Month: September 2024
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Employment and Grant Opportunities for the Week Ending September 20, 2024
Dozens of employment opportunities listed, along with six grant applications and announcements of hiring events throughout our broader community
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Las Cruces Mayor Eric Enriquez Steps with Students on Walk to School Day
For nearly 30 years, National Walk to School Day has encouraged school-aged children to slip on their sneakers and make their way to school the old fashioned way–on foot.
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Bite into the History of the Green Chile Cheeseburger
No one can say for certain who was the first to slap green chile and cheese on a hamburger. (We can say that this person was a genius.)
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Readout of Assistant Attorneys General Kristen Clarke and Carlos Uriarte’s Trip to El Paso, Texas
This year marks the fifth anniversary of the tragic mass shooting at the Cielo Vista Walmart that claimed the lives of 23 and wounded 22 more.
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NM STATE SEEKS BOUNCE BACK AGAINST THE BEARKATS
In just the second meeting ever between the two programs, the Aggies will look to turn the page against the Bearkats after a disappointing loss at Fresno State last weekend.
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Thursday Rematch With Lobos to Open Three-Match Weekend
NM State to host UNM in bounce-back opportunity after Tuesday’s defeat. Source: NMSU AthleticsNMSU Photo By Matthew Knope: Courtesy Some matches carry extra significance, and Thursday certainly presents one such case. After a disappointing showing in Albuquerque on Tuesday, NM State Volleyball has its eyes on returning the favor on its home floor. New Mexico…
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Recent Developments in Dietary Supplement Science–Macular Degeneration
The Age-Related Eye Disease Studies (AREDS and AREDS2) were landmark clinical trials sponsored by the NIH National Eye Institute and co-funded by ODS and other NIH institutes and centers.
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NMSU Library to host engineering alum for author talk, book-signing event
A successful entrepreneur, businessman and graduate from New Mexico State University’s College of Engineering will share his resilient story of beating the odds with the NMSU community during this year’s author talk event at the NMSU Zuhl Library.
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Foreign Investors Must Report U.S. Agriculture Land Holdings
The Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA) requires foreign investors who buy, sell or hold an interest in U.S. agricultural land to report their holdings and transactions to the USDA.
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Sixth Annual Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film Awarded to “Cartooning America”
The Library of Congress, The Better Angels Society, Ken Burns, and the Crimson Lion/Lavine Family Foundation today announced the winner of the sixth annual Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film: “Cartooning America.”
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11-Year-Old Girl Charged for Making School Threat
The 11-year-old girl, who police will not publicly identify because of her age, was charged with making a threat of a school shooting.
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Lobos Take Round One in Battle of I-25 in Albuquerque
NM State and New Mexico rekindled its volleyball rivalry on Tuesday after more than five years.
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Fire Department Hosts Three Physical Ability Tests–Open to Public
The practice tests, open to the public, will be held from 8 a.m. to noon on three consecutive Saturdays: Sept. 28, Oct. 5 and Oct. 12 at the Las Cruces Fire Department’s Training Tower, 1050 Crawford Blvd.
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September 15-21, 2024, is National Farm Safety and Health Week
The Wage and Hour Division enforces federal laws that protect the health and safety of agricultural workers while they are transported and housed, and while they are working in the fields.
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City Council Meeting Recap for September 16, 2024
The City Council unanimously accepted a $350,000 Active Transportation Improvements Grant from the New Mexico Department of Transportation, secured during the 2024 Legislative Session.
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NMSU Students are Back, and so are the Snakes: Public Safety Composite Blotter August 21 to August 27, 2024
For the week ending August 27, 2024, the daily medical call responses saw a spike on the first day of classes at NMSU.
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White Sands Full Moon Jazz Concert TONIGHT (September 17)
Join us the evening of Tuesday September 17 at 7:00 pm for the park’s Full Moon Night concert featuring the Rio Grande Revelers.
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Two Las Cruces Teens Arrested for Posting School Shooting Threats
Las Cruces police have arrested two students suspected of making online threats to carry out shootings at local schools.
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Yasso Amin Named CUSA Offensive Player of the Week
Senior outside hitter posted 37 kills in three matches on .388 hitting percentage.
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Aggies Close Wildcat Invitational with Strong Singles Play
NM State Secures Five Victories on Final Day, Highlighted by Four Singles Wins.
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Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month began yesterday, September 15, and continues through October 15.
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Griggs & Walnut Ground Water Plume Superfund Open House September 19
In 1993, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) discovered tetrachloroethylene (PCE) contamination in the City of Las Cruces (CLC) municipal supply wells.
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Conduct Business Online Through the Farmers.gov Portal
Looking for ways to do business with USDA that saves you time? Look no further than farmers.gov.
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LAS CRUCES HIGH SCHOOL COMBATS HUNGER AND OFFERS COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Over the years, Las Cruces High School has proven to be a beacon school when it comes to providing a food pantry for their fellow Bulldawgs and families in the community.
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Meerscheidt Recreation Center Announces Fall Break Schedule
The Meerscheidt Recreation Center, at 1600 E. Hadley Ave., will modify or cancel adult sport sessions during the upcoming Las Cruces Public Schools’ fall break closure.
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NMSU to host STEM Education Conference in October–abstract submissions due September 27
The 2024 SERI Conference, “Translating Research to Practice – Elevating STEM Education in New Mexico,” will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 30 at the Las Cruces Convention Center, 680 E. University Ave.
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NMSU geology partnership gives students access to Reynolds Field Station
Imagine 280 acres of untouched nature in the mountains of west-central New Mexico with rocks dating back to the age of the dinosaurs, 85 million years ago when an ocean split the North American Continent in half. A geologist’s dream.
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Feigin/Wallin and Urlaub/Lohmann Lead Aggies in Doubles Play
Going into day two of the Wildcat Invitational, the Aggies earned six victories, with two coming from doubles play in the Red Draw. Source: NMSU Athletics (Photo: Courtesy) In singles play, Holland Snell secured the Aggies’ first point of the day by overcoming San Diego State’s Liam Spiers with a straight-set victory, 6-2, 6-4. The Aggies added three…
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NMSU to host Specialty Crop workshop, Pesticide Applicator training Oct. 3
New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service will host pair of workshops Oct. 3 at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum.
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Leading New Mexico Innovators Compete for $15k at Annual Adventure Pitch
The Outdoor Recreation Division is gearing up for its third annual Adventure Pitch competition, in partnership with CNM Ingenuity, at the Outdoor Economics Conference on Tuesday, September 24, in Las Cruces.
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High School Fed Challenge Is Here! (Register by October 16)
The Federal Reserve System High School Fed Challenge offers the opportunity for students to develop skills in teamwork, research, data literacy, and analytical writing. Student teams author economics research and pursue an opportunity to be published in the Journal of Future Economists.
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Football Film Room for September 12-14, 2024
This past weekend was packed full of football. Aggies slumped. Hawks soared.
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New Mexico Film Office Announces Feature Film “Hello Out There” Filmed in New Mexico
The film follows Minnie, a young journalist sporting a neck brace, and her cousin, fresh out of rehab, as they embark on a road trip across New Mexico.
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NMSU College of Business to host 2024 Hall of Fame–RSVP or purchase ticket by September 17
This year, the event will take place at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Las Cruces Convention Center, 680 E. University Ave.
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NM State Unable to Contain Bulldog Offense
The NM State Aggies (1-2) dropped its first road contest of the 2024 campaign – falling 48-0 to Fresno State (2-1) on Saturday Night at Valley Children’s Stadium.
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Cost of Rent and Utilities Rose Faster Than Home Values in 2023
The fact that the gross rent share of income did not rise nationally and in most states despite significant increases in rental costs could be due to higher renters’ incomes or to an increase in higher-income households joining the population of renters.