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Governor Lujan Grisham to lead clean hydrogen trade mission to Australia  

SYDNEY, Australia – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will lead a business and trade mission to Australia on Sunday to participate in the Asia Pacific Hydrogen 2023 Summit and meet with manufacturing companies interested in expanding to New Mexico. 

The governor will make an economic development announcement around clean hydrogen during the mission. At the summit, she will speak on a panel titled “Regional Collaboration & Trade from Asia-Pacific to the World” on October 26. The governor will also meet with several Australian and regional public officials and business leaders one-on-one. 

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2023 New Mexico Veterans Business Summit

Entrepreneurial-Minded Veterans, Service Members, and Spouses Invited to Attend

October 31 - November 1
8 a.m. – 4 p.m. both days
Las Cruces/New Mexico State University Corbett Center Student Union
1780 E. University Ave.

Las Cruces—Registration is open for the 2023 New Mexico Veterans Business Summit on October 31 & November 1 in Las Cruces at the New Mexico State University Corbett Center Student Union.

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Governor’s Organized Crime Commission meets with Mexican officials

SANTA FE – Leadership from the Organized Crime Commission established by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham met with officials in Sonora, Mexico, this week to evaluate ways the two states can work together to combat human, drug and gun trafficking.  

Commission leadership attended a meeting with Sonora Governor Alfonso Durazo Montaño and his Security Cabinet. Governor Durazo stated that Sonora is ready to tackle cross-border crime between New Mexico and Sonora to protect the public safety of both states and the border region.

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Traffic Report for week of October 22 to 29, 2023.

In all construction zones, motorists are asked to reduce speed, obey posted signs, and use extreme caution, as well as continue to be cautious of heavy equipment and construction personnel in the area. PLEASE NOTE: Conditions are subject to change without notice. Double fines for speeding in work zones may be in effect.

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NMSU professor, film students making feature-length film, looking for extras

The Creative Media Institute is building on its reputation to make southern New Mexico a Mecca for filmmaking with the latest project by New Mexico State University professor Ross Marks.


 
Marks is teaching a class this semester where his students are making a full-length feature film titled “The Santa Assist,” starring Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominated actor Eric Roberts. The film also stars Eliza Roberts, Johnathan Stoddard and Alexandra Harris.

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Construction Update: Crews to Shift Traffic to Temporary Configuration

Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 to Prepare for Switch to Phase 3 On I-25 Bridge Replacement Project in Williamsburg
Update as of October 20, 2023

See PDF flyer below:

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NMSU alum’s new gallery to display fellow art alum’s work

Nathan Smith, a local photographer and artist, was able to earn bachelor’s and master’s degrees of fine arts at New Mexico State University thanks to a full academic scholarship and his dedicated art professors.


 
Now he is a Las Cruces business owner, paying it forward and helping other alums to show their artwork. Smith recently opened a gallery in Mesilla called Casa Otro, a passion project he sees as a “refuge for creative contemplation centered on what unites rather than separates us.”

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Correction-disclaimer:NMSU launches new nurse anesthesiology program

Correction and disclaimer from NMSU: The program admitted 24 students to its generic DNP program in August 2023 and those students will matriculate into the nurse anesthesiology specialty after program accreditation is obtained. The NMSU Nurse Anesthesiology program is pursuing initial accreditation by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA), 10275 W. Higgins Rd., Suite 906, Rosemont, IL 60018-5603; (847) 655-1160, https://www.coacrna.org/. The Nurse Anesthesiology program is undertaking capability review and is planning for an accreditation decision in October 2023. Applying for accreditation does not guarantee that accreditation will be granted.

New Mexico State University now houses the only program in New Mexico that trains students for one of the most in-demand health care professions in the United States.


 
The Doctor of Nursing Practice in nurse anesthesiology is the newest advanced nursing degree offered by the NMSU School of Nursing in the College of Health, Education and Social Transformation. The three-year program trains baccalaureate-prepared registered nurses to become CRNAs, or certified registered nurse anesthetists.

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