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ENMU Hosts 25th Annual Cynthia Irwin-Williams Lectureship

Portales, NM – February 27, 2024 – The Eastern New Mexico University Department of Anthropology and Applied Archaeology hosts its 25th annual Cynthia Irwin-Williams Lectureship at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 29, in room 110 of the Art and Anthropology Building.

The featured guest speaker will be Dr. Kristina Baines, Associate Professor of Anthropology at CUNY Guttman Community College and Director of Anthropology for Cool Anthropology. Baines will present on “Heritage in the Body: Sensory Ecologies of Health Practice in Times of Change.”  Baines will share how members of two Belizean indigenous communities, the Maya and the Garifuna, maintain and adapt heritage practices through changes in Belize and after migration to urban cities in the US.

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Martínez to Convene Law Enforcement, Elected Leaders, Community Advocates

Speaker Martínez to Convene Law Enforcement, Elected Leaders, Community Advocates

on Public Safety and Behavioral Health Solutions 

Albuquerque, N.M. - Today, New Mexico House Speaker Javier Martínez announced that he will convene law enforcement officials, state and city leaders, and community advocates to develop carefully vetted policy solutions to improve public safety and address mental and behavioral health needs in Albuquerque and throughout New Mexico. 

This working group will build on the progress made by leaders from law enforcement, city and county agencies, faith communities, and advocacy organizations who held a series of meetings last summer to address youth involvement in gun violence. 

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2023 Statewide Best Project Awarded to District One

DEMING – The Best Project Program Award recognizes projects that are developed and constructed by NMDOT District personnel. The planning and coordination during a project are examples of the skills and knowledge that the men and women of the department provide every day to all constituents. The magnitude, complexity, coordination, and teamwork are significant to this recognition.

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Heinrich, Colleagues Call for Legislative Solution to Protect Access to Medicare Services

 WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) called on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to advance a legislative solution to support access to Medicare services by avoiding a devastating cut to provider reimbursement rates 

Medicare physician payments were cut by 3.4% on January 1, 2024. The rising cost of practicing medicine has led some health care professionals to limit the number of Medicare patients they serve and exacerbated the already severe health care provider shortage 

“It is anticipated that these cuts will be felt hardest by smaller, independent practices, like those in rural and underserved areas that continue to face significant health care access challenges.,” Heinrich and colleagues wrote. “The most important step that Congress can take to create stability in the Medicare program is to address the cut to Medicare payments. We as policymakers must ensure that healthcare providers who treat Medicare patients continue to have the necessary financial support to care for our nation’s seniors.” 

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Winston Patrol from District One Awarded

Winston Patrol from District One Awarded the Ben Lopez Memorial Best Statewide Patrol for 2023

DEMING – Winston Patrol from District One was recently awarded the statewide recognition for the Ben Lopez Memorial Best Patrol of 2023. The Winston Patrol competed against the five other districts for this recognition. 

Winston Patrol crew members: Supervisor Clint Garza, Kegan Garrett, Caleb Young, Tino Luna and Area Maintenace Supervisor Curtis Jandt.

Judges travel around the state to all the patrols nominated for this award, scoring patrols on overall cleanliness, organization, equipment, and roadways.

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NMSU Graduate School to host Three Minute Thesis competition

Condensing hours of research into short, easily understandable presentations, students in New Mexico State University’s Graduate School have an opportunity to improve their scientific communication skills in a competition on March 1.  

The Three-Minute Thesis competition will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, Mar. 1, in Domenici Hall, room 109. The competition challenges graduate students to present their research or creative scholarship work in three minutes or less in a manner that a general audience can understand, helping them hone their oral communication skills.  

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NMSU Borderlands and Ethnic Studies department to unveil new research center

The Department of Borderlands and Ethnic Studies at New Mexico State University will showcase its new research center as part of Research and Creativity Week at NMSU.

Faculty members from the department known as BEST will come together Wednesday, Feb. 28, to unveil their new center and discuss several current projects that highlight their mission to decolonize research. The event begins at 10 a.m. in the BEST offices on the second floor of Garcia Center. 

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EMNRD’s Harold Trujillo Named 2024 Engineer of The Year

TrujilloHNM Society of Professional Engineers award recognizes outstanding contributions to the profession and community

SANTA FE, NM – The New Mexico Society of Professional Engineers (NMSPE) named Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources (EMNRD) employee Harold Trujillo Outstanding Engineer for 2024. This award recognizes outstanding contributions to the engineering profession and community service.  

Trujillo is the Energy Technology & Engineering Bureau Chief for EMNRD’s Energy, Conservation and Management Division (ECMD), the New Mexico State Energy Office. While the award designates Trujillo the top engineer for the current year, it also recognizes his long and distinguished EMRD career, which began on November 1, 1979.

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