Other NM universities announcements
This category will combine all universities that are not in Silver City, i.e. not WNMU, into one category under Non-Local News Releases
When this category is created, we have NMSU and ENMU that send us notices.-?
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Portales, NM – August 19, 2024 – The Eastern New Mexico University Department of Theatre and Digital Filmmaking announced today their season ticket prices for their 2024-25 theatre performances.
This year's schedule includes productions of The Thanksgiving Play, Oct. 3-6, 2024; Romeo and Juliet, Nov. 14-17, 2024; She Kills Monsters, Feb. 27-March 2, 2025; and the NM New Works Festival, April 24-27, 2025. The 24-25 season includes three new shows plus a new take on a classic.
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Following a national search, the New Mexico State University Board of Regents has announced five finalists for the university's next president.
In a regular meeting Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, the board revealed the names of the finalists, who were selected from a nationwide pool of candidates with the assistance of search firm WittKieffer and an internal presidential search committee led by Regents Chair Ammu Devasthali.
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Three researchers from New Mexico State University's College of Health, Education and Social Transformation have received a National Science Foundation grant to fund a new research project aimed at examining public health messaging and misinformation.
The project seeks to measure the extent to which message content consistency among federal and state public health agencies is associated with the diffusion of discordant information on social media and whether individual compliance with public health recommendations is related to message content consistency.
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The Scale Up New Mexico program, partially funded by the United States Economic Development Administration and housed at New Mexico State University's Arrowhead Center, recently celebrated the completion of its third 2024 cohort of the C-Suite Sprint acceleration program.
This accelerator initiative aims to equip founders of tech startups in New Mexico with the essential knowledge and skills for effective leadership in startup organizations. It achieved notable success by helping promising startups advance their understanding of the formal governance structure of a board of directors and the strategic support provided by an advisory board. This comprehensive support enabled them to enhance their leadership effectiveness and better navigate the complexities of startup management.
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New Mexico is best known for growing a variety of crops, including chile, pecans, onions and grapes, but New Mexico State University researchers are delving into several non-traditional crops to learn more about how adaptable they are to the state's regions.
The public is invited to learn more about that research during this year's field day at the Sustainable Agriculture Science Center in Alcalde, New Mexico. The field day will take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 28 at the center, located at 371 County Road 40. The event is free and will feature wagon tours of the center's research plots, along with a walking tour with researchers discussing fruit production.
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New Mexico State University's Marketing and Communications department invites the NMSU and Las Cruces communities to the third annual Gratitude Walk/Run on Saturday, Sept. 14.
This year's family-friendly event will feature a 1-mile fun run and 5K timed race across NMSU's campus. Both will showcase campus scenery, passing landmarks such as Aggie Memorial Stadium and Corbett Center Student Union.
With newly designed routes, both races will begin at the Horseshoe. The 5K will start at 9:15 a.m., and the 1-mile fun run will begin at 9:30 a.m.
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The Las Cruces International Film Festival will host its first concert this fall in advance of the 2025 LCIFF. Los Lonely Boys, a popular band with a unique style of music called "Texican rock 'n' roll" will headline the concert.
"It has long been the goal of the Las Cruces International Film festival to expand into music," said Ross Marks, New Mexico State University professor and LCIFF executive director. "Many great festivals offer music as part of their experience. We are extremely excited to partner with the Grapevine Plaza & Event Center and Los Lonely Boys for our first-ever concert."
The concert begins at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, at the Grapevine Plaza & Event Center, 3900 W. Picacho Ave., in Las Cruces. Food and drinks will be available. Tickets start at $65 for general admission if purchased in advance or $80 at the door.
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New Mexico State University has received a five-year extension on its Innovation and Economic Prosperity Program designation from the Association and Public Land-Grant Universities.
The APLU and its Commission on Economic and Community Engagement established the IEP program to help higher education institutions strengthen their strategies and practices in economic and community development, while providing due recognition to institutions that are exemplary in their institution-wide commitment to regional economic engagement.
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