Other NM universities announcements

Award-winning actor Eric Roberts, a veteran of more than 700 films, will give a talk to film students at New Mexico State University, Roberts is in the holiday romantic comedy "Santa's Cousin," directed by New Mexico State University Creative Media Institute Professor Ross Marks, with participation by dozens of NMSU film students. The film premiers Dec. 4 at the Allen Theatres Cineport 10.

Actor Eric Roberts and film students at NMSU

A team of researchers led by a New Mexico State University professor crisscrossed "Sky Island" mountain ranges in southern New Mexico and Arizona this fall in search of wild tepary beans.

Richard Pratt, a professor of plant breeding and genetics in NMSU's Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, oversaw the excursion as part of a two-year research project funded by the Agricultural Research Service, a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Portales, NM – December 3, 2024 – Former ENMU Greyhound Football Players Steve Loy and Michael Sinclair have been elected to the New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame. Loy and Sinclair are the first former Greyhound football players to be inducted into the New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame.

"ENMU is proud to have been a part of these outstanding gentlemen's educational and professional journeys," said ENMU Chancellor James Johnston. "Their careers and achievements on and off the field are models for our Greyhound family. On behalf of ENMU, I extend congratulations to Coach Loy and Mr. Sinclair on this most deserved honor."

A $2.5 million National Science Foundation award will fund New Mexico State University, MIT and Boston College researchers' efforts to produce AI education materials that are age and developmentally appropriate for students in K-12 schools.

For the next three years, MIT, Boston College, NMSU's College of Arts and Sciences and NMSU's School of Teacher Preparation, Administration and Leadership will collaborate to design and pilot test learning activities and assessments to increase students' understanding of artificial intelligence concepts.

November 26, 2024 – Portales, NM – The Eastern New Mexico University Department of Music is proud to present their annual holiday concert on Thursday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m. in the Campus Union Building Ballroom.

This annual family fun event features all ensembles from the ENMU music program, along with faculty performers, for a winter concert of holiday favorites and a few fresh delights.

"Please join the Department of Music students and faculty as we present our annual holiday gift to the community," said Dustin Seifert, director of bands. "There is definitely something for everyone in this year's program. We hope you will join us for our most popular event of the year!"

For the past 20 years, the Learning Games Lab at New Mexico State University has been using innovative ways of helping youth and adults learn new content.

"Innovation is in our department name," said Barbara Chamberlin, department head of Innovative Media Research and Extension in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. "We build on the innovation of the faculty we work with, whether that's in research, teaching or Extension."

The department has created interactive games and programs since the early 1990s, when Jeanne Gleason, now professor emeritus, developed some of the first games and interactives in the national land-grant system.

Forage growers in the Southwest face a number of challenges, including drought, pests and weeds, among other issues that threaten crops. The 2025 Southwest Hay and Forage Conference, hosted by New Mexico State University's College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences and the New Mexico Hay Association, will provide more information to address those challenges.

The conference will take place Jan. 22-24 at the Ruidoso Convention Center, 111 Sierra Blanca Drive, in Ruidoso, New Mexico. Among the topics to be presented at the conference include "Alfalfa and Drought: Mitigating Profit Losses," "Alfalfa IPM and Pesticide Loss," "Late Season Decline: A New Disease in Corn," Sorghum Grass Herbicides and Other Technologies," "Stem Nematode in New Mexico," and "Economics of Good Soil Health: What it Costs Your Operation NOT to Test." Additional topics include "Regenerative Agriculture: Separating Fact from Fiction," and "Alfalfa-Corn Interseeding: Can it Work?" There will also be industry updates, and participants will have the opportunity to speak directly to consultants, industry representatives, researchers and specialists.

The New Mexico State University community, along with the greater Las Cruces community, will have a chance to welcome NMSU's incoming president Valerio Ferme during a public reception next week.

The reception will be from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Dec. 5 at the University Art Museum, 1308 E. University Avenue. Refreshments will be served. Parking will be available near the museum, Kent Hall and at the NMSU Bookstore.

"We are excited to host this opportunity for our community members to meet Dr. Ferme," said NMSU Regent Chair Ammu Devasthali. "We are sure that under his leadership, NMSU will continue to be a positive community partner and make great achievements by working together."