Category: Faces
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NMSU bands, ensembles welcome students from all disciplines
Cindy (left) and Scott McLaughlin met on a Pride Band trip. They are members of the Mesilla Valley Concert Band, which includes many New Mexico State University graduates.
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Veteran Joey Banegas Named Grand Marshal of Parade
The City of Las Cruces named retired Army Sgt. Joey Banegas as Grand Marshal of the Electric Light Parade that begins at 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, at Apodaca Park, 801 E. Madrid Ave.
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ORGAN MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT-ATHLETE NAMED GATORADE NEW MEXICO BOYS TRACK & FIELD PLAYER OF THE YEAR
In its 39th year of honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Corbin Coombs of Organ Mountain High School is the 2023-24 Gatorade New Mexico Boys Track & Field Player of the Year.
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LAS CRUCES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT-ATHLETE NAMED GATORADE NEW MEXICO GIRLS TRACK & FIELD PLAYER OF THE YEAR
In its 39th year of honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Kaselle Davis of Las Cruces High School is the 2023-24 Gatorade New Mexico Girls Track & Field Player of the Year.
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International students flock to NMSU for master’s in public health program
Ahmed Mohammed, a native of Libya in North Africa, is a student in the Master of Public Health program at New Mexico State University.
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Local Fishing and Stocking Reports for June 18
This fishing report, provided by the Department of Game and Fish in cooperation with Dustin Berg of www.gounlimited.org (“supporting disabled anglers”), has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities.
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NMSU student receives prestigious research fellowship in Germany
New Mexico State University student Molly Streich has received the DAAD-RISE internship to conduct research in Munich, Germany.
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‘It’s never too late’: NMSU offers flexible options for bachelor’s degrees
‘It’s never too late’: NMSU offers flexible options for bachelor’s degrees
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Local Fishing and Stocking Report for June 11
Jake Johnson of Las Cruces caught and released a 7-inch Gila trout using a homemade, barbless quail-tail Stone Fly on June 7 at Willow Creek.
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Local Fishing and Stocking Report [June 4, 2024]
This fishing report, provided by the Department of Game and Fish in cooperation with Dustin Berg of www.gounlimited.org (“supporting disabled anglers”), has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities.
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Cohort completes Scale Up NM’s Pitch Deck Sprint for tech startups
The Scale Up New Mexico program, which is partially funded by the United States Economic Development Administration and based at New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Center, recently celebrated the completion of its second 2024 cohort’s Pitch Deck Sprint accelerator program.
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NMSU’s KRWG earns NMBA awards for election coverage, radio station of the year
Members of NMSU’s KRWG Public Media won various awards from the New Mexico Broadcasters Association.
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J.C. Borrego Selected as Assistant City Manager
The City of Las Cruces announces the selection of J.C. Borrego as the new Assistant City Manager.
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NM State Adds Preston Laird to Coaching Staff
On Monday evening, Preston Laird was welcomed back to Las Cruces to be part of Head Coach Jason Hooten’s staff.
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NMSU names Mariana Ortega AVP for diversity initiatives
Following a national search, New Mexico State University announced Friday that the Office of Equity, Inclusion and Diversity has selected Mariana Ortega as its first assistant vice president for diversity initiatives.
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Local Fishing and Stocking Reports for May 28
Catch of the Week! Elephant Butte Lake: John Falcon Jr., age 9, of Las Cruces caught a 7-pound, 13-ounce striper using a salt-and-pepper-flavored Old Trapper snack stick on May 13.
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NMSU Global Campus to offer Youth on the Move course beginning in August
New Mexico State University Global Campus invites secondary physical education teachers to elevate their teaching methods by enrolling in the Youth on the Move microlearning course.
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NMSU’s student information systems chapter wins national awards
A student organization at New Mexico State University dedicated to promoting the study, application and advancement of information systems has earned two national awards.
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NMSU engineering professor awarded grant to study aerodynamics in aviation
Qiong Liu, New Mexico State University mechanical and aerospace engineering assistant professor, has been awarded a three-year, $457,0777 grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research for her project, “Physics-Informed Reinforcement Learning-based Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Flow Control.”
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Phase 2 of NMSU professor’s bird genome research reveals new methods
NMSU biology professor Peter Houde is among 52 authors of an article titled “Complexity of avian evolution revealed by family-level genomes,” to be published in the May 23rd printed edition of the journal “Nature.”
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Local Fishing and Stocking Report for May 14
Patrick Stafford of Las Cruces caught a 4.5-pound catfish using PowerBait on May 11.
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Prominent scholarship helps NMSU mechanical, aerospace engineering students earn graduate degrees
Four New Mexico State University Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering students were recognized as recipients of the Tim Thompson Graduate Scholarship Fund in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
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NMSU honors educators, donors at annual Teaching Academy Gala
On May 8, New Mexico State University celebrated the 21st annual Teaching Academy Gala: Champagne and Chocolate, to honor members and donors. The Teaching Academy offers tools, strategies and workshops to NMSU faculty, staff and graduate instructors so they can thrive as educators and mentors.
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New master’s of engineering degree at NMSU offers flexibility, benefits to students, working engineers
New Mexico State University interim College of Engineering Dean David Jauregui says a new multi-disciplinary professional master’s of engineering degree is beneficial for students wanting to continue their education at the graduate level as well as for working professionals looking to enhance their value as employees.
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Las Cruces City Clerk Named to Municipal Clerks Honor Roll
The City of Las Cruces is proud to announce that Christine Rivera, City Clerk, has been named to the 2024 Municipal Clerks Honor Roll.
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NMSU art professor’s work and life evolve through teaching
For fifteen years, New Mexico State University art professor Craig Cully’s love for teaching has led to a growth and evolution in his own work as an artist.
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NMSU engineering professor awarded grant to study robotics in chile pepper production
In 2020, Mahdi Haghshenas-Jaryani, New Mexico State University mechanical and aerospace engineering assistant professor, began studying the use of robotics in chile pepper farming.
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KRWG wins New Mexico Press Women awards, advances to national contest
KRWG Public Media, Las Cruces’ public broadcasting for television and radio, earned nearly two dozen awards at the 2024 New Mexico Press Women (NMPW) Conference.
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First NMSU art student accepted to prestigious summer residency program
Studio art major Citlali Delgado has become the first New Mexico State University student to be accepted to Yale Norfolk School of Art’s Summer Residency Program.
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NMSU presents ninth annual Public Health Heroes Awards
New Mexico State University’s Department of Public Health Sciences honored three individuals for their work in promoting military health, border health and mental health.
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NMSU’s spring 2024 Outstanding Graduate Award recipients exemplify scholarship, service, leadership
The Alumni Association of New Mexico State University announced the seven recipients of the Outstanding Graduate Award, representing each college of the university plus the Graduate School.
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NMSU researchers join France, Japan to develop new Jupiter wind map
NMSU astronomy professor and department head, are part of an international team of astronomers that produced the first map of the atmospheric circulation of Jupiter using Doppler spectroscopy.
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Local Fishing Report (April 30, 2024)
This fishing report, provided by the Department of Game and Fish in cooperation with Dustin Berg of www.gounlimited.org (“supporting disabled anglers”), has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities.
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NMSU professor’s research links monkeys, mosquitoes and natural virus killers
NMSU biology professor Kathryn Hanley’s most recent research on the transmission of dengue and Zika virus is published in the journal “Nature Communications” in April.
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Retired NMSU VP appointed interim chancellor of community colleges
New Mexico State University has named retired Senior Vice President for Administration and Finance Andrew J. Burke interim chancellor of the NMSU system’s community colleges in Doña Ana County, Alamogordo and Grants.
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Arrowhead Center at NMSU deputy director named among NM’s Women of Influence
Dana Catron, deputy director of Arrowhead Center at New Mexico State University, was recently named among the 2024 Women of Influence by Albuquerque Business First.