Other NM universities announcements

Three months into his job as a student firefighter for New Mexico State University's Fire Department, Arath Ronquillo responded to a fateful incident that helped pave his way to earning a bachelor's degree in nursing.

Ronquillo will be among a class of more than 1,200 students who receive degrees this week at NMSU.

NMSU will host a commencement ceremony for recipients of master's and doctoral degrees at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, at the Pam American Center, followed by a separate ceremony for recipients of bachelor's degrees at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, also at the Pam American Center.

With the U.S. geospatial analytics market projected to grow by about 10% annually, reaching approximately $17 billion in 2029, New Mexico State University's Department of Geography and Environmental Studies is stepping up to meet the challenge.

The department is launching a fully online Master of Science degree in Geographic Information Science and Technology (GIS&T), set to welcome its first cohort in Fall 2025. Offered through the NMSU Global Campus, the program is designed to meet the needs of working professionals and recent graduates.

Suicides among children and adolescents in the United States continue to rise at alarming rates. A new study co-authored by a New Mexico State University researcher estimates that thousands of years of life are lost due to suicides among American Indian and Alaska Native children.

Jagdish Khubchandani, a professor of public health at NMSU, published the findings of his latest study in the October 2024 edition of the Journal of Community Health.

Using data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Khubchandani and his research team found that a total of 257 adolescents died of suicide between 2015 and 2021, a majority of which involved males and older American Indian and Alaska Native adolescents. The most common methods of suicide were suffocation and firearms.

New Mexico State University's Arrowhead Center has been awarded $1 million in funding from the United States Department of Energy to advance its clean energy accelerator.

The Department of Energy's Office of Technology Transitions announced the Phase 2 winners of the Energy Program for Innovation Clusters Round 3 Dec. 5. Each of the five winners will receive $1 million in federal funding as part of a three-year cooperative agreement with OTT.

New Mexico State University broke ground Friday on two construction projects that support the College of Health, Education and Social Transformation's mission to grow the allied health workforce and address health disparities across New Mexico.

The work includes an expansion of O'Donnell Hall that will add more than 15,000 square feet of new space to the existing building, originally built in 1968. The addition will house the Kinesiology and Communication Disorders departments and feature state-of-the-art, multidisciplinary labs and an anatomy classroom.

Portales, NM – Dec 6, 2024 – Eastern New Mexico University welcomes graduates and their families to the Steve Loy Family Foundation Arena on the ENMU campus on Saturday, December 14 at 10 a.m. to celebrate their academic achievements as part of the one hundred forty-seventh commencement ceremony.

"Commencement is always a special occasion. It allows us to celebrate our graduates' achievements with their family and friends," said James Johnston, ENMU Chancellor. "I look forward to conferring degrees and sending more outstanding Greyhounds into their chosen careers."

While New Mexico has built a strong economy on several of its best-known crops like chile and pecans, NMSU researchers are taking a closer look at non-traditional crops that may be adaptable to the state's climates and regions – and how these crops may impact the state's economy.

Saeid Zehtab Salmasi, the research director of New Mexico State University's Sustainable Agriculture Science Center at Alcalde, is leading one such project. Last fall, Salmasi and his team successfully harvested flowers from about 2,000 saffron corms planted in hoop houses and open fields. He is now assessing the viability of saffron production in northern New Mexico.

A variety of dance styles – from contemporary, tap and jazz, to cha-cha, salsa and flamenco – will be on display during the New Mexico State University Dance Program's 2024 Fall Dance Concert beginning tonight through Sunday.

The first performance will be at 7 p.m. tonight at Rentfrow Hall, 3165 Williams Ave., on the NMSU Las Cruces campus. Additional performances will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, and Saturday, Dec. 7, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8. Tickets may be purchased at https://m.bpt.me/event/6490655.