Non-Local News Releases
This category will feature news releases from out-of-area government agencies and representatives, as well as events that are not taking place in the four-county area of Grant, Catron, Hidalgo or Luna. For local events please visit Local News Releases.
Civilian Conservation Corps in NM subject of lecture
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 26 April 2023 26 April 2023
What: The history of the Civilian Conservation Corps in New Mexico is the topic of the next Culture Series presentation at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces. The title for the May 11 presentation is: "Coming of Age in the Great Depression: The Civilian Conservation Corps Experience in New Mexico, 1933-1942." It is based on Dr. Richard Melzer’s book of the same name. Admission is free.
Who: Dr. Richard Melzer is the speaker. Dr. Melzer is a Professor of History at the University of New Mexico’s Valencia Campus. He has published and lectured on a wide variety of topics in 20th Century New Mexico history, including his books “Breakdown: How the Secret of the Atomic Bomb was Stolen During World War II” (2000), “Coming of Age in the Great Depression: The Civilian Conservation Corps Experience in New Mexico, 1933-42” (2000) and “Buried Treasures: Famous and Unusual Gravesites in New Mexico History” (2007). His publications have appeared in New Mexico Magazine, New Mexico Historical Review, Western Historical Quarterly, El Palacio, and Journal of the West. He has been UNM’s outstanding Teacher of the Year and is a past-President of the Historical Society of New Mexico. The monthly Culture Series is organized and hosted by the Friends of the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum.
When: Thursday, May 11, at 7 p.m. The Culture Series presentations are held on the second Thursday of each month.
Where: In the Theater at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Road in Las Cruces.
Why: Dr. Melzer will present how Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) projects impacted New Mexico, its resources, and its population during the Great Depression. The CCC was one of the first New Deal programs, begun by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1933 and continuing through 1942. During the depth of The Depression, it employed 54,000 young men in conservation projects across New Mexico. Melzer also will describe the value of the CCC in World War II and the post-war era.
New Mexico Reforestation Center receives $8.5 million in state funding
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 25 April 2023 25 April 2023
A year after catastrophic wildfires scorched more than 900,000 acres across New Mexico in a single fire season, a proposed center designed to meet the state’s current and future reforestation needs is one step closer to becoming a reality.
Earlier this month, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a spending bill for the upcoming fiscal year that earmarked $8.5 million to kickstart the development of the New Mexico Reforestation Center and $1.5 million for revegetation needs in the state.
The funding marks a major milestone in the yearslong effort to create a regional center that would significantly increase reforestation capacity across the Southwest in the critical areas of seed collection and storage, nursery production, and planting – and bring forest management into the 21st century.
A proposal from the team of collaborators developing the NMRC calls for completing the estimated $65 million center over four phases.
University Art Museum and Department of Art to showcase three new exhibitions by NMSU art students
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 25 April 2023 25 April 2023
Three new exhibitions in Devasthali Hall at New Mexico State University will feature works by both Bachelor of Fine Arts students and Master of Fine Arts students.
“Epic Coalescence,” “Sneak Peek” and “Echoes of an Empty Space” will share an opening reception at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 28 at the UAM inside Devasthali Hall near the intersection of University and Solano. The reception is free and open to the public.
Both the “Epic Coalescence” and “Sneak Peak” exhibits will be open until May 13 and “Echoes of an Empty Space” will be on display until May 20.
“Epic Coalescence” will feature the works of Bachelor of Fine Arts students Zoe Barnes, Jeffery P. Colin, Emily Fernandez, Stefanie Gutierrez, Victoria Hubbard, Olivia Juedeman, Amber Martinez, Joseph Reser and Madylyn Stine in the Mullennix Bridge Gallery and the Bleachers, both located on the first floor of Devasthali Hall.
NMSU graduate programs ranked in U.S. News & World Best Graduate Schools
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 25 April 2023 25 April 2023
Several graduate programs at New Mexico State University have been ranked in the top 200 among the 2024 Best Graduate Schools by U.S. News & World Report.
Some of the graduate program rankings include the College of Health, Education and Social Transformation, College of Engineering, College of Arts and Sciences, and more.
NMSU graduate programs ranked in the top 200 include:
- Chemistry: 150 (tie)
- Computer Science 135 (tie)
- Earth Sciences: 131 (tie)
- Economics: 130 (tie)
- Education: 121 (tie)
- Engineering: 140 (tie)
- English: 131 (tie)
Newest exhibit at New Mexico History Museum celebrates 100 years of New Mexico Magazine
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- Published: 24 April 2023 24 April 2023
“Enchantorama!” dives into the history of the country’s longest-standing state travel magazine
SANTA FE — As a centerpiece of New Mexico Magazine’s centennial anniversary, the New Mexico History Museum will host “Enchantorama! New Mexico Magazine Turns 100” to celebrate the past 100 years of the publication’s storytelling efforts.
Officially unveiled on April 14, “Enchantorama!” showcases how the magazine has evolved over the decades, along with coverage of key moments in history and New Mexico’s unique cultural celebrations. The exhibit includes interactive timelines, artifacts and vintage photography and artwork from the publication’s earliest days to the present, as well as a life-size office suite designed to resemble the sort of space in which New Mexico Magazine would have been written, edited, and designed during the midcentury. The exhibit is set to run through February 16, 2024.
New Mexico Youth Conservation Corps Commission Announces Funding Awards for 2023
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 24 April 2023 24 April 2023
40 Projects Will Employ and Train Youth
The New Mexico Youth Conservation Corps Commission (NMYCCC) announces funding for forty youth conservation and community programs in 2023. Awards totaling $4.3 million will be distributed to a variety of urban and rural entities in nineteen counties. Each program is locally based, employing crews of at least five youth. Altogether, about 650 New Mexico youth ages 14 - 25 will be hired in the areas where they live. The program is funded by governmental gross receipt taxes.
“The Commission is delighted to approve funding for nearly all the proposals submitted,” said Amanda Getchell Stevenson, YCC Commission Chair. “Youth sign up for the paycheck but get hooked by the YCC experience. They do projects with their peers they can be proud of their entire lives.”
Projects this year involve post-fire restoration in northern New Mexico and the Ruidoso area; design and installation of sculptures in Albuquerque, and murals in Silver City; inventory and mapping of acequias and dams; planning trails and events for outdoor recreation in Hidalgo County; improving trails in Lincoln, Otero, Bernalillo, and Los Alamos counties; improving forest, rangelands, and recreational areas in five national forests; monitoring ecological indicators in a variety of habitats; and building shade structures at the Punkin Chunkin field in Estancia.
NMSU to host listening sessions on future leadership May 1
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 24 April 2023 24 April 2023
New Mexico State University will host two listening sessions at the Corbett Center Student Union auditorium Monday, May 1, to gather input on what the university should look for in its next leader. The sessions will also be streamed online.
In December, the NMSU Board of Regents authorized and instructed the university’s administration to begin working with the board on a search process for the university’s next chancellor.
The first listening session will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. May 1. An evening session will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. May 1. Participants may also view and provide input via Zoom. The campus community and the general public are invited to participate in the sessions, which will also be recorded.
Additional listening sessions are being planned for sites around the state in the upcoming weeks. The NMSU Board of Regents plans to make sure the search is transparent and fully engages NMSU’s faculty, staff, students, alumni, donors, community members and other stakeholders across the region.
For more information, email regents@nmsu.edu.
New Mexico Celebrates Earth Day with New Federal Funds
- Category: Non-Local News Releases Non-Local News Releases
- Published: 21 April 2023 21 April 2023
Over $1.8 million delivered for Urban & Community Forestry programs
Santa Fe, NM – This Saturday, April 22, is Earth Day, and the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) Forestry Division is pleased to announce a two-part investment in urban and community forestry programs throughout the state.
“Earth Day is the ideal time to announce these investments in building sustainable communities,” said Alyssa O’Brien, Urban & Community Forester. “Trees in urban areas benefit a community in ways both seen and unseen. They provide shade and cooling, filtration for air and water, as well as necessary help with alleviating storm runoff. But they also provide clean, visually pleasing spaces for recreation and community gatherings; they can even help reduce the effects of crime.”
$1,875,000 in federal funding, made available through the Inflation Reduction Act, will help invigorate urban tree canopy access and improve the health and resilience of urban forest plantings across New Mexico.