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ENMU Students win awards

WAAAEEastern New Mexico University Students win awards at the Western Region American Association for Agriculture Education Conference

Portales, NM – Sept. 28, 2023 – Students from the Eastern New Mexico Agriculture Department traveled to Utah to present research and explore agricultural industries at the 2023 Western Region American Association for Agriculture Education Conference Sept. 18-20 in Logan, Utah.

ENMU Student Makenzie Drake won a Top 10 Innovative Poster on her project on “Determining Agricultural Literacy at a Small Sized Western Region University.”

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NMSU STEM+ Research Education Institute to promote campus, community collaboration

A new research institute at New Mexico State University will bring together experts in science, technology, engineering and math education from across campus to develop and evaluate innovative approaches for STEM education from kindergarten through graduate levels.


 
The STEM+ Research Education Institute is led in the interim by Patricia Sullivan, associate dean for outreach and recruitment in the NMSU College of Engineering with a joint appointment in the NMSU Office of Research, Creativity and Economic Development as director for workforce and strategic engagement; Wanda Bulger-Tamez, director of the NMSU STEM Outreach Center; and Michèle Shuster, professor in the NMSU Department of Biology and interim associate dean for research in the College of Arts and Sciences. Ultimately, the institute will be led by a permanent director.

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ENMU Department of Theatre and Digital Filmmaking presents “The Clean House”

CleanHouseEastern New Mexico University Department of Theatre and Digital Filmmaking presents “The Clean House” October 5-8, 2023.

Portales, NM – Sept. 28, 2023 – ENMU’s Department of Theatre and Digital Filmmaking proudly presents “The Clean House” by Sarah Ruhl, a romantic comedy about loss, love, change, and redemption.

“The Clean House” premiered at Yale Repertory Theatre in 2004, directed by Bill Rauch. It opened Off-Broadway at Lincoln Center Theater's Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre in 2006. The Clean House was the winner of the 2004 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

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Germany-Based mtex Brings Investments

Germany-Based mtex Brings Investments in Technology, Engineering, Machining to Albuquerque

State and city funds assist high-tech telescope and antenna company expand to New Mexico

LEIPZIG, Germany – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Mayor Tim Keller and mtex Antenna Technology USA announced Thursday the antenna and telescope technology company will open a facility in Albuquerque to fulfill obligations to North American customers, including the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge, MA.

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State Police Checkpoints and Saturation Patrols in Counties across the State in October 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 October 2023.

We are bringing awareness to these events to reduce impaired driving-related fatalities through continued media attention and intensive advertising.

These checkpoints are helping to change society's attitude about driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs.

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Helicopters to land on NMSU’s Pride Field for Air Force ROTC career fair

When you hear the helicopter blades overhead at New Mexico State University next month, it will signal that the university’s U.S. Air Force ROTC cadets’ career day will soon be underway.


 
"I plan to take advantage of the variety of experiences so I can not only learn more about careers, but also infer from leadership styles to refine my own method of leading to better the Air Force and the people around me,” said cadet Nicholas Cardona, a junior mechanical engineering major.

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NM State Parks announces changes in services for upcoming fall and winter seasons

Santa Fe, NM – Following a long-established practice, the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, State Parks Division announces seasonal changes to services within state parks, including changes to operational hours and some comfort stations. The seasonal changes vary by park and begin as soon as October 1st. Always check the website before traveling to a State Park for park-specific operational information.

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Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekendstories of success

Santa Fe, NM – This month, hundreds of young, impressionable minds descended upon State Parks across the country and in New Mexico for the 5th Annual National Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekend. This year’s theme was “Stewardship, let’s show the love” and it was a great success!

The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department State Parks Division partnered with Girl Scouts USA to assist scouts in activities required to earn the Girl Scouts Love the Outdoors Challenge Patch among several other patches that were earned over the weekend of September 9th and 10th.

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