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Test and Evaluation Collaboration Hub) Lab at New Mexico State University will be renamed the “Jack & MaryLou Davis STEM TECH Lab” Saturday, April 21, in honor of the couple’s recent $500,000 investment to enable the lab’s continued positive impact on area youth and create scholarships in the Colleges of Education and Engineering. The event begins at 11:30 a.m. in the atrium of O’Donnell Hall on the NMSU Las Cruces campus.

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New Mexico State University’s Department of Art will host a variety of activities at an open house from 5-8:30 p.m. Friday, April 27 and from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, April 28, ranging from exhibitions of students’ work along with art sales and art history lectures, workshops and demonstrations. All the activities are free and open to the public.

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New Mexico State University’s College of Business will celebrate the contributions of alumni and industry during its annual Hall of Fame banquet beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, April 27, at the Las Cruces Convention Center.

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New Mexico State University’s LGBT+ Programs will be ending Pride Season for the spring semester with three events: Alianza of New Mexico, Pride Season Lunch and Rainbow Graduation.

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