Other NM universities announcements

The University Art Museum (UAM) at New Mexico State University is among 32 organizations in the U.S. and Mexico awarded grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's "Frontera Cultural Fund." The UAM received $300,000 to assist with the art museum's general museum operations for the next three years.

The Mellon Foundation's "Frontera Cultural Fund" is providing $25 million to arts and community organizations along the border between the U.S. and Mexico. The fund was created in collaboration with artists and cultural leaders in the region, which spans almost 2,000 miles and four U.S. and six Mexican states.

A partnership between New Mexico State University's Department of Criminal Justice and New Mexico State Police (NMSP) will help students to complete their bachelor's degree and become commissioned police officers faster.

The idea evolved when NMSP Chief Troy Weisler, an NMSU alumnus, and Dennis Giever, NMSU criminal justice professor and department head, came together to discuss police recruitment opportunities. For Giever and Weisler, the partnership is a win-win.

As interest in artificial intelligence development and economic opportunities continues to grow, institutions across the state have united to create the New Mexico Artificial Intelligence Consortium to advance the development and understanding of AI and machine learning.

The founding members of the New Mexico AI Consortium believe teamwork will enable New Mexico to play a larger role in the artificial intelligence space. The collaboration includes Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, The University of New Mexico (UNM), New Mexico State University (NMSU), New Mexico Institute for Mining and Technology (NM Tech), Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) and New Mexico Consortium.

Although small in scale, one research project at New Mexico State University's Fabián García Science Center has the potential to revolutionize weed control without using chemicals.

Erik Lehnhoff, an associate professor of weed ecology, Leslie Beck, an Extension weed specialist, and Andres Indacochea, an electrical engineering master's student at NMSU, have teamed up to explore the use of electric mulch connected to solar panels to suppress weeds under crop canopies. The project – currently in use along a cluster of grapevine rows at the science center – has seen about 100% effectiveness.

Award-winning actor Eric Roberts, a veteran of more than 700 films, will give a talk to film students at New Mexico State University, Roberts is in the holiday romantic comedy "Santa's Cousin," directed by New Mexico State University Creative Media Institute Professor Ross Marks, with participation by dozens of NMSU film students. The film premiers Dec. 4 at the Allen Theatres Cineport 10.

Actor Eric Roberts and film students at NMSU

A team of researchers led by a New Mexico State University professor crisscrossed "Sky Island" mountain ranges in southern New Mexico and Arizona this fall in search of wild tepary beans.

Richard Pratt, a professor of plant breeding and genetics in NMSU's Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, oversaw the excursion as part of a two-year research project funded by the Agricultural Research Service, a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Portales, NM – December 3, 2024 – Former ENMU Greyhound Football Players Steve Loy and Michael Sinclair have been elected to the New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame. Loy and Sinclair are the first former Greyhound football players to be inducted into the New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame.

"ENMU is proud to have been a part of these outstanding gentlemen's educational and professional journeys," said ENMU Chancellor James Johnston. "Their careers and achievements on and off the field are models for our Greyhound family. On behalf of ENMU, I extend congratulations to Coach Loy and Mr. Sinclair on this most deserved honor."

A $2.5 million National Science Foundation award will fund New Mexico State University, MIT and Boston College researchers' efforts to produce AI education materials that are age and developmentally appropriate for students in K-12 schools.

For the next three years, MIT, Boston College, NMSU's College of Arts and Sciences and NMSU's School of Teacher Preparation, Administration and Leadership will collaborate to design and pilot test learning activities and assessments to increase students' understanding of artificial intelligence concepts.