Other NM universities announcements

Through New Mexico State University's Fashion Merchandising and Design program, undergraduate student Lizbeth Nuñez learned the intricacies of custom boot-making and the importance of craftsmanship – and earned an internship to boot.

"This internship opportunity at Rocketbuster Handmade Custom Boots allowed me to develop valuable skills such as attention to detail, project management and working with a team of wonderful individuals," she said. "Moreover, working closely with passionate professionals has inspired me to pursue a career that values creativity and precision."

New Mexico State University biology assistant professor Adriana Romero Olivares is among women from around the world featured in the book titled "Determined to be Extraordinary: Spectacular Stories of Modern Women in STEM."

The book reveals the personal stories of 27 active female scientists who have overcome hurdles to achieve success. The women are from a range of backgrounds, ethnicities, classes and cultures.

"I grew up with my family and no scientists nearby, just my parents not really knowing that you could pursue a career in science, that I could become a biologist," Romero Olivares said. "But I had experiences during my childhood that maybe subconsciously played a crucial role in me appreciating the environment and feeling very protective of it."

Portales, NM – Dec. 13, 2024 – The Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents affirmed the ENMU Administration's November recommendation of a zero percent tuition and fee increase for ENMU students for the 25-26 school year.

With continued substantial state support, strong enrollment, and improved retention of students, another zero percent tuition and fee structure was made possible.

A Southwest Border Cultures Institute (SBCI) grant last year gave a much-needed boost to support Julia Smith's efforts to restore and digitize the films of the late Orville Wanzer, a pioneering yet under-recognized filmmaker from the 60s, 70s and 80s whose influence helped shape the evolution of "the modern western" and independent avant-garde cinema in the United States, particularly in the borderland region.

Wanzer was hired as a New Mexico State University English professor in 1959. He also taught photography, film history and created the first filmmaking program at NMSU. Wanzer died in 2019 at age 88.

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.