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NMSU shifts COVID approach, will soon enforce 100% vaccination requirement: ‘We are making changes to our policies’
By Trina Thomas | May 8, 2022
New Mexico State University (NMSU) now requires all students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by July 1.
'It's a huge problem': UNM planning skin cancer screening clinics amid shortage of dermatologists in state
By Karen Kidd | May 7, 2022
New Mexico is sunny more often than not, making skin cancer common, but the number of dermatologists in the state is dwindling.
LANL scientists use X-ray technology to study artifacts linked to Coronado expedition
By Andy Nghiem | May 3, 2022
Scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) are using X-ray tomography to gain a better understanding about two artifacts related to the historic Coronado expedition.
Educator on mock drunk driving crash for high schoolers: 'The core message of this program is saving lives'
By David Beasley | May 1, 2022
Roswell police and firefighters staged a mock drunk driving crash for high school students, KOB 4 reported.
School bus crash video prompts response from Rehm: 'Had the kids had seat belts, they wouldn't have been flying through the vehicle'
By Andy Nghiem | May 1, 2022
New Mexico state Rep. Bill Rehm (R-Bernalillo) is renewing calls for seat belts on children's school buses after a recent accident.
San Juan County and NMSU join forces to purchase land and train new farmers: ‘Without farms, you don’t have food’
By Bob Martin | May 1, 2022
San Juan County and New Mexico State University (NMSU) are joining forces to buy three acres of land that will be used for training new farmers at the Growing Forward Farm.
NEA president: 'We have a long way to go' with teacher wages, New Mexico on the right track
By Bob Martin | May 1, 2022
The National Education Association recently released information about teacher pay stemming from a survey of thousands of members nationwide, and while it showed wages are low across the board, New Mexico has been taking steps to alleviate this.
New Mexico Freedoms Alliance leader: 'Doctors have been seeing firsthand the damages caused by masks'
By Tom Lawrence | Apr 25, 2022
The toll on the mental health of American young people during the enforced isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is becoming more and more clear, and the results are both revealing and troubling, according to some studies.
UNM's OMI receives federal funding to expand research on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women cases: 'Uniquely poised ... to help make progress'
By Andy Nghiem | Apr 24, 2022
The University of New Mexico (UNM) School of Medicine's Office of the Medical Investigator (OMI) received additional funding to solve Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) cases.
Lawyers for Gallup students accused in senior prank demand seniors be let back in class: 'The amount of constitutional violations is just shocking'
By Solange DeLisle | Apr 22, 2022
The lawyers representing four Gallup High School students accused of being part of an April Fools' Day prank filed a petition at the McKinley County Courthouse, demanding that officials let the seniors return to school.
Gallup HS students return to class after senior prank suspension, 'discipline ... will resume'
By Ariana Chiarenza | Apr 22, 2022
A judge's order has students returning to Gallup High School after a senior prank that occurred on April Fool's Day.
'Our kids are very dedicated when they come to our program': Roswell High dance team wins 14th championship title
By Andy Nghiem | Apr 10, 2022
New Mexico's Roswell High School dance team recently twirled their way to a 14th championship title.
Seifert: Students hospitalized after consuming THC edibles because 'they're going to attract children'
By George Willis | Apr 7, 2022
Beware of where you put your edibles.
Restoration center to help seed forests is 'critical for our healthy communities'
By George Willis | Apr 5, 2022
A restoration center is being developed at New Mexico Highlands University to help supply the millions of seedlings needed to replenish forests damaged by wildfires
Garratt on UNM, NMSU tuition hikes: ‘It may mean that they won’t get full funding for their tuition’
By George Willis | Mar 31, 2022
The adage "What one hand giveth, the other taketh away" could apply to college tuition in the state of New Mexico.
Mental health experts say metro violence is negatively impacting Albuquerque youth: 'They’re acting out and aggressive'
By Andy Nghiem | Mar 30, 2022
Health experts in Albuquerque say that rising levels of violent crime are having an effect on the mental health of youths.
Albuquerque schools see large drop in enrollment during pandemic
By George Willis | Mar 28, 2022
Enrollment in Albuquerque Public Schools has been declining annually for several years. But an annual loss of about 2,000 students due to various circumstances more than doubled during the pandemic, creating a $17.5 million budget shortfall that must be addressed.
LCPS adopts extended school year ‘to improve learning in the classroom’
By George Willis | Mar 23, 2022
The Las Cruces Public Schools district is adopting an extended school year, due to the lingering impact of the pandemic.
UNM president lifts mask mandate: 'Guided by expert advice'
By George Willis | Mar 20, 2022
The University of New Mexico lifted its mask mandate on Saturday, a day after the state’s public health order expired. Students get to choose on most campuses
PED secretary hopes schools can 'continue safely learning and teaching in-person'
By George Willis | Mar 20, 2022
The New Mexico Public Education Department is allowing districts and charter schools to set their own face mask policies, eliminating most mandates created during the pandemic.