NMSUnews Published on May 3, 2012 by nmsunews In January 2012, Executive Vice President and Provost Wendy K. Wilkins led a delegation of faculty and administrators to Costa Rica and Chile to explore possible collaborations with educational institutions in those countries -- including CATIE near Turrialba, Costa Rica, and the Universidad de Concepcion and Universidad de Magallanes in Chile. More »

February 20, 2012 by Janet Perez, NMSU News Center Planting the seed of self-sufficiency and improving access to healthy foods for all residents of Southern New Mexico are the main goals for La Semilla Food Center. Two years ago this month, the nonprofit La Semilla Food Center was founded by former New Mexico State University alumni Aaron Sharratt and Rebecca Wiggins-Reinhard, as well as More »

October 25, 2010 by Kristina Medley, NMSU News Center The efforts of the New Mexico State University Foundation’s “Doing What Counts” comprehensive campaign have made an impact on many departments throughout the university, including the establishment of 13 new academic chairs and 18 new professorships. The Linebery Chair, established by Tom and Evelyn Linebery, was the first chair cre More »

April 21, 2010.. Retrieved online: April 21, 2010, from Suzanne Michaels, Las Cruces Sun-News The only recycling solar compactor in Las Cruces -- "BigBelly" -- was a big hit at its Earth Day debut at Young Park on Saturday. Young people especially were so fired up about the compactor taking and smashing recyclables, some of the kids were pulling recyclables out of the nearby trash cans and brin More »

August 30, 2009 by Tom Sandford NMSU Round Up Aggies and faculty discuss their ideal class size When it comes to size, in the world of academia bigger isn’t always better. Many New Mexico State University students and faculty prefer smaller classes, and few know this better than Greg Armfield, a professor of Communications at NMSU. As co-professor of COMM-265, the largest class on ca More »

July 17, 2009 by Justin Bannister NMSU News Center Most college students spend their summer vacation trying to get as far away from school as possible. Morgan Nelson, a senior at New Mexico State University, wound up eight time zones away from New Mexico, but his trip was different – he did it with the help of NMSU and the university’s Aggies Go Global program. “I had never been ab More »

Nov. 13, 2008 by Jane Moorman NMSU News Center LAS CRUCES – With tax season just around the corner, a New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service publication has been revised to remind agriculture producers to be aware of various taxes that affect their operation. There are several forms of taxation that producers might overlook if they are not aware, including fuel tax, gros More »

September 18, 2008 by Justin Bannister NMSU News Center While many 24-year-olds are trying to figure out what they want to do with their lives, Jessica Morales is already running her own insurance business. The 2008 New Mexico State University graduate said she always knew she wanted to own her own business and worked her way through the ranks to make it happen. “I love it. I love insu More »

July 9, 2007 by Elizabeth Myers NMSU News Center The industry that brings New Mexicans one of their favorite spicy foods may become more efficient thanks to help from several departments at New Mexico State University. Delia Valles-Rosales, assistant professor of industrial engineering, James Libbin of agricultural economics, Christopher Erickson of economics and Maria Mariani of mathema More »