Non-Local News Releases
This category will feature news releases from out-of-area government agencies and representatives, as well as events that are not taking place in the four-county area of Grant, Catron, Hidalgo or Luna. For local events please visit Local News Releases.
NMSU business students explore national lab careers
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- Published: 05 May 2023 05 May 2023
Students and a professor from New Mexico State University’s College of Business visited the Los Alamos National Laboratory earlier this spring. Students from the Las Cruces campus were able to explore job opportunities, and LANL employees, who are part of NMSU’s online MBA cohort, received in-person instruction.
In March, Dwight Kealy, college professor of business law in the Department of Finance and interim MBA director, traveled to Los Alamos to meet and teach some of his online MBA students at the national lab. He was joined by seven NMSU students, both undergraduate and graduate, from Las Cruces who are interested in LANL job opportunities, and Cecelia Carrasco, MBA adviser.
“Together, we received an amazing tour of the 40-square-mile facility with over 15,000 employees committed to solving national security challenges,” Kealy said.
Traffic Alert : White Sands Missile Range - US 70 Roadblock
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- Published: 05 May 2023 05 May 2023
LAS CRUCES - The New Mexico Department of Transportation District One office (NMDOT) along with White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) have posted an alert for Monday, May 8, 2023.
US 70 will be blocked two times beginning at 6:25 a.m. and the second block will begin at 7:55 a.m. lasting approximately 1 hour each. The block will be located at 'BLUE Block' (2 miles east of the access road - Mile Marker 172) and at 'BROWN Block' (Mile Marker 192). Nike Avenue will also be impacted by this block; however, San Augustine Pass and Las Cruces Gate will remain open.
All roadblocks are subject to change without notice, please call WSMR at 575-678-2221/2222 for updates or go to New Mexico Department of Transportation: www.nmroads.com or call 511.
Department of Health notification regarding decedent information
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- Published: 05 May 2023 05 May 2023
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) is notifying the public, out of an abundance of caution, about an incident that could have compromised some information regarding decedent health information.
On March 6, 2023, DOH discovered a spreadsheet containing information about individual deaths in New Mexico had been sent to a journalist requesting such information subject to the Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA). The spreadsheet contained some protected health information about every death in New Mexico from January 2020 through December 2021. The information released did not include names, birthdates, addresses, or contact information of anyone.
As a result of this incident, DOH urges individuals to be alert for any financial or other activity done in the name of a recently deceased person in their family.
JOINT RELEASE: Applications Open for Legislative Finance Committee Director
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- Published: 05 May 2023 05 May 2023
LFC Director plays key role in budget development and agency oversight
Santa Fe, NM - The Legislative Finance Committee, with bi-partisan leadership from the New Mexico House and Senate, has opened a national search for a new Director of the state’s Legislative Finance Committee (LFC), following the announcement that longtime LFC Director David Abbey will retire at the end of May.
As the Legislature’s primary fiscal advisor, the Director leads the annual budget recommendation process and the oversight of state agencies for the non-partisan Legislative Finance Committee. The Director manages a staff of analysts, economists, and researchers, organizes interim committee hearings, and oversees the development of reports on agency progress, policy issues, and the fiscal impact of proposed legislation. The Director also helps facilitate collaboration between parties and chambers in establishing the state’s budget.
PNM, Navajo Nation leaders, Navajo Technical University and San Juan College Presidents honor scholarship graduates
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- Published: 04 May 2023 04 May 2023
Students funded through $1.5M PNM scholarship
(Farmington, NM) – Through a $1.5M PNM scholarship contribution, a special joint ceremony was held on Wednesday, May 3, where Dr. Buu Nygren, President of the Navajo Nation and leaders with PNM, San Juan College, and the Navajo Technical University honored 15 PNM-Navajo Nation Workforce Training scholarship recipients who will be graduating during the 2022-2023 school year.
The program is designed to ensure that New Mexico and the Four Corners area have the trained workforce needed for existing and emerging jobs, and that members of the Navajo Nation are well positioned to meet the need. The PNM-Navajo Nation Workforce Training Initiative was established in 2013 when PNM and the Navajo Nation partnered with Navajo Technical University in Crownpoint, New Mexico, and San Juan College in Farmington, New Mexico, to develop and administer the program on behalf of PNM and the Navajo Nation.
Washing your hands is one of the easiest ways to stay healthy
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- Published: 04 May 2023 04 May 2023
SANTA FE – It is easy, inexpensive and has stood the test of time to be one of the most effective ways to avoid getting sick and can even add years to our lives: washing our hands.
Tomorrow, Friday, May 5, is World Hand Hygiene Day, a global public health day to help keep everyone aware about the health benefits of washing your hands. Whether at home, work, school or health care setting, washing hands makes a difference in protecting you and those around you from getting sick.
“It sounds like a no-brainer, but there was a time where ‘wash your hands’ was once controversial medical advice,” said New Mexico Department of Health Secretary Patrick M. Allen. “Today, there’s years and years of proof that it not only prevents illness but can save lives.”
History points to two people essential to everyone’s understanding of the importance of washing our hands: Ignaz Semmelweis, a Hungarian doctor in the 1840s, discovered both medical staff and patients were less likely to get sick or die from illnesses caused by cross-contamination of germs after they started routinely washing their hands.
NMSU students take top prize in NAMA agricultural marketing competition
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- Published: 04 May 2023 04 May 2023
A group of New Mexico State University students bet big on freeze-dried salsa and came out on top in a two-day competition organized by the National Agri-Marketing Association.
NMSU’s NAMA chapter placed first in NAMA’s 2023 Student Marketing Competition, held last week in St. Louis, outperforming more than two dozen schools from the United States and Canada, including Purdue University, Iowa State University and the University of Guelph.
NMSU’s NAMA chapter brings together students from all majors interested in agribusiness marketing. Students work closely with faculty mentors from the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences to hone their marketing skills and prepare for professional positions.
To prepare for the competition, 19 students worked together over the fall and spring semesters to develop a marketing plan around an agricultural product of their choice, using research and skills in agribusiness marketing, sales, public relations and advertising.
Experts in urban pest management coming to NMSU to address challenges, trends
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- Published: 04 May 2023 04 May 2023
The semi-annual meeting of the Urban Pest Management Technical Committee will be held at New Mexico State University May 15-18. UPMTC is a consortium of technical directors, training and quality managers, and related technical support positions in the urban pest management industry.
While in Las Cruces, the committee and several manufacturers will meet with Alvaro Romero, associate professor of urban entomology at NMSU, and his students. Romero is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and holds a master’s degree in veterinary entomology and a Ph.D. in urban entomology. He is a leading researcher in the field of urban pest management in the Southwestern United States.
“UPMTC members will gain valuable insights into the urban pests being studied at the NMSU Urban Entomology Lab, including scorpions, kissing bugs, Turkestan cockroaches and bed bugs,” Romero said. “And our research students will have the opportunity to benefit from the feedback and insights of urban entomologists and technical experts currently working in the field.”