Other NM universities announcements

The Scale Up New Mexico program, funded in part by the U.S. Economic Development Administration and housed at New Mexico State University's Arrowhead Center, is offering the Capital Raise Sprint online accelerator to tech startups in New Mexico.

Capital Raise is one of several modules under Scale Up NM, a suite of startup support programs for businesses engaged in early-stage technology development. The initiative is designed to accelerate growth, strengthen leadership teams, and connect founders with the tools and capital they need to scale.

New Mexico State University Global Campus is partnering with Cognizant TriZetto Software Group, a leading provider of healthcare technology solutions, to launch a new suite of on-demand, industry-aligned healthcare courses.

The partnership brings Cognizant's proprietary instructional content to NMSU Global Campus' flexible, fully online learning environment. The microcredential programs will cover key areas in healthcare such as U.S. healthcare foundations, medical claims processing, healthcare IT, telehealth regulations, provider networks and medical management.

Artificial intelligence spans several areas in computer science and has applications in virtually every sector of modern life, from the economy to government to entertainment and education.

New Mexico State University will be offering the state's first Bachelor of Science in artificial intelligence starting in fall 2026. The degree was approved by the state's Higher Education Department and the Higher Learning Commission this spring.

"NMSU's BS in AI will provide students with a strong foundation in machine learning, automated reasoning, human-computer interaction, data mining, natural language processing, autonomous agents, and ethical and societal aspects of AI," said Enrico Pontelli, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and senior adviser to the provost for AI.

The Hunt Center for Entrepreneurship at New Mexico State University's Arrowhead Center is now accepting applications for its online GenAI Product Development Sprint accelerator, designed for tech startups based in New Mexico and the Borderplex region.

The Hunt Center for Entrepreneurship is committed to strengthening the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem by empowering diverse communities to engage in entrepreneurship, improving access to early-stage investment opportunities, and inspiring students to develop innovative products and services for the commercial market.

New Mexico State University is making the next moves to bring the Aggie Alumni Pond back to life and also sharpen up the Aquatics Center with a projected start date in July. 

On June 6, the NMSU Board of Regents approved the two major project budgets during a special meeting. This funding includes $1.3 million for the Alumni Pond reconstruction and $2.32 million for critical renovations to the Aquatics Center. 

Berta Zubiate, the university architect, presented the projects to the board and stated that these budgets reflect the base scope of work required to restore both facilities. "Both projects will go to the Higher Education Department on July 9, followed by the State Board of Finance. Those are the final steps needed to move forward," Zubiate said. 

The School of Teacher Preparation, Administration and Leadership at New Mexico State University has taken strong steps in recent years to elevate its preparation for future teachers in the area of reading instruction and to align programming more directly with techniques associated with the science of reading and structured literacy approaches. These efforts are now paying major dividends for students, teachers and schools across the state.

NMSU has raised its national ranking to a B grade in Reading Foundations on the most recent report released by the National Council on Teacher Quality. The NCTQ Teacher Prep Review evaluates elementary teacher preparation programs against seven research-backed standards proven to have the greatest impact on teacher quality and student learning outcomes. With this increased score, which is one of New Mexico's highest among the state's four-year universities, NCTQ has recognized NMSU's success in ensuring all teacher preparation programs implement scientifically based reading instruction.

Researchers and staff at New Mexico State University's Agricultural Science Center at Farmington are promising another exciting field day to showcase the center July 24.

This year's field day takes place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the center, 300 County Road 4063 in Farmington, New Mexico. The center is situated on 254 acres leased from the Navajo Nation, and is the only science center in New Mexico west of the Continental Divide. It is also one of the only 1862 land-grant science center to work directly on sovereign First Nations land, at the invite of the Navajo Nation.

A group of local high school students are gearing up this summer to participate in New Mexico State University's College of Business inaugural Accounting Career Awareness and Accelerated Career Awareness summer programs.

The College of Business is partnering with NABA Inc., a nonprofit membership organization that is dedicated to advancing business leaders in accounting, finance, business and entrepreneurship. This year, 30 local high school students will be attending ACAP's summer camp with week-long activities from June 16-20.