George Lopez to receive award at 2019 Las Cruces International Film Festival
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12-10-2018
NMSU Art Department to host aikido performance as part of Eric LoPresti’s ‘Superbloom’ exhibition
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11-29-2018
NMSU will screen ‘ALTERNATE ENDINGS, ACTIVIST RISINGS’ Nov. 30
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11-29-2018
NMSU alumna shares experiences as lawyer, judge and novelist with students
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11-08-2018
NMSU ‘Global Connections’ series to host back-to-back presentations Nov. 14
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11-08-2018
‘Global Connections’ series hosts talk on NMSU in the Heart of China
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10-22-2018
NMSU’s Art Department prepares for its annual jewelry sale
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10-10-2018
NSF awards 5-year grant to fund first-of-its-kind HSI STEM Resource Hub at NMSU
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10-03-2018
million NSF grant for SMART Grid Center builds on NMSU research
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10-03-2018
NMSU’s CMI department head among select group picked for Television Academy
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10-03-2018
NMSU among 21 finalists for 2018 Excelencia in Education recognition
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10-03-2018
NMSU alumni, successful women in STEM careers, share their experiences with students
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09-25-2018
NMSU among 11 universities selected for Google Tech Exchange program
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09-21-2018
NMSU ‘Global Connections’ talk to focus on experience in Costa Rica
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09-20-2018
NMSU biologists take part in EU-funded research on New Mexico’s unique gypsum ecosystems
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09-20-2018
NMSU geography department receives research instrument from NSF
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09-20-2018
NMSU professor to give talk about artwork created to honor lives lost in Holocaust
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09-18-2018
NMSU professor’s novel tells heartfelt stories of Maya women, communities
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09-18-2018
NMSU ‘Climate Change’ lecture series brings experts from around the world
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09-14-2018
NMSU receives major grant for NSF Scholarships in STEM program
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09-12-2018
NMSU leads southwest region alliance in new NSF initiative
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09-10-2018
NMSU department head dives in to ROTC cadets’ leadership training
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09-05-2018
NMSU alumnus has art displayed in NYC, NMSU students help promote work
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08-31-2018
NMSU biology professors research squid, bacteria for NASA grant
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08-28-2018
NMSU students among small group to spend semester at Google
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08-15-2018
NMSU research on homemade mosquito repellants finds interesting alternatives
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08-07-2018
Partnership including NMSU, alumna-owned business gets DOD recognition
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08-01-2018
NMSU physicist among researchers that may have evidence of the elusive sterile neutrino
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07-31-2018
1.46 million grant to help NMSU professor study mosquito reproduction
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07-31-2018
Late NASA Voyager imaging guru was NMSU’s first astronomy Ph.D.
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07-17-2018
NMSU undergrads get firsthand experience researching immigration issues making headlines
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07-16-2018
New leaders take command of NMSU ROTC units
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07-10-2018
Internationally recognized contemporary painter’s work at NMSU Art Gallery exhibit
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07-06-2018
NMSU anthropology students continue excavation of ‘empire’ pueblo
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07-06-2018
NMSU researchers compiling oral history of mid-century New Mexico
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07-03-2018
NMSU professor receives presidential award
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07-02-2018
NMSU physics department awarded .26 million DOE grant
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06-26-2018
Army ROTC commander named Military Science Professor of the Year
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06-06-2018
NMSU faculty collaborate on grant to study Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument
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06-04-2018
NMSU English professor pens book on former Aggie basketball star who was shot
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05-31-2018
NMSU professors among 300 artists in historic exhibit about New Mexico Jewelry
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05-29-2018
NMSU students, professor create music video for gospel hip-hop star Emcee N.I.C.E.
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05-21-2018
University Art Gallery’s Community Quilt project needs donated fabric
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05-15-2018
Award-winning NMSU film selected by Tunisian environmental film festival
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05-07-2018
NMSU anthropology professor studies evidence of historic trading route
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05-04-2018
NMSU professor receives lifetime achievement award
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04-30-2018
NMSU to recognize Transnational Solidarity Day with talks by activist, former political prisoner
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04-30-2018
Department of Anthropology students recently received scholarships
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04-26-2018
NMSU Model UN team earns honors for 12th year in a row
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04-25-2018
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