Other NM universities announcements

Community members are invited to learn more about out-of-school time programs while participating in fun activities at this year's Learn-A-Palooza, hosted by the College of Health, Education and Social Transformation and the STEM Outreach Center at New Mexico State University.

This year's event will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, following the ASNMSU homecoming parade at the Corbett Center Student Union outdoor stage on the NMSU main campus. Activities include information booths and games that highlight science, technology, engineering, agriculture, arts and mathematics. Children attending the event can turn in a completed activities passport to receive a prize and a T-shirt while supplies last.

New Mexico State University's College of Engineering will host a book signing event with NMSU graduate Sylvia Acevedo from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, at the NMSU Bookstore, 1400 E. University Ave. in Las Cruces. Acevedo will be signing her second book, "The Trailblazer's Playbook: Practical Tactics to Rise Against the Odds and Achieve Excellence," which was published in September. 

Acevedo's memoir, "Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist," was published in 2018 and details her journey from Las Cruces to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Acevedo earned her bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from NMSU 

The Hunt Center for Entrepreneurship at New Mexico State University will host the prestigious Hult Prize competition from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, in the Corbett Center Student Union on the NMSU main campus.

This year's competition, powered by the Mike Hunt Construction Sprints program, will feature students from a diverse range of majors across NMSU, highlighting innovative ideas that tackle global challenges, advance entrepreneurship, and generate meaningful social impact.

The New Mexico State University museums and collections are joining in on the Halloween spirit with a "Nightmare at the Museums" fundraising event from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30 at Kent Hall and Devasthali Hall. From arts and crafts to haunted tours, enjoy Halloween-themed tricks and treats for the whole family.

"This will be a really fun event, and it's a great opportunity to show off some of the creepier things in our collections," said Kelly Jenks, director of the University Museum. "Our students are having a fantastic time preparing and decorating for this event."

A new partnership between New Mexico State University and Japanese chipmaker Fujitsu Limited marks the start of a pioneering international collaboration in advanced computing and technology innovation targeting the state's top economic sectors.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding establishing the partnership last week ahead of a trade summit in Santa Fe.

Andrew Flynn has been trying to understand the events surrounding the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs since 2013 while working on a project he began during his Ph.D. at Baylor University.

The results of the New Mexico State University geology professor's research in collaboration with scientists at Baylor University, New Mexico Tech, the University of Edinburgh, the Smithsonian Institution and others around the world will be published in the Oct. 23 issue of the journal Science.

Flynn is the first author on the paper titled "Late-surviving New Mexican dinosaurs illuminate high end-Cretaceous diversity and provinciality" that takes a new look at the last-surviving dinosaur-dominated ecosystems in the San Juan Basin of northwestern New Mexico.

New Mexico State University's Jewelry and Metalsmithing program will present its 43rd Annual Jewelry Sale from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27 at the NMSU bookstore. Fans of meticulously crafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry will have the opportunity to shop for handmade pieces created by students in the NMSU metalsmithing studio.

"This assignment is about the production of jewelry, including the business aspects of pricing, how mass production works, how to create your own cohesive design and how marketing tools work," said Motoko Furuhashi, professor in the Department of Art. "It is a professional practice to learn how to work as a production jewelry artist".

The Young Achievers Forum brings local sixth- and seventh-grade students and their families to NMSU to give them an opportunity to experience college. This year's event will be held from 8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at Corbett Center Student Union. 

Young Achievers Forum will bring 100 students from Deming and Las Cruces Public Schools. The free event is a collaboration between NMSU and CommUNITY en Acción, a local civic organization of leaders dedicated to furthering education in the community. NMSU students and staff, along with community volunteers, help make the event possible.