Other NM universities announcements

New Mexico State University Global Campus is now accepting enrollments for the fall 2024 project management microlearning course, which begins Oct. 1.

Designed to meet the growing demand for certified project managers, this online course helps professionals achieve the prestigious Project Management Professional and Certified Associate in Project Management certifications. These certifications are essential for those looking to advance their careers, increase earning potential and gain recognition as experts in project management.

Known for decades as the "Voice of the Aggies," Jack Nixon is finishing his career strong with nearly 45 years behind the mic at thousands of New Mexico State University Athletics events. Nixon announced in August that the 2024-25 season will be his last in the booth calling Aggie games.

For those with an interest in Aggie sports history, Nixon's collection of audio tapes of those games holds a treasure trove of memories, so he's decided to donate them to the NMSU Library's Archives and Special Collections department. The tapes go as far back as 1976, and hold precious memories for Nixon, as well. He's called games for men's and women's basketball, baseball, softball, and volleyball over the years.

Identifying new and novel pests in southeastern New Mexico, as well as learning how to combat them, is one of the research goals of New Mexico State University's Agricultural Science Center in Artesia. The center's scientists will focus on that research, as well as cattle feeding and other topics, at this year's field day.

The event will take place from 3:30 to 7 p.m. Sept. 26 at the science center, located at 67 East Four Dinkus Road in Artesia, New Mexico. The event is free and open to the public. Dinner will be provided, and a children's activity will be offered.

Dave Lowry, interim research director of the center, said he hopes the field day will give attendees insight into how center faculty work to address issues currently plaguing farmers in eastern New Mexico and west Texas.

When researchers in Japan conducted an experiment with slime mold that mirrored the Tokyo railway system back in 2010, it sparked the emergence of a theory known as biologically inspired adaptive network design. A New Mexico State University graduate student used the slime mold model as part of his Ph.D. thesis to improve the way astronomers identify the largest scale structures in the universe, the "cosmic web."

Measuring the environmental density of galaxies isn't new, but the paper "Filaments of the Slime Mold Cosmic Web and How they Affect Galaxy Evolution," published in August's "Astrophysical Journal," outlines how Hasan changed one step in the existing research framework combining it with a new method using an algorithm based on the slime mold model.

PORTALES, NM – Sept. 16, 2024 – Eastern New Mexico University's Office of Hispanic Affairs celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month – Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 – with numerous events, speaking engagements, and music programs on campus.

First approved by U.S. President Lyndon Johnson as Hispanic Heritage Week in 1968 and expanded by President Ronald Reagan, National Hispanic Heritage Month was enacted into law in 1988 and is a time when citizens are encouraged to recognize the contributions of Hispanic Americans to this nation's history and culture.

New Mexico State University's College of Business will honor multiple alumni for outstanding career achievements and fostering ties within the business community at the 2024 Hall of Fame banquet.

This year, the event will take place at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Las Cruces Convention Center, 680 E. University Ave. Each year, the College of Business recognizes alumni who have distinguished themselves in their careers and contribute their success to the education received at NMSU.

Imagine 280 acres of untouched nature in the mountains of west-central New Mexico with rocks dating back to the age of the dinosaurs, 85 million years ago when an ocean split the North American Continent in half. A geologist's dream.

That's the Reynolds Field Station for Education and Science Research (RFS).

An agreement between New Mexico State University and the RFS allows NMSU geology students have access to the station for research, field courses and educational outreach. Thanks to founder A-Lan Reynolds, RFS provides the infrastructure that supports geology students in gaining these skills as they train to enter the workforce in resource exploration, resource management, environmental and geohazard identification and remediation, and research. The Reynolds Field Station will provide a comfortable place to sleep, with water, sanitation, food and a place for collaboration on interpretations in the evenings.

While New Mexico State University's Clayton Livestock Research Center usually showcases research during its annual field day event, this year's event will feature a number of new amenities, as well as an opportunity for the public to meet the center's new research director.

This year's field day will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 16 at the center, located at 15 NMSU Lane in Clayton, New Mexico.

Mozart Fonseca began his role as Clayton's research director in 2024 and is also an associate professor of animal and range sciences at NMSU. Coinciding with Fonseca's arrival at the center are a number of upgrades that have taken place through funding from the New Mexico Legislature.