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.
Low and Slow: NMSU University Museum hosts lowrider culture exhibition
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 30 August 2023 30 August 2023
In the face of discrimination, lowrider culture has become a symbol celebrating heritage and identity for many Mexican Americans. “Low and Slow: Lowrider Culture on the Border” is the latest exhibition at the University Museum at New Mexico State University that touches on the history and culture of the lowrider.
Located in the East Gallery in Kent Hall, the exhibit will have its grand opening from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8. In conjunction with a show and shine event, the exhibition is free and open to the public.
Norma Chairez-Hartell, University Museum curator, talked about why lowrider culture is important to the community and how it reflects it.
“The lowrider culture is reflected in our local economy with southern New Mexico being home to many small businesses that specialize in pinstriping, airbrushing and other car customizations,” Chairez-Hartell said. “These businesses not only provide income for families and create jobs, but they also keep the lowrider community together.”
NM Supreme Court issued order August 29, 2023
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 29 August 2023 29 August 2023
The state Supreme Court today issued an order scheduling an oral argument on Dec. 13, 2023 in a case brought by New Mexico’s attorney general to invalidate abortion-related ordinances approved by several local governments. The case is State of New Mexico v. Board of County Commissioners for Lea County, S-1-SC-39742.
The Court also issued a miscellaneous order addressing procedural matters in the case, including motions by several organizations to file briefs as amici curiae.
See both orders below:
NMSU Art Museum hosts conversation with curator, artist and gallery owner
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 29 August 2023 29 August 2023
NMSU University Art Museum director Marisa Sage will spend an evening with artist Karen Yank and Tonya Turner Carroll, co-owner of Santa Fe’s Turner Carroll Gallery on Thursday, Aug. 31.
Sage, Yank and Turner Carroll will explore the themes of the UAM’s current exhibition “Agnes Martin and Karen Yank: Meditations on Mentor and Student,” on display in the Bunny Conlon Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery. They will discuss the practices Yank learned during her mentorship with the renowned artist Agnes Martin and how that relationship influenced her career.
“A Conversation with Karen Yank, Tonya Turner Carroll, and Marisa Sage” will be hosted from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, August 31 in room 106 in the University Art Museum inside Devasthali Hall, 1308 E. University Ave. Attending the panel discussion is free and open to the public. The panel discussion will be streamed live through Instagram and can be viewed immediately afterwards on the UAM account, @nmsuartmuseum.
NMSU Regents professor receives national award for outstanding crop science work
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 28 August 2023 28 August 2023
A Regents professor at New Mexico State University is celebrating another milestone after receiving an award from the Crop Science Society of America this year for outstanding contributions to crop science through education, national and international service, and research.
Bernd Leinauer, Regents professor and turfgrass Extension specialist in the College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, was recently awarded the Fred V. Grau Turfgrass Science Award, which recognizes significant career contributions in turfgrass science during the last 15 years.
“I consider this award as the highlight of my academic career,” Leinauer said. “The award is the highest national research award given by our society. It rewards the efforts our team has put in over 20 years and recognizes the standing we have received nationally and internationally on the topic of turfgrass water conservation.”
Traffic Report for week of August 27 to September 3, 2023
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 26 August 2023 26 August 2023
In all construction zones, motorists are asked to reduce speed, obey posted signs, and use extreme caution, as well as continue to be cautious of heavy equipment and construction personnel in the area. PLEASE NOTE: Conditions are subject to change without notice. Double fines for speeding in work zones may be in effect.
White Sands Missile Range Notification
For information regarding closures, you may call WSMR at 678-1178 or 678-2222 for updates.
Interstates:
I-10 to I-25 Ramp Closure, Las Cruces
The New Mexico Department of Transportation will keep the I-10 eastbound to I-25 northbound ramp closed until repairs can be made. Concrete repairs will begin in the next week. Citizens are strongly encouraged to obey the road closure and stay out of the area. The ramp repairs are expected to be completed mid to late October, weather pending.
Traffic Alert I-25 roadway rehabilitation project -Beginning August 28, 2023
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 25 August 2023 25 August 2023
North of Socorro, NM
SOCORRO - The New Mexico Department of Transportation District One office in cooperation with Mountain States Constructors, Inc. (Contractor) is excited to announce the upcoming roadway rehabilitation project on Interstate 25 from milepost 150 (Socorro North) to milepost 161 (Chamizal).
Spaceport America Releases Economic Impact Study for 2022
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 25 August 2023 25 August 2023
Economic Impact of Spaceport America, 2022 (publish date August 25, 2023)
LAS CRUCES, NM (Friday, August 25, 2023) – The New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA), in partnership with the New Mexico State University (NMSU) Arrowhead Center and Center for Border Economic Development (C-BED), have released an economic impact report encompassing the 2022 calendar year for Spaceport America.
The report provides economic information regarding activities occurring due to the existence of the spaceport. Additionally, the report illustrates numerous positive impacts from customer operations and events held as a result of the existence of the spaceport.
NMSU Art Museum to screen films about uranium mining on Indigenous lands
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 25 August 2023 25 August 2023
The University Art Museum at New Mexico State University is partnering with the Rio Grande Theater for screenings of two films in conjunction with Cara Despain’s “Specter” exhibition and the Branigan Cultural Center’s juried show “Trinity: Legacies of Nuclear Testing.”
Both films consider the duration and devastation of uranium mining and nuclear waste on Indigenous territory in the U.S.
Colleen Keane’s “The River that Harms” and artist Pedro Reyes’ “Under the Clouds” will be shown between 6 and 8 p.m. Wednesday, August 30 at the Rio Grande Theatre, 211 N. Main Street. The films will be followed by a virtual question and answer session with Reyes and Keane’s daughter, Joanna Keane Lopez, a multidisciplinary artist who seeks to investigate the history and ongoing reality of land contamination.