Non-Local News Releases
This category will feature news releases from out-of-area government agencies and representatives, as well as events that are not taking place in the four-county area of Grant, Catron, Hidalgo or Luna. For local events please visit Local News Releases.
NMSU graduate programs ranked in U.S. News & World Best Graduate Schools
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 25 April 2023 25 April 2023
Several graduate programs at New Mexico State University have been ranked in the top 200 among the 2024 Best Graduate Schools by U.S. News & World Report.
Some of the graduate program rankings include the College of Health, Education and Social Transformation, College of Engineering, College of Arts and Sciences, and more.
NMSU graduate programs ranked in the top 200 include:
- Chemistry: 150 (tie)
- Computer Science 135 (tie)
- Earth Sciences: 131 (tie)
- Economics: 130 (tie)
- Education: 121 (tie)
- Engineering: 140 (tie)
- English: 131 (tie)
Newest exhibit at New Mexico History Museum celebrates 100 years of New Mexico Magazine
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 24 April 2023 24 April 2023
“Enchantorama!” dives into the history of the country’s longest-standing state travel magazine
SANTA FE — As a centerpiece of New Mexico Magazine’s centennial anniversary, the New Mexico History Museum will host “Enchantorama! New Mexico Magazine Turns 100” to celebrate the past 100 years of the publication’s storytelling efforts.
Officially unveiled on April 14, “Enchantorama!” showcases how the magazine has evolved over the decades, along with coverage of key moments in history and New Mexico’s unique cultural celebrations. The exhibit includes interactive timelines, artifacts and vintage photography and artwork from the publication’s earliest days to the present, as well as a life-size office suite designed to resemble the sort of space in which New Mexico Magazine would have been written, edited, and designed during the midcentury. The exhibit is set to run through February 16, 2024.
New Mexico Youth Conservation Corps Commission Announces Funding Awards for 2023
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 24 April 2023 24 April 2023
40 Projects Will Employ and Train Youth
The New Mexico Youth Conservation Corps Commission (NMYCCC) announces funding for forty youth conservation and community programs in 2023. Awards totaling $4.3 million will be distributed to a variety of urban and rural entities in nineteen counties. Each program is locally based, employing crews of at least five youth. Altogether, about 650 New Mexico youth ages 14 - 25 will be hired in the areas where they live. The program is funded by governmental gross receipt taxes.
“The Commission is delighted to approve funding for nearly all the proposals submitted,” said Amanda Getchell Stevenson, YCC Commission Chair. “Youth sign up for the paycheck but get hooked by the YCC experience. They do projects with their peers they can be proud of their entire lives.”
Projects this year involve post-fire restoration in northern New Mexico and the Ruidoso area; design and installation of sculptures in Albuquerque, and murals in Silver City; inventory and mapping of acequias and dams; planning trails and events for outdoor recreation in Hidalgo County; improving trails in Lincoln, Otero, Bernalillo, and Los Alamos counties; improving forest, rangelands, and recreational areas in five national forests; monitoring ecological indicators in a variety of habitats; and building shade structures at the Punkin Chunkin field in Estancia.
NMSU to host listening sessions on future leadership May 1
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 24 April 2023 24 April 2023
New Mexico State University will host two listening sessions at the Corbett Center Student Union auditorium Monday, May 1, to gather input on what the university should look for in its next leader. The sessions will also be streamed online.
In December, the NMSU Board of Regents authorized and instructed the university’s administration to begin working with the board on a search process for the university’s next chancellor.
The first listening session will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. May 1. An evening session will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. May 1. Participants may also view and provide input via Zoom. The campus community and the general public are invited to participate in the sessions, which will also be recorded.
Additional listening sessions are being planned for sites around the state in the upcoming weeks. The NMSU Board of Regents plans to make sure the search is transparent and fully engages NMSU’s faculty, staff, students, alumni, donors, community members and other stakeholders across the region.
For more information, email regents@nmsu.edu.
New Mexico Celebrates Earth Day with New Federal Funds
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 21 April 2023 21 April 2023
Over $1.8 million delivered for Urban & Community Forestry programs
Santa Fe, NM – This Saturday, April 22, is Earth Day, and the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) Forestry Division is pleased to announce a two-part investment in urban and community forestry programs throughout the state.
“Earth Day is the ideal time to announce these investments in building sustainable communities,” said Alyssa O’Brien, Urban & Community Forester. “Trees in urban areas benefit a community in ways both seen and unseen. They provide shade and cooling, filtration for air and water, as well as necessary help with alleviating storm runoff. But they also provide clean, visually pleasing spaces for recreation and community gatherings; they can even help reduce the effects of crime.”
$1,875,000 in federal funding, made available through the Inflation Reduction Act, will help invigorate urban tree canopy access and improve the health and resilience of urban forest plantings across New Mexico.
Ahead of Earth Day, EMNRD launches Climate Policy Bureau
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 21 April 2023 21 April 2023
New unit will coordinate efforts toward building a sustainable future for all New Mexicans
SANTA FE, NM – Just ahead of Earth Day, the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) announces the launch of its new Climate Policy Bureau.
This new bureau is a part of ENMRD’s Energy Conservation Management Division (ECMD).
It will play an integral role in building New Mexico’s capacity to adapt to climate change by supporting interagency efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, grow the state’s green economy and develop and implement a statewide Climate Action Plan.
“Adding a Climate Policy Bureau formalizes and elevates our agency’s laser focus on addressing climate change in New Mexico,” said EMNRD Cabinet Secretary Sarah Cottrell Propst. “This group of experts will focus on strategies to reduce emissions and increase resilience across the state, while also supporting the governor’s interagency Climate Change Task Force,” said EMRD Secretary Sarah Cottrell Propst.
State completes in-person wellness checks for all 6,815 disabled clients
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 21 April 2023 21 April 2023
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) reports that it has completed its health and safety wellness checks for all 6,815 clients receiving services from the states’ Developmental Disabilities (DD) Waiver programs.
“This was a huge and necessary undertaking to visit in-person all 6,815 Wavier clients in a short period of time,” said Secretary Patrick Allen. “I’m very grateful for the help several agencies and many staff provided to get these visits done.”
The 6,815 in-person wellness visits were completed Wednesday, April 19, 2023. These visits have identified a total of 111 sites with possible concerns. Every one of these incidents is being fully investigated.
Of those 111 sites:
“Invest in Our Planet” Earth Day Celebration Dedicates New Water Treatment System and Breaks Ground for a New Water Well in Belen, NM
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 21 April 2023 21 April 2023
The two projects improve water safety and availability
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., April 21, 2023 – Today, in honor of Earth Day 2023, USDA Rural Development State Director Patricia Dominguez led the celebration in New Mexico to dedicate a new water treatment facility and break ground for a new water well in Belen, New Mexico.
During the celebration Dominguez said, “Investments made by Rural Development in Belen will guarantee better health and economic opportunities for this community now and into the future.”
Dominguez added, “These two projects are good examples how Rural development provides access to safe water in rural New Mexico and across America.”
The celebration in Belen coincided with other Earth Day events sponsored by USDA Rural Development across the nation.