NMSU geology professor studies C02 storage in rocks in Norway
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04-23-2018
NMSU’s art department open house puts students’ artistic talents on display
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04-17-2018
NMSU student’s short film headed to Cannes Film Festival
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04-12-2018
‘Global Connections’ series at NMSU hosts talk about the country’s national parks
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04-06-2018
NMSU’s Feminist Border Arts Film Festival to screen films from around the world
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04-05-2018
Annual Juried Student Show to open at NMSU Art Gallery
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04-03-2018
New visual arts building named after transformational duo
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03-28-2018
NMSU AFROTC to host exhibition
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03-26-2018
NMSU criminal justice honor society takes top awards at conference
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03-26-2018
NMSU chemistry alumna to give talk about using lasers to study materials
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03-26-2018
Former NMSU students study mating habits of hummingbirds, parakeets
Two former New Mexico State University biology graduate students are currently publishing their dissertation research investigating how the selection of mates may have contributed to the development of sophisticated cognitive abilities in
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03-13-2018
NMSU professor discovers answers about seismic shifts deep in the Earth
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03-08-2018
NMSU alumnus releases fantasy trilogy based in NM
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03-08-2018
NMSU video art exhibit examines border zones, water insecurity and other issues
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03-08-2018
The 14th annual J. Paul Taylor Social Justice Symposium focuses beyond walls, borders
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03-06-2018
NMSU professor receives award for advancing scientific psychology
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02-21-2018
NMSU researchers study growth of hawk population in Albuquerque
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02-21-2018
NMSU to host lecture on risks to democracy in US and around the world
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02-21-2018
NMSU professors to hold forum on “decolonizing education”
A criminal justice professor and an anthropology professor at New Mexico State University will host a series of public forums on “decolonizing education” and promoting ethnic studies in the NMSU and Las Cruces
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02-20-2018
NMSU grad student to talk about Cameroon’s political system
A graduate student in New Mexico State University’s Department of Communication Studies will give a lecture on state repression and civilian radicalism in Cameroon from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, March 1 in room College of Health and Social Services Auditorium, Room
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02-16-2018
Elbert Walker
It is with great sadness that we announce that Emeritus Professor, Elbert Walker has passed away. A memorial service will be held at the NMS Spiritual Center Thursday, Feb. 15 at 11 am.
Elbert was a big influence in the growth of Mathematical Sciences in the 1960s. He is survived by his wife Carol who was Head of Mathematical Sciences 1979-1993 and Associate Dean of Research,
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02-14-2018
‘Lord of the Rings’ star to appear at Las Cruces Film Festival in March
In offering a musical goodbye to Middle-earth, an epic journey spanning six films and well over a dozen years, “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” filmmakers turned to Billy Boyd.
Best known to international audiences as Peregrin “Pippin” in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, Boyd portrayed the cheerful and perpetually hungry cousin of Frodo Baggins who accompanies him on a quest to destroy
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02-13-2018
NMSU biology professor to present on effects of climate change on coral reefs
A Regents professor in New Mexico State University’s biology department will give a presentation on a trip she and several students took to Hawaii to study coral-reef conservation as part of the College of Arts and Sciences’ “Global Connections”
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02-08-2018
Researcher, business and community leaders honored at NMSU’s College of Arts and Sciences ‘A Starry Night’ awards
A New Mexico State University biology alumnus who recently won a million prize for cutting-edge medical research; a Las Cruces couple, born and raised in the city, who both ran successful businesses for many years; and the visual and performing arts coordinator at Las Cruces Public Schools are the recipients of the NMSU College of Arts and Sciences 2018 “A Starry Night”
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01-24-2018
Government professor to give talk on student trip to Germany to help refugees
A professor in New Mexico State University’s Government Department will give a talk about the Faculty-led International Program she took with students to Germany as the next lecture in the College of Arts and Sciences’ “Global Connections”
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01-19-2018
Renouned film animator, director to be honored at Las Cruces International Film Festival
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01-19-2018
Congratulations to our faculty for being recognized for their outstanding achievements!
Regents Professor
Kathryn Hanley, Biology Department
Donald C. Roush Award in Teaching
Dante De Blassie, Math Department
Gabriela E. Moreno, Languages & Linguistics Department
Co-Curriculum, Administration and Operations Excellence in Assessment Award
Department of
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01-19-2018
Film festival to unveil 2018 official poster at public event
Film festival to unveil 2018 official poster at public event
The Las Cruces International Film Festival (LCIFF) presented by New Mexico State University is set for March 7-11 but film lovers can get preview when festival organizers unveil the 2018 festival poster at a special event from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 26 at the Cutter Gallery at 2640 El Paseo
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01-11-2018
Scholarship program supported by family’s love of their daughter gives hope to students
Scholarship program supported by family’s love of their daughter gives hope to students
New Mexico State University alumna Elizabeth Ayres Pollard had a passion for theatre arts and heart full of compassion for students facing
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01-04-2018
NMSU alumna receives 2017 For Women in Science Fellowship
NMSU alumna receives 2017 For Women in Science Fellowship
A New Mexico State University alumna is one of only five recipients of the 2017 For Women in Science Fellowship awarded by L’Oréal USA. Kellie Ann Jurado, currently in a post doctoral program at Yale received the fellowship, which honors female scientists at a critical stage in their careers with a ,000 grant to advance their
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12-14-2017
Cybill Shepherd, Pam Grier to appear at 2018 Las Cruces International Film Festival
Cybill Shepherd, Pam Grier to appear at 2018 Las Cruces International Film Festival
Stars of the film selected as the Opening Night Film for the Las Cruces International Film Festival will be guests at the 2018 Las Cruces International Film Festival, which runs March
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12-14-2017
NMSU alumna receives national fellowship for Latino heritage preservation
NMSU alumna receives national fellowship for Latino heritage preservation
Norma Hartell is a graduate of NMSU’s Department of Anthropology, having earned her master’s, and currently works at Las Cruces museums. She previously served as an intern for the Hispanic Access Foundation in 2016, working at Everglades National Park in south Florida archiving
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12-11-2017
NMSU’s TRIO program mentors students, celebrates outstanding graduate
NMSU’s TRIO program mentors students, celebrates outstanding graduate
When Alma Chavez walks across the stage during the fall commencement ceremony at New Mexico State University Saturday, Dec. 9, it will be a celebration for the Juarez, Mexico, native, who was selected as the outstanding graduate for the College of Arts and
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12-07-2017
Journalism professor publishes book of photos of Juárez taken over 20+ years
Journalism professor publishes book of photos of Juárez taken over 20+ years
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.
Before Bruce Berman entered academia, he worked on assignment as a freelance
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11-29-2017
NMSU's 'Project Postcard' offers miniature artwork to benefit art department
NMSU's 'Project Postcard' offers miniature artwork to benefit art department
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
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11-21-2017
NMSU to host community celebration of diversity in computing
NMSU to host community celebration of diversity in computing
The field of computer science is growing so fast it outpaces all other occupations in the U.S. New Mexico State University is helping to broaden the pipeline through programs that engage diverse students coming from public schools to encourage them to get computer science degrees that enable them to compete for these high
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11-16-2017
Giving Tuesday brings the power of collective giving to the NMSU system
Giving Tuesday brings the power of collective giving to the NMSU system
Generous donors to the New Mexico State University system have given millions over the past two years to empower students and support cutting-edge programs and outstanding teaching and research during Giving Tuesday, a global day of giving powered by social media and
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11-14-2017
NMSU faculty create institute to study Rio Grande Rift
Many residents of southern New Mexico don't realize that they are living in an active geologic landscape: the Rio Grande rift. Volcanoes, earthquakes, and fossils millions of years old are all part of what researchers at New Mexico State University plan to study with help from the newly established Southern Rift
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11-07-2017
ROTC commander to give talk about Boy Scout camp in Nepal
ROTC commander to give talk about Boy Scout camp in Nepal
The commander of New Mexico State University’s Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (AFROTC) will give a talk on leading a Boy Scout troop in Nepal as part of the 2017 “Global Connections series in the College of Arts and Sciences. Klomp’s presentation will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8 in the Health and Social Services
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11-03-2017
Expanded Zuhl Museum at NMSU reopens to public
Expanded Zuhl Museum at NMSU reopens to public
A renovated and expanded Zuhl Museum at New Mexico State University officially reopened to the public on Thursday, Oct. 26. The museum houses the Zuhl collection of more than 1,800 fossils, minerals and petrified
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11-01-2017
NMSU art students create one-of-a-kind jewelry for sale
NMSU art students create one-of-a-kind jewelry for sale
Jewelry and metalsmithing students in the New Mexico State University Department of Art will host their 35th Annual Jewelry Sale from 7 a.m.–8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 30 in the lobby of D. W. Williams Hall, 1390 E. University, next to Barnes and
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10-25-2017
NMSU Languages Department to hold French film festival
NMSU Languages Department to hold French film festival
The Department of Languages and Linguistics at New Mexico State University will hold a French film festival comprised of six films, which will be shown between Monday, Oct. 30 and Tuesday, Nov. 7. The department received a grant from the Tournées French Film Festival, a program of the French-American Cultural Exchange (FACE) Foundation, in
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10-20-2017
NMSU to host ‘Languages and Cultures Day’
NMSU to host ‘Languages and Cultures Day’
All area middle- and high-school students are invited to attend the fifth-annual “Languages and Cultures Day,” from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, on the first floor of New Mexico State University’s Breland Hall. This event is sponsored by the Department of Languages and Linguistics, and features 19 interactive sessions and
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10-19-2017
NMSU students restore Milton statue
NMSU students restore Milton
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10-16-2017
Performance at NMSU to commemorate anniversary of Japanese internment during WWII
Performance at NMSU to commemorate anniversary of Japanese internment during WWII
The New Mexico State University Department of History will host a multimedia performance commemorating the 75th anniversary of the signing of the executive order that authorized the incarceration of 120,000 people of Japanese descent in America during World War II. “From Days of Infamy to Days of Remembrance: A
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10-13-2017
Bilingual musical at NMSU explores gender issues
Bilingual musical at NMSU explores gender issues
In "Mariachi Girl," a bilingual musical playing later this month at New Mexico State University, young Carmencita dreams about being a mariachi singer. Carmencita longs to sing alongside her father. However, he clings to a long-held family tradition of male-only mariachis. Can she celebrate her own heritage and expand on her father’s view of the
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10-11-2017
Kellie Jurado, a Biology alumna is one of L’Oréal's 2017 For Women In Science Fellows
Kellie Jurado, a Biology alumna is one of L’Oréal's 2017 For Women In Science
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10-11-2017
New Mexico Arts award to fund NMSU Jazz Festival
New Mexico Arts award to fund NMSU Jazz Festival
The New Mexico State University Department of Music will host its 49th annual Jazz Festival and Jump Start with a supporting grant of over 00 from the New Mexico Arts organization. This is the first time the NMSU festival, which runs Nov. 15-16, has received support from New Mexico Arts, a division of the state’s Department of Cultural
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10-10-2017
Department of Music presents premiere ensembles in concert series
Department of Music presents premiere ensembles in concert series
New Mexico State University’s third annual concert series “Autumn Overture” has been expanded to include four concerts over two weeks in October, featuring the Department of Music’s premier
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10-09-2017
Cold War and nuclear testing subject of artist lecture through University Art Gallery at NMSU
Cold War and nuclear testing subject of artist lecture through University Art Gallery at NMSU
New York City-based artist Eric LoPresti will be in Las Cruces Oct. 8-10 after a visit to the Trinity site in preparation for his exhibition at the University Art Gallery at New Mexico State University in 2018 titled “Superbloom.” LoPresti will give an artist lecture about the project at 5:30 p.m.
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10-09-2017
NMSU professor on NMSU-UCLA team working on augmented reality, new networks
NMSU professor on NMSU-UCLA team working on augmented reality, new networks
A New Mexico State University professor is working with researchers from UCLA to integrate augmented reality into new wireless edge networks thanks to a million grant from the National Science Foundation and Intel Corporation. THE ICN-Enabled Secure Edge Networking with Augmented Reality project builds on seven years
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10-04-2017
“Interference + Interaction” exhibit to open at University Art Gallery
"Interference + Interaction” exhibit to open at University Art Gallery
Art Gallery will feature works by Nabil Gonzalez, Daisy Quezada, Laura Turón and the Jellyfish Colectivo in a group show titled “Interference + Interaction,” which begins with an opening reception 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12 and runs through Friday, Nov. 17. The artists in “Interference + Interaction” mediate
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10-04-2017
NMSU Army ROTC preparing for grueling competition
NMSU Army ROTC preparing for grueling competition
The Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program at New Mexico State University is currently training for the 25th-annual Brigade Ranger Challenge Competition, which is being held on the NMSU campus for the first time. The Ranger Competition pits the Army ROTC programs of NMSU, the University of New Mexico, the University of
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10-04-2017
A journey of 10,000 miles: NMSU professors to share tales of travels in China
A journey of 10,000 miles: NMSU professors to share tales of travels in China
Two New Mexico State University professors will give a talk about their joint Faculty-Led International Programs (FLIP) trip to the Gansu Province of China in March 2017. Elvira Masson, college professor in the History Department, and Margaret Goehring, associate professor in the Department of Art, took 10 NMSU
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10-04-2017
NMSU student’s dream comes true conducting fieldwork on parakeets in Uruguay
NMSU student’s dream comes true conducting fieldwork on parakeets in Uruguay
As winner of the New Mexico State University Honors College Scholarship for International Research, biology student Clara Hansen’s dream came true when she was able to take her research to the next level. Hansen traveled to Uruguay, South America, to continue her research on wild monk parakeets after winning the
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09-28-2017
NMSU computer science professor receives grant to discover biological patterns
NMSU computer science professor receives grant to discover biological patterns
A professor in New Mexico State University’s Department of Computer Science recently received a National Science Foundation grant to develop automated methods to discover molecular patterns from human and mouse genomics data. Joe Song plans to implement these methods of data science to developmental
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09-27-2017
NMSU graduate student receives prestigious Fulbright to teach in Sarajevo
NMSU graduate student receives prestigious Fulbright to teach in Sarajevo
As a child, Valerie Simone traveled extensively throughout the United States. Soon, the New Mexico State University anthropology graduate student will venture into another continent. Simone has been selected to receive the prestigious Fulbright Scholar grant for a 2017 English Teaching Assistantship in
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09-20-2017
Congratulations to RPC grad student Kelly Whitney!
Congratulations to Rhetoric and Professional Communication’s PhD student Kelly Whitney who won the Barbara Heifferon Graduate Student Award at this year’s Rhetorics of Health and Medicine Symposium this past weekend in Cincinnati.
Congratulations also to RPC’s Dr. Kellie Sharp-Hoskins who is overseeing Kelly’s dissertation
Prevention, In(ter)vention, Communication: Medical
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09-19-2017
NMSU alum, CDC employee to speak on value of communication studies education
NMSU alum, CDC employee to speak on value of communication studies education
An alumna of New Mexico State University’s Department of Communication Studies will return to her alma mater to give a talk on how her education here led to success in her job working with the federal government.
Michelle Dixon Johns is an expert in health communication at the Centers for Disease Control and
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09-19-2017
State historian and folk music singer to lecture and perform at NMSU
State historian and folk music singer to lecture and perform at NMSU
As part of Hispanic Heritage month, Sept. 15-Oct. 15, the State of New Mexico’s deputy historian, Rob Martinez, will visit New Mexico State University to give a lecture on and musical performance of northern New Mexico musical traditions on Sept. 27 in Domenici Hall’s Yates Auditorium from 5:30-7
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09-19-2017
NMSU physics team captures footage of vortex within microscopic particles
NMSU physics team captures footage of vortex within microscopic particles
A team of researchers from New Mexico State University’s Department of Physics have, for the first time, created a three-dimensional rendering of a microscopic nanoparticle’s structural transformation induced and controlled by an external electrical
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09-14-2017
NMSU Anthropology alumna Susan Ryan and colleagues at Crow Canyon Archaeological Center
NMSU Anthropology alumna Susan Ryan and colleagues at Crow Canyon Archaeological
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09-13-2017
NMSU researchers help write first book on dust devils on Earth and Mars
NMSU researchers help write first book on dust devils on Earth and Mars
The Department of Astronomy at New Mexico State University contributed a large part to a recently released book, which is the first completely dedicated to examining the history and science of dust devils on Earth and on
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09-13-2017
Legendary radio host, NMSU alum to give public talk, meet with students
Legendary radio host, NMSU alum to give public talk, meet with students
Guy Phillips has been a regular part of the morning for St. Louis radio listeners for 38 years and is still going strong. The New Mexico State University alumnus’ career was decided the moment he stepped in front of a microphone at KRWG radio and television stations. While still in college, working at El Paso’s
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09-10-2017
NMSU college assistance migrant program among handful in U.S. refunded
NMSU college assistance migrant program among handful in U.S. refunded
After 15 years of helping students at New Mexico State University, the university’s College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) is among a select few to receive another five-year grant from the U.S. Education Agency’s Office of Migrant
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09-06-2017
NMSU art project tells the stories of Las Cruces’ neighborhoods
NMSU art project tells the stories of Las Cruces’ neighborhoods
A joint art-preservation project between the Departments of History, Art and Anthropology at New Mexico State University is gearing up to launch a new website, www.muralsoflascruces.com, containing pictures and descriptions of murals around Las Cruces.
Murals of Las Cruces was initially a project conceived by Jason
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08-28-2017
NMSU professor promotes preserving moon-landing sites
Beth O’Leary, professor emerita in New Mexico State University’s Department of Anthropology, will travel to Washington, D.C., to give a presentation on space archaeology and heritage preservation.
O’Leary will give the presentation to the National Geographic Society on July 18. On July 19 the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum will host a book launch and signing for O’Leary’s new book,
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07-21-2017
Los Alamos National Laboratory selects NMSU physics professor for award
Date: 07/02/2015
Writer: Minerva Baumann, 575-646-7566, mbauma46@nmsu.edu
New Mexico State University Assistant Professor Edwin Fohtung was named the 2015 Rosen Scholar, a high-profile fellowship, which comes with 0,000 in funding.
NMSU physics professor Edwin Fohtung was chosen to receive the 2015 Rosen Scholar fellowship. (Courtesy Photo)
The fellowship was created to honor
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07-02-2017
NMSU research reveals mosquito repellents that work best
Just as the first mosquitoes of the season are making an appearance, New Mexico State University researchers are sharing results of six months of testing on 11 different mosquito repellent products.
The New Mexico Department of Health announced on May 17 that the yellow fever mosquitoes already have been identified in Dona Ana County. Last summer, this type of mosquito, which can carry Zika
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06-20-2017
NMSU film graduates make big splash with eHarmony commercial
ALBUQUERQUE – Four New Mexico State University graduates’ film company, Hardline Films, is in the limelight for a commercial they produced for eHarmony.
Advertising Age’s top “Best Mother’s Day Spots of the Year” was an eHarmony commercial produced by Sheridan O’Donnell, Keagan Karnes and Sam Pool, Class of 2013 Creative Media Institute graduates; and Jenn Garcia, Class of 2016 double major
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06-20-2017
NMSU research shows technology may help speed political polarization
While pundits and news outlets claim political polarization in America is at an all-time high since the November 2016 election, a study led by New Mexico State University researchers may have discovered one of the factors driving it – customization technology.
“The MIT folks and others mapped out the social network sphere looking at the reds and blues and how they don’t talk to each
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06-05-2017
NMSU alumna receives prestigious Fulbright grant to teach in South Korea
Tiffany Cox is quite familiar with studying in other countries. The New Mexico State University graduate and Artesia, New Mexico, native studied abroad in England and South Korea during her undergraduate career at NMSU.
And she’ll soon head back to South Korea.
Cox has been selected to receive the prestigious Fulbright Scholar grant for a 2017 English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) in South
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06-05-2017
NMSU's Discovery Scholars Program gives students paid research experience
Date: 03/30/2017
Writer: Taylor Vancel, 575-646-7953, tvancel@nmsu.edu
Angelique Amado is a junior at New Mexico State University majoring in chemistry. Thanks to a program that pays undergraduate students to conduct research, she can spend time in the lab without worrying about working off campus to help with school expenses.
NMSU chemistry student Angelique Amado works along side
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03-30-2017
NMSU lecture series about challenges facing democracy adds new speakers
Date: 03/29/2017
Writer: Minerva Baumann, 575-646-7566, mbauma46@nmsu.edu
New Mexico State University’s Department of Government added two events to its colloquium series titled “Democracy in Question?” The series that reflects on local, national and global implications of recent political events, began in February and will continue with four more presentations on Tuesdays through May 2,
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03-29-2017
“Java What?” student art exhibition opens at NMSU with art, music, poetry
Date: 03/28/2017
Writer: Maggie Day , 575-646-1705, maggieda@nmsu.edu
Love is brewing at New Mexico State University’s upcoming student art exhibition. “Java What?” will open with a public reception at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 4 in the lobby of the NMSU Music Center at 1075 Horseshoe on the NMSU campus. The reception will have free coffee and treats in the Music Center
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03-28-2017
NMSU professors stand with students with series of ‘teach-ins’
Date: 03/28/2017
Writer: Minerva Baumann, 575-646-7566, mbauma46@nmsu.edu
A group of New Mexico State University professors is hosting a series of “teach-ins” to help educate the campus and larger Las Cruces community about topics related to current events. The teach-ins combine a faculty roundtable discussion in a classroom atmosphere with both discussion and questions from the
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03-28-2017
Films reflecting Muslims in American culture to be shown at NMSU
Date: 03/27/2017
Writer: Taylor Vancel, 575-646-7953, tvancel@nmsu.edu
In a world growing smaller through technology, but farther apart in terms of social and political polarization, a New Mexico State University professor and a theatre and video production company, are bringing two films to Las Cruces to open dialogues with the community and encourage understanding of Muslims in American
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03-27-2017
Beating the odds: NMSU’s geology researchers receive scarce NSF earth sciences funding
Beating the odds: NMSU’s geology researchers receive scarce NSF earth sciences funding.
Two thirds of New Mexico State University’s geological sciences faculty has been awarded National Science Foundation grants in the last year and a half, totaling more than a quarter of a million dollars.
“We challenged ourselves to increase our research productivity and just looking at NSF funding right
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03-15-2017
NMSU’s “Global Connections” series explores French cuisine and culture
While most people think of the the Eiffel tower and the Louvre when it comes to France, a New Mexico State University professor is bringing a taste of the French countryside and culture to Las Cruces in the next “Global Connections” talk.
Glenn Fetzer, department head of languages and linguistics in the College of Arts and sciences, will present “France: Focus on Provence” from 5-6:30 p.m.
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03-15-2017
13th annual J. Paul Taylor Social Justice Symposium to explore mental health issues
Date: 03/13/2017
Writer: Taylor Vancel, 575-646-7953, tvancel@nmsu.edu
The 13th annual J. Paul Taylor Social Justice Symposium at New Mexico State University will bring to light a topic often hidden in the Las Cruces community.
Satya Rao (right), NMSU professor in public health services, is pictured here receiving an award along with Liz England-Kennedy from NMSU Chancellor Garrey
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03-13-2017
NMSU student group to host domestic violence conference
Date: 03/10/2017
Writer: Minerva Baumann, 575-646-7566, mbauma46@nmsu.edu
Why do domestic abuse victims stay with their abusers? The answers are not easy to hear, but criminal justice students at New Mexico State University have put together a day-long conference to help the community better understand the issues.
NMSU's criminal justice honor society Alpha Phi Sigma members will
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03-10-2017
American Southwest Children’s Theatre Company launches spring classes
Date: 03/05/2015
Writer: Larissa Lury, 575-646-5812, llury@nmsu.edu
New Mexico State University creative dramatics associate professor Larissa Lury and her student teachers will lead first through third graders in weekly after-school drama classes at the American Southwest Children’s Theatre Company.
Lury has taught drama in schools and theater programs throughout the country, including
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03-05-2017
NMSU honors researchers who generate funding of 500,000 dollars or more
New Mexico State University recognized university faculty members and staff Nov. 20 who were responsible for attracting 0,000 or more in external funding during the past fiscal year, 2014.
“These outstanding staff and faculty researchers are leaders in the university’s efforts to bring in vital funding for critical research and development projects,” said Vice President for Research Vimal
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03-01-2017
NMSU women’s studies program changes name to gender and sexuality studies
Date: 02/28/2017
Writer: Minerva Baumann, 575-646-7566, mbauma46@nmsu.edu
In an effort to reflect national and international trends and the changes within the academic discipline, New Mexico State University’s women’s studies program, part of the department of interdisciplinary studies in the College of Arts and Sciences is now known as gender and sexuality studies.
Manal Hamzeh,
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02-28-2017
NMSU’s “Global Connections” series explores French cuisine and culture
Date: 02/28/2017
Writer: Taylor Vancel, 575-646-7953, tvancel@nmsu.edu
While most people think of the the Eiffel tower and the Louvre when it comes to France, a New Mexico State University professor is bringing a taste of the French countryside and culture to Las Cruces in the next “Global Connections” talk.
Glenn Fetzer and his students who went on a FLiP trip to France in May of
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02-28-2017
NMSU professor named director of telescope at Apache Point Observatory
Date: 02/24/2017
Writer: Minerva Baumann, 575-646-7566, mbauma46@nmsu.edu
Nancy Chanover is the first New Mexico State University astronomy professor to be named director of the 3.5-meter telescope at the Apache Point Observatory.
Nancy Chanover is the first New Mexico State University astronomy professor to be named director of the 3.5-meter telescope at the Apache Point
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02-24-2017
Beating the odds: NMSU’s geology researchers receive scarce NSF earth sciences funding
Date: 02/07/2017
Writer: Minerva Baumann, 575-646-7566, mbauma46@nmsu.edu
NMSU Department of Geological Sciences faculty members Nancy McMillan, center right, Jeff Amato, right, Emily Johnson, center left, and Frank Ramos are photographed at Gardiner Hall. They are working on research funded through three awards from the Earth Sciences Division of the National Science Foundation.
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02-07-2017
NMSU’s SkitoSnack project wins Gates Foundation grant
A New Mexico State University biology professor is among 52 researchers in 19 countries to receive a share of .2 million in Grand Challenges Exploration grants funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Immo Hansen, an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was selected from among 1,800 applicants to receive 0,000 for his project to develop an alternative meal for
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01-31-2017
NMSU government professors host series to discuss challenges facing democracy
Date: 01/31/2017
Writer: Minerva Baumann, 575-646-7566, mbauma46@nmsu.edu
New Mexico State University’s Department of Government is hosting a colloquium series titled “Democracy in Question?” to reflect on the local, national and global implications of recent major political events such as the Brexit vote and the 2016 U.S. elections that are impacting democracy.
Neil Harvey, NMSU
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01-31-2017
NMSU professor’s China school exchange in “Global Connections” lecture
Date: 01/26/2017
Writer: Taylor Vancel, 575-646-7953, tvancel@nmsu.edu
It’s a centuries-old game that originated in China but is played around the world. Last summer, a New Mexico State University sociology professor watched as the game known as “rock, paper, scissors" helped her 7-year-old son to navigate culture and language barriers when he visited a school in China.
Sandra Way,
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01-26-2017
NMSU Museum exhibit reveals Native American artists’ reflections in photography and video
Date: 01/25/2017
Writer: Minerva Baumann, 575-646-7566, mbauma46@nmsu.edu
Ninety-five works by eight contemporary Native American photographers and filmmakers will be on display starting this week at the New Mexico State University Museum.
Photographer Will Wilson is among the artists who will display their work at the New Mexico State University Museum as part of the exhibit "As
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01-25-2017
“A Starry Night” fundraiser to honor community leaders
Date: 01/20/2017
Writer: Minerva Baumann, 575-646-7566, mbauma46@nmsu.edu
New Mexico State University’s College of Arts and Sciences will celebrate “A Starry Night, the Stars of Arts and Sciences” fundraiser on Friday, Feb. 3, at the ASNMSU Center for the Arts at 1000 University Ave.
Glenn Cutter, Jag Cheema, Sally Cutter and Linda Cheema celebrate at the 2016 "Starry Night" event.
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01-20-2017
NMSU’s visual arts facility renovation underway, more funds needed
Date: 01/17/2017
Writer: Minerva Baumann, 575-646-7566, mbauma46@nmsu.edu
D.W. Williams Hall is on the fast track. The .5 million approved by voters a couple of months ago as part of General Obligation Bond C will turn the 78-year-old gymnasium that currently houses the Department of Art and University Art Gallery into a state-of-the-art visual arts facility for New Mexico State
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01-17-2017
“Impermanent Topography” to open at NMSU’s University Art Gallery
Date: 01/13/2017
Writer: Taylor Vancel, 575-646-7953, tvancel@nmsu.edu
Eleven artists from New Mexico State University will showcase their work in an exhibition titled “Impermanent Topography” at the University Art Gallery. The artists are faculty and staff from the Department of Art in the College of Arts and Sciences. The show will run from Tuesday, Jan. 17 through Thursday, Feb. 9
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01-13-2017
Film festival to unveil 2017 official poster at public event
Date: 01/13/2017
Writer: Minerva Baumann, 575-646-7566, mbauma46@nmsu.edu
The Las Cruces International Film Festival (LCIFF), presented by New Mexico State University, is set for March 8-12 but film lovers can get preview when festival organizers unveil the 2017 festival poster at a special event from 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, at the Cutter Gallery at 2640 El Paseo.
2016 Poster
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01-13-2017
GO Bond C to improve, renovate NMSU’s aging facilities
Date: 09/15/2016
Writer: Minerva Baumann, 575-646-7566, mbauma46@nmsu.edu
More than million in capital outlay projects are on the ballot for the New Mexico State University system as part of over 1 million in proposed general obligation bonds for aging buildings at universities and colleges across the state.
If approved by voters in November, .5 million is planned for a new
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09-15-2016
NMSU alum and spouse support arts, community in words and deeds
Date: 09/15/2016
Writer: Minerva Baumann, 575-646-7566, mbauma46@nmsu.edu
Rama and Ammu Devasthali have spent nearly three decades devoted to the cause of arts in southern New Mexico. Later this month, their dedication will be honored with an award from New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez.
Rama and Ammu Devasthali will be honored by Gov. Susana Martinez at the 2016 annual Governor’s
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09-15-2016
NMSU biomedical research seminar series kicks off Friday
Date: 09/12/2016
Writer: Taylor Vancel, 575-646-7953, tvancel@nmsu.edu
New Mexico State University is continuing its biomedical research seminar series with five new talks during the fall semester beginning at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, in Pete V. Domenici Hall, Room 109.
Patrick Sung, professor of molecular biophysics & biochemistry at Yale University is kicking off NMSU’s
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09-12-2016
NMSU National Parks series’ second talk looks at infrastructure
Date: 09/07/2016
Writer: Minerva Baumann, 575-646-7566, mbauma46@nmsu.edu
The 10-year, multi-million-dollar capital campaign to repair the infrastructure of America’s national parks was called Mission 66. Jeff Pappas, New Mexico’s State Historic Preservation Officer, will talk about the results of the single largest investment in U.S. national parks when the “NMSU Celebrates the National
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09-07-2016
Global Connections talk takes us to Thailand
Date: 09/07/2016
Writer: Taylor Vancel, 575-646-7953, tvancel@nmsu.edu
Interested in hearing a local’s take on the Phuket beaches, ancient Ayutthaya Kingdom and traditional Thai culture?
The Wat Chalong is one of the largest temples in Phuket. It was built in the early 19th century and is still used today by tourists who come to pay respects to the several revered monks who founded
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09-07-2016