News from August 2024
By New Mexico Sun | Aug 26, 2024
ALBUQUERQUE – District 1 City Councilor Louie Sanchez has filed a complaint with the New Mexico Department of Public Safety (DPS) to investigate potential misconduct by Chief Medina at the scene of the Chief’s February 2024 automobile crash.
By New Mexico Sun | Aug 26, 2024
New Mexico State University’s Cooperative Extension Service, in collaboration with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension, will host an in-person certification course for food manufacturing industry professionals.
By New Mexico Sun | Aug 26, 2024
New Mexico State University (NMSU) has been ranked 27th among the top 50 Best Value Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) for International Students, according to a study by Study Abroad Aide. This organization is recognized as the largest and most comprehensive database of universities globally.
By New Mexico Sun | Aug 26, 2024
A construction project within Las Cruces City Hall will temporarily relocate utility payment cashiers to the Building Permits office of City Hall.
By New Mexico Sun | Aug 26, 2024
Santa Fe, NM – In recognition of the contributions of the workforce and in appreciation of public service careers, Santa Fe County announces the closure of its administrative offices on Monday, September 2, 2024, in observance of Labor Day. All County offices will resume regular hours on Tuesday, September 3.
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 26, 2024
City of Santa Fe Finance Committee met Monday, Aug. 26
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 25, 2024
City of Santa Fe Public Works and Utilities Committee met Monday, July 22
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 25, 2024
City of Albuquerque City Council met Monday, Aug. 5
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 25, 2024
City of Albuquerque Local Government Coordinating Commission met Thursday, Aug. 22
By New Mexico Sun | Aug 24, 2024
Faculty from the University of New Mexico's Department of Economics and the Department of Community and Regional Planning presented six research projects at the third annual New Mexico Economic Research Day earlier this month. These projects, funded by the New Mexico State Legislature through the Research in Public Service Projects funding and a 2024 junior fiscal appropriation bill, aimed to investigate various economic or policy-related topics impacting the state.
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 23, 2024
City of Santa Fe Occupancy Tax Advisory Board met Friday, Aug. 23
By New Mexico Sun | Aug 23, 2024
The City of Albuquerque Environmental Health Department and Bernalillo County Planning and Development Services Department announced today the first West Nile virus death of 2024 in Bernalillo County, involving a 65-year-old woman. This case is one of two positive human cases reported in the county this year. The city has also detected West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes through routine monitoring at various locations.
By New Mexico Sun | Aug 23, 2024
The University of New Mexico's Open Educational Resources (OER) Initiative has made significant strides since its inception in the spring of 2023. Collaborating with faculty, the initiative has championed the adoption, adaptation, and creation of OER at UNM and two other New Mexico colleges. Projections based on historical enrollment and textbook costs estimate student savings from the OER initiative to be between $466,000 and $486,000 for the Academic Year 2024-2025.
By New Mexico Sun | Aug 23, 2024
A group of University of New Mexico School of Engineering researchers is leading a new National Science Foundation effort to establish a center focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field of engineering.
By New Mexico Sun | Aug 23, 2024
"Dunes & Dreams: A Portrait of White Sands National Park," a collection of photography by Emmitt Booher, will be exhibited at the Branigan Cultural Center from Sept. 6 through Oct. 19, 2024.
By New Mexico Sun | Aug 23, 2024
On August 23, 2024, the University of New Mexico School of Law organized its annual Back to School Fiesta. The event took place on the back patio of the law school and was attended by over 400 individuals celebrating the start of a new semester.
By New Mexico Sun | Aug 22, 2024
Nella Domenici announced that the Albuquerque Police Officers Association (APOA), representing more than 800 officers from the Albuquerque Police Department and Aviation Police, has endorsed her candidacy. Domenici has pledged to support law enforcement personnel.
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 22, 2024
City of Santa Fe Archaeological Review Committee met Thursday, Aug. 22
By New Mexico Sun | Aug 22, 2024
New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service will host a virtual Green Chile Preservation Workshop to share safe home food preservation techniques on drying, canning, freezing, and preserving New Mexican green chile. The workshop will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. on October 1, 8, 15, and 22 via Zoom.
By New Mexico Sun | Aug 22, 2024
The poison hotline is a number you might not think to call for drug addiction, but it’s one that could make all the difference. Leaders at the New Mexico Poison & Drug Information Center at The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center want more families to know that they can call the hotline when they are experiencing a crisis.
