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NMSU professor to turn humble hero’s life story into a film

Canaan Bower was a 16-year-old powerhouse wrestler in 2020. The Mayfield High School junior from Las Cruces suddenly grabbed headlines across the country and around the world for his daring rescue of a mother and her children from a would-be kidnapper.


 
Just two years later, he would be gone, killed in a traffic accident.


 
Ross Marks, a New Mexico State University film professor in the Creative Media Institute, will preserve Bower’s story in a film about him titled “Canaan.” Marks and his colleagues believe in sharing the humanity and inspiration of real heroes. The film will go beyond Bower’s fearlessness in taking down an attacker in the middle of a convenience store and pinning him to the ground until police arrived, to reveal the teenager’s true character and humble approach to heroism.

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2023 Forgotten Heroes Funeral For The Unclaimed Cremains of Fifty-Two Veterans 

2023 Forgotten Heroes Funeral For The Unclaimed Cremains of Fifty-Two Veterans 

Thursday, Sep. 28

(9 a.m.) Albuquerque/Calvary Church

4001 Osuna Rd. NE

(11 a.m.) Santa Fe National Cemetery

(501 North Guadalupe St.) 

(SANTA FE)— The unclaimed cremated remains of 52 military veterans will be laid to rest at the 2023 Forgotten Heroes Funeralon September 28.

 A brief memorial ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. at the Albuquerque Calvary Church located at 4001 Osuna Road NE.

Following the ceremony, the 52 urns will be loaded into two hearses, which will depart with a law enforcement/service agency motorcycle escort for the Santa Fe National Cemetery, at 501 North Guadalupe Street, for an 11 a.m. funeral service and burial.

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NMSU celebrates Latinx Heritage Month with series of events

New Mexico State University is known for being a designated Hispanic-serving institution and recognizes the importance of celebrating Hispanic Heritage month by educating and bringing awareness to those values representing the university’s diversity. 


 
Chicano Programs will host the Latinx Heritage Month series with a list of virtual and in-person events the NMSU community can attend during the month of September and October. 


 
Upcoming Events 

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ENMU Recognized in U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges Rankings for 2024

Portales, NM–Sept. 18, 2023– Eastern New Mexico University earned status as a U.S. News and World Report “Best College” because of its excellent standing in the recently published 2024 Best College Rankings.

Eastern New Mexico was ranked 70th of 114 in the social mobility category for regional Universities in the West. Social Mobility rankings focus on economically disadvantaged students who are less likely than others to finish college, even when controlling for other characteristics.

Universities recognized in this category are more successful than others at advancing social mobility by enrolling and graduating large proportions of disadvantaged students awarded with Pell Grants. Most of these federal grants are awarded to students whose adjusted gross family incomes are under $50,000.

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NMSU ranks in 2024 U.S. News Best Colleges

New Mexico State University has once again been recognized this year in the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings.  


 
NMSU earned multiple spots on the list of 2024 Best Colleges rankings. This includes being listed in the top 300 overall rankings (tied 296), among seven other universities. NMSU also was listed on the top public schools ranking (tied 159) and in top performers in social mobility ranking (tied 245).

 
 
As for best undergraduate programs, NMSU earned spots in engineering (tied 135), nursing (tied 154), computer science (tied 167), economics (tied 201), psychology (tied 203) and business (tied 244).  

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History-making NMSU Extension agent to be inducted into national agricultural hall of fame

Fabiola Cabeza de Baca, the first Spanish-speaking agent to serve in New Mexico State University’s Cooperative Extension Service who became one of the state’s foremost educators and cultural authorities of the 20th century, will be inducted into the National Agricultural Center’s Hall of Fame in October.


 
Cabeza de Baca will join the ranks of other illustrious figures who have made outstanding contributions to American agriculture, including George Washington Carver, Thomas Jefferson, Eli Whitney and another famous New Mexico resident with ties to NMSU, Fabián García, who became the first Hispanic member inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2020. The induction ceremony will take place Oct. 5 at the National Agricultural Center in Bonner Springs, Kansas.

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State Economic Development Funds Support Business Incubators

Small grants create jobs and revenue

SANTA FE, N.M. - The New Mexico Economic Development Department invested $200,000 in four certified business incubator facilities resulting in new businesses, new jobs, new revenue and payroll, increased capacity, and rural outreach, Deputy Secretary Jon Clark announced today.

Nearly 200 businesses received assistance resulting in millions of dollars in new payroll and gross receipts. With the state funding the incubators were also able to invest in new equipment that will enhance their ability to provide virtual services and training. The investment supports the agency's goal to create a statewide ecosystem of business development services, as identified in EDD’s 20-year strategic economic development plan.

According to national statistics, businesses that start in an incubator are twice as likely to succeed as those that do not. Business incubators provide space at below-market rates, training, services, and mentoring. They need financial support to do this.

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Gov. Lujan Grisham updates public health order focused on combating gun violence

ALBUQUERQUE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued an updated public health order today outlining additional measures to combat gun violence in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County. The governor made the announcement in Albuquerque alongside state legislative leadership and public safety officials Friday.

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