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November 24, 2009

Barbara Couture selected to lead New Mexico State University

Barbara Couture was appointed New Mexico State University's 25th president during a special meeting of the Board of Regents Thursday, Nov. 19. read more...

Employee Council elections open through Dec. 4; volunteers sought for Council committees

The NMSU Employee Council recently called for nominations to replace employees with expiring terms. Now it is time to cast your vote for the nominees. The Employee Council has three faculty employee openings, three exempt employee openings and one opening for a non-branch campus employee located outside of the Las Cruces area. read more...

Holiday concert’s proceeds will benefit NMSU’s Center for the Arts

The Center for the Arts at New Mexico State University will present a Christmas evening of song in collaboration with the New Desert Harmony Singers. The performance is at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, in the Corbett Center ballrooms on the NMSU campus. read more...

Director of NMSU’s Learning Games Lab offers parents tips on holiday shopping

The holidays are around the corner and most parents have already begun shopping, or are preparing to start. Video games are certain to be on children's lists, which may cause a problem for parents who often are unaware of what type of game they are giving their kids. read more...

VA office sees the good, the bad and the benefits of the Post-9/11 GI Education Bill

The New Mexico State University Veterans Affairs office has gotten a semester of experience under its belt in dealing with the Post-9/11 GI Bill since its inception on Aug. 1. read more...

‘What’s up, doc?’ NMSU researcher takes food-safety cartoons, animations to China

The list of tainted food and consumer goods coming out of China is long and growing: dairy products, pharmaceuticals, farm-raised seafood, pet food and animal feed. The deaths worldwide are in the thousands, with many thousands more made sick. Add to that list toys with lead-based paint and, recently, Chinese-made plasterboard that emits fumes strong enough to damage wiring and plumbing in Florida homes. read more...

Students experience true selves through course on mysticism

Imagine breathing your way to a more peaceful life. Doña Ana Community College offered a class this semester on Practical Mysticism in which students could do just that. read more...

Dictson, Extension Disaster Education Network honored

The Extension Disaster Education Network has received the USDA/Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service Partnership Award for effective and efficient use of resources. read more...

Spotlight - Mick O'Neill

If you ask Mick O'Neill how to alleviate poverty in the developing world, he just might tell you to go plant a tree. read more...