This category will combine all universities that are not in Silver City, i.e. not WNMU, into one category under Non-Local News Releases

When this category is created, we have NMSU and ENMU that send us notices. 

Borderland Storytellers call for community to join studio audience

This year’s “Borderland Storytellers” will feature the legacy of Stahmann Farms in a special program to be taped at the KRWG Public Media studios on April 19. Community members along with students, faculty and staff at New Mexico State University are invited to participate in a moderated question-and-answer session with guests who tell their stories.“Borderland Storytellers, Stahmann Farms: A Legacy” taping is scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday, April 19, in KRWG studios in Milton Hall, Room 106, on the NMSU Las Cruces campus. The program will be broadcast on KRWG-TV in early May.

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NMSU students continue winning streak at Model United Nations Conference

New Mexico State University’s Model United Nations team was recognized again with top honors during the 2024 MUN conference in New York City, earning the Outstanding Delegation award.

NMSU’s Model UN team has earned top honors in 17 of the last 18 years, except for 2020 when the conference was cancelled due to the pandemic.

Outstanding Delegation is the highest of three categories of team awards, the other categories being Distinguished Delegation and Honorable Mention.

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Powering progress: Arrowhead Center at NMSU program drives energy funding in NM

Securing research and development funding for innovative solutions with high-impact potential can be a daunting task for newly formed startups. The federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs provide a pathway for small businesses to secure non-dilutive federal investment, awarding more than $4 billion in funding annually.

The 11 federal agencies participating in these programs all have specific requirements for startups to navigate. The New Mexico Federal and State Technology (NM FAST) partnership program provides support to regional technology focused startups as they approach federal agencies providing these R&D funding opportunties. The NM FAST program aims to provide support across industries aligning with New Mexico’s growing technology ecosystem including agricultural-, defense-, bioscience -and energy-focused startups. As energy-focused opportunities have grown in New Mexico, so has Arrowhead Center at New Mexico State University’s support of the energy technology ecosystem.

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NMSU’s “Clothesline Project” travels to raise public awareness this month

April is Sexual Assault Awareness month. In a partnership with the city of Las Cruces and local law enforcement, New Mexico State University’s Department of Criminal Justice is publicly displaying the “Clothesline Project,” created last fall.

In October of 2023, more than 200 T-shirts were displayed in New Mexico State University’s Corbett Center. Each shirt tells a story, as they were each decorated with hand-written messages from survivors of sexual abuse and domestic violence. Survivor voices were amplified as the community gathered to connect and share these stories.

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NMSU to host NM State Esports Invitational tournament April 6 & 7

 The largest esports tournament in New Mexico will kick off this weekend at New Mexico State University. Now in its third year, the NM State Esports Invitational is open to the community to take part in the fun.

The competitive video gaming event will take place starting at 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 6 and 7, at NMSU’s Corbett Center Student Union. The diverse tournament lineup includes a range of popular titles, including “League of Legends,” “Mario Kart 8,” “Rocket League,” “Splatoon 3,” “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate,” and “Valorant.”  

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NMSU Golf Course ranks among top 25 collegiate golf courses in the country

New Mexico State University’s Golf Course has once again ranked in Golf Advisor’s list of “Top 25 College Golf Courses - Golfers’ Choice 2024.” The ranking comes from Golf Advisor’s “GolfNow,” an online booking service for tee times at golf courses around the country.

“The ranking validates all the hard work we have done over the years. For the most part we are self-made,” said Jason White, golf course director at NMSU Golf Course. “Besides the new irrigation system that was installed in 2014, the improvements made to the golf course layout have been completed by our maintenance staff. A ranking like this, voted on by golfers, proves we are moving in the right direction.”  

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NMSU picked as testing site for Cisco hologram technology

In the very near future, students taking online courses will have a new perspective that will help them interact with classmates and faculty, thanks to a new hologram technology being developed by Cisco.

New Mexico State University is one of the only higher education institutions that get to test that technology to see how well it will work in a classroom, with students and faculty members submitting feedback to Cisco on how well they think it works and what may need to be changed.

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NMSU climate change speaker series hosts regional meteorologist

For 14 years, Jason Laney has worked for the National Weather Service in the El Paso/Santa Teresa area as a warning coordination meteorologist. In his role, he does his part to warn and educate the public about the dangers of extreme weather resulting from climate change.

Laney will give a talk about how the weather service is meeting the challenge of extreme weather head-on as part of the “Cambios Climate Change Speaker Series” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 9 at the Rio Grande Theatre at 211 N. Main Street. The presentation is free and open to the public.

The “Cambios Climate Change Speaker Series,” formerly known as the New Mexico State University Climate Change Education Seminar Series (NMSUCCESS), was launched in 2018 as an interdisciplinary series to bring a range of experts to NMSU and Las Cruces and promote informed discussion of the causes and consequences of climate change.

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