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 researcher: Depression increases risk of death among diabetics
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- Published: 26 October 2023 26 October 2023
In a newly published study, a New Mexico State University researcher found that depression can cause premature death among adults in the United States diagnosed with diabetes.
Jagdish Khubchandani, a professor of public health sciences at NMSU, conducted the study with Srikanta Banerjee of Walden University to understand the long-term impacts of depression in American adults living with Type 2 diabetes – an area they said lacked research.
Heinrich, Fetterman, Warnock Introduce Legislation
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- Published: 26 October 2023 26 October 2023
Heinrich, Fetterman, Warnock Introduce Legislation to Help End Childhood Hunger
The Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act would permanently increase federal reimbursement levels for school meals
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, John Fetterman (D-Pa.), and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) introduced the Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act, legislation to make it easier for students to access quality, nutritious school meals. The bill permanently increases the federal reimbursement level for school meals to help address funding challenges, enhance menus, and increase access to locally grown food.
Australian-based Star Scientific chooses New Mexico
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- Published: 25 October 2023 25 October 2023
Australian-based Star Scientific chooses New Mexico for North American expansion
Albuquerque to be center for clean hydrogen research and manufacturing, create 200 jobs
SYDNEY, Australia - New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Star Scientific Ltd. Global Group Chair Andrew Horvath announced today that the Australia-based green hydrogen research and development company has chosen New Mexico as the location for its first North American operation.
Star Scientific formalized the announcement by signing a Letter of Intent with Gov. Lujan Grisham at the Sustainable Energy Council’s Asia-Pacific Hydrogen Summit and Exhibition in Sydney on Thursday.
Paul Weir Steps Down as ENMU Director of Athletics
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- Published: 25 October 2023 25 October 2023
Portales, N.M. – October 25, 2023 –Dr. Paul Weir has announced he is stepping down as the Eastern New Mexico University Director of Athletics, effective December 1, 2023, to assume a leadership position at Abilene Christian University Athletics in Abilene, Texas.
“Thank you Greyhounds! I am so grateful to everyone in our community who has supported my family and me for the past three years. Moving to this part of the state was a blessing I will cherish forever,” said Paul Weir, ENMU Director of Athletics. “Dr. Caldwell and Dustin Seifert, thank you, and thank you again for believing in me enough to bring me here. Good luck to our fantastic athletes, coaches, and staff, who have done and will continue to do amazing things for ENMU. To Dr Johnston and this wonderful place, I will continue to cheer for the absolute best future imaginable. God Bless and Go Greyhounds.”
41st Annual Jewelry Sale at NMSU offers unique jewelry handmade by art students
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- Published: 25 October 2023 25 October 2023
Catholicism, the medieval period and the stars in the sky have one thing in common: they were sources of inspiration for some of the artists whose works are in this year’s 41st annual jewelry sale.
Isabel Solorza is a student in the jewelry and metalsmithing program at New Mexico State University. Her handmade jewelry depicts religious imagery with a style influenced by gothic cathedrals.
Solorza used a laser cutter and heat to carefully create the details found in her acrylic rings, earrings and bracelets.
NMSU builds line up of licensed products with new sweet treats
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- Published: 25 October 2023 25 October 2023
The list of licensed products owned by New Mexico State University just got a little sweeter, with the latest addition of a brand-new cookie, Pistol Pete’s Pecan Treats.
New Mexico State Athletics collaborated with Snugglecubs Cookies, a family-owned business from Albuquerque, and cookie enthusiasts can expect to get a taste of its New Mexican-grown pecans and milk chocolate morsels.
"This collaboration with NM State Athletics to help support student-athletes perfectly aligns with the vision of Snugglecubs Cookies when I created the company five years ago,” said Suzanne Slauson, founder of Snugglecubs Cookies. “Our goal has always been to create cookies that bring people together, evoke comfort and joy, and celebrate as a family. With this partnership, we get to do just that while supporting the amazing student-athletes at NMSU. We can't wait to share this special cookie with Aggie fans everywhere."
State Police Checkpoints and Saturation Patrols November 2023
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- Published: 25 October 2023 25 October 2023
State Police Checkpoints and Saturation Patrols in Counties across the State in November 2023
Statewide, NM - State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols, and registration, insurance, and driver's license checkpoints in all New
Mexico counties during November 2023.
We are bringing awareness to these events to reduce impaired driving-related fatalities through continued media attention and intensive advertising.
NM Mortgage Finance Authority’s Homeownership Programs
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- Published: 25 October 2023 25 October 2023
New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority’s Homeownership Programs provide millions of dollars in funding to help New Mexicans purchase affordable homes
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Thousands of New Mexicans’ dreams of owning a home have become a reality thanks to the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority’s (MFA’s) homeownership programs. In fiscal year 2022 alone, MFA helped 1,844 New Mexico households purchase a home through its down payment assistance programs, amounting to over $19.7 million in funding.
According to MFA’s New Mexico Housing Strategy released last year, MFA has helped over 66,000 people become homeowners since its inception in 1975. A key initiative identified in the housing strategy focuses on expanding homeownership opportunities across the state, allowing New Mexicans to build and pass on wealth to their families. MFA offers various programs for first-time and non-first-time homebuyers in support of this initiative.