As Legislature debates improving university boards, NM Gov names brother as NMHU student regent
Gregory Lujan, nominated by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, awaits Senate confirmation for unpaid student regent position at New Mexico Highlands University
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New Mexico expands school-based health centers, increasing access to student care
State-funded centers provide health services in schools, with telehealth and mobile care reaching additional students
Zhang named first recipient of NMSU’s Hunt Center construction innovator award
Award recognizes Zhang’s groundbreaking research in structural health monitoring, advanced materials, and machine learning applications, showcased through NMSU’s Hunt Center for Entrepreneurship initiatives like the Mike Hunt Construction Sprints program.
WNMU regents quit en masse
The mass resignation comes after an investigation of the outgoing president’s severance payment
Las Cruces Public Schools to delay start by two hours on Thursday
Weather-related delay affects class and bus schedules
Las Cruces students wanting mental health care face waitlists
School-based health centers are a care model, but lack staffing amid youth mental health crisis
NMSU research explores brackish water for agriculture amid drought concerns
Study highlights potential for salt-tolerant crops and innovative irrigation solutions using New Mexico’s vast brackish groundwater resources
NMSU study finds high suicide rates among American Indian, Alaska Native children
Research by NMSU professor reveals nearly 16,000 years of potential life lost from 2015-2021, with suicide rates significantly higher than other racial and ethnic groups
Faculty revolt at Western New Mexico University
Outrage over the terms of Joseph Shepard’s lucrative separation package prompts a drive for a vote of no confidence in WNMU’s Board of Regents
