News from July 2024
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jul 6, 2024
City of Albuquerque Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee met Wednesday, June 12
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Jul 6, 2024
City of Santa Fe Water Conservation Committee met Tuesday, June 11
By New Mexico Sun | Jul 6, 2024
Christian Slough joined UNM Rainforest Innovations (UNMRI) as an Innovation Intern during his last semester at The University of New Mexico, where he was completing his Master of Business Administration. As an Innovation Intern, he conducted in-depth prior art searches and market analyses and identified potential commercial partners for local technology startups. Additionally, he drafted non-confidential summaries to position university technologies for external licensing and partnerships.
By New Mexico Sun | Jul 6, 2024
ALBUQUERQUE – APD detectives and officers arrested a 19-year-old during an overnight operation in Downtown that targeted underage individuals with firearms in parking garages. The arrest occurred one week after a 17-year-old was murdered in another Downtown parking garage.
By New Mexico Sun | Jul 5, 2024
ALBUQUERQUE – APD burglary detectives have arrested a suspect in multiple home burglaries. In one case, he forced entry into a Northeast Heights home and used violence against elderly residents before stealing money from them.
By New Mexico Sun | Jul 5, 2024
"Why and how does a baby get fentanyl?" This question was on the mind of Keisuke “KK” Abe, MD, MPH, during his second day of practice in the pediatric emergency department at The University of New Mexico Hospital in 2021. He encountered young children being rushed in for treatment from the life-threatening drug. Motivated to address this issue, Abe enrolled in the Master of Public Health (MPH) program with a concentration in Epidemiology at the College of Population Health (COPH) during his Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship.
By New Mexico Sun | Jul 5, 2024
Today, Mayor Tim Keller announced that Jodie Esquibel will continue to lead the Albuquerque Community Safety Department (ACS) after serving as acting director since March, when founding director Mariela Ruiz-Angel was promoted to Associate Chief Administrative Officer.
By New Mexico Sun | Jul 5, 2024
A quorum of the Civilian Police Oversight Advisory Board may be present at the City of Albuquerque Government Center (City Hall), located at 1 Civic Plaza NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102, on July 9, 2024. The purpose of this gathering is for CPOA Board member training. It has been clarified that no Board business will be discussed during this session.
By New Mexico Sun | Jul 5, 2024
University of New Mexico Department of Physics and Astronomy graduate student Josef Sorenson has been selected to receive the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) award. This recognition will allow him to pursue his Ph.D. next year at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) with his proposal, “Co-design of sensors and electronics for 4D trackers.” The project involves experiments with readout electronics on sensors for the ATLAS experiment, which measures high-energy proton collisions.
By New Mexico Sun | Jul 3, 2024
This week on New Mexico in Focus, the program assesses New Mexico's media ecosystem in celebration of Independence Day. Correspondent Gwyneth Doland engages with three individuals working to enhance the financial stability of local news organizations.
By New Mexico Sun | Jul 3, 2024
ALBUQUERQUE – Today, Mayor Tim Keller signed legislation requiring Tribal Consultation for development impacting sovereign or sacred land and other sensitive areas.
By New Mexico Sun | Jul 3, 2024
Santa Fe, NM - On March 12, 2024, the Santa Fe County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) approved Resolution No. 2024-035, authorizing the free disposal of green waste for county residents with a valid solid waste permit at the Stanley, Jacona, and Eldorado Convenience Centers on Friday, July 5 (8:00 am-5:00 pm) and Saturday, July 6 (8:00 am-5:00 pm), 2024.
By New Mexico Sun | Jul 3, 2024
The Albuquerque City Council has passed Council Bill No. O-24-17, sponsored by Joaquin Baca. The enactment, numbered O-2024-018, introduces a small area text amendment to the Integrated Development Ordinance.
By New Mexico Sun | Jul 3, 2024
Taylor Andrews counts herself among the fortunate individuals who get to conduct unique research at New Mexico State University’s Corona Range and Livestock Research Center. Andrews, a doctoral student majoring in animal science at NMSU, has worked as a graduate assistant in Corona for three years. She has completed three dissertation projects at the center, located eight miles east of Corona, where she has found a second home.
By New Mexico Sun | Jul 3, 2024
New Mexico State University’s Global Campus has opened enrollment for a new cohort of its Introduction to Grant Writing Microlearning course. The course, available for free, is designed specifically for small business owners, nonprofit managers, and city administrators in New Mexico.
By New Mexico Sun | Jul 3, 2024
The University of New Mexico Hospital has introduced a new treatment for sleep apnea, available as of this summer. Sleep apnea is a common condition where an individual's breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep. The hospital now offers the Inspire device, an implantable system designed to alleviate symptoms associated with the disorder.
By New Mexico Sun | Jul 3, 2024
Today, Mayor Tim Keller signed legislation securing Tribal Consultation for development that impacts sovereign or sacred land and other sensitive areas. The Tribal Notification and Engagement Consultation amendment to the City's Integrated Development Ordinance (IDO) was unanimously passed by the City Council in June 2024. The updated ordinance was sponsored by Councilor Tammy Fiebelkorn.
By New Mexico Sun | Jul 3, 2024
The Albuquerque City Council has passed Council Bill No. O-24-12, now enacted as Ordinance No. O-2024-019, which introduces a small area text amendment to the Integrated Development Ordinance for the Northwest Mesa Escarpment View Protection Overlay Zone (VPO-2). The bill was sponsored by Tammy Fiebelkorn.
By New Mexico Sun | Jul 3, 2024
This week, Mayor Tim Keller vetoed City Council resolution R-24-47, a proposed City Charter Amendment ballot question that, if passed, would lower the threshold for electing the Mayor and City Council from the current mandatory majority system—50% plus 1—to a plurality. This change would mean that only one election would be held where the candidate with the most votes wins.
By New Mexico Sun | Jul 3, 2024
ALBUQUERQUE – Today, the City of Albuquerque celebrated the expansion of Netflix’s Mesa Del Sol campus, which has grown from its initial 28 acres to 108 acres. The project included the development of four purpose-built soundstages, three mills, one production office, and two stage support buildings. Netflix came to Albuquerque in 2018 and has been awarded a total of $5.5 million in Local Economic Development Act (LEDA) funding, $6 million in in-kind infrastructure from the City of Albuquerque, and $27 million in State LEDA funding.
