September 12, 2012 by Jay Rodman, NMSU News Center The students in the program developed a blog about their experiences, which can be seen at http://fromcatie.blogspot.com Costa Rica is a Central American country with beautiful ocean beaches and lush rain forests, known for its biodiversity as well as its long tradition of political stability. It takes sustainability very seriously, an More »

August 12, 2011 by Jay Rodman, NMSU News Center Research being done at New Mexico State University on the production of algae-based biofuels would become increasingly important to New Mexico’s – and the nation’s – economic prosperity, if U.S. Sen. Tom Udall has his way. Udall visited the campus Aug. 9 to announce he will soon introduce legislation in the Senate to ensure a more leve More »

Spring 2011. Retrieved online June 28, 2011 by Justin Bannister NMSU Research & Resources It’s pond scum. It’s also a potential source for environmentally friendly gasoline, jet fuel, nutritional supplements and a host of other beneficial products. A fully operational algae industry could mean big bucks for the state’s economy and that’s why New Mexico State University� More »

KRWG-TV News 03.23.11 (LAS CRUCES) -- Business leaders recently gathered in Las Cruces to plan for the future as they discuss ways to create more jobs. KRWG's Carlos Correa reports. More »

March 7, 2011 by Justin Bannister, NMSU News Center New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Center will host the E3 Green Jobs Forum, designed for employers, educators and employees around New Mexico, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 22 at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Museum in Las Cruces. U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman will speak at noon. The event is free, but registration is required at http:/ More »

November 9, 2010 by Justin Bannister, NMSU News Center One of the tiniest plants on Earth will soon be swimming all across the dusty desert of New Mexico. That’s if New Mexico State University and its newly created Algal Bioenergy Program have anything to say about it. The program is a centralized effort to coordinate research and economic development opportunities related to fuels made from More »

October 15, 2010. Retrieved online October 19, 2010 from Gabriel Vasquez, Las Cruces Bulletin Southern NM’s biofuel industry has national implications Momentous scientific and manufacturing advances have marked the trail blazed by American innovation over the last 200 years. That innovation continues in the arid desert of southern New Mexico, where private and public research firms are More »

KRWG-TV News msunews — May 24, 2010 — For the second consecutive year, New Mexico State University, along with honorary chair Congressman Harry Teague, is hosting a conference focusing on domestic solutions to energy problems. The two-day conference, "Re-Energize America: Short-Term Plan for Long-Term Energy Independence," will take place June 3 and 4, at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch More »

May 24, 2010 by Mark Cramer NMSU News Center For the second consecutive year, New Mexico State University, along with honorary chair Congressman Harry Teague, is hosting a conference focusing on domestic solutions to energy problems. “I am extremely proud to be the honorary chair of Re-energize America for a second year,” Teague said. “Developing a comprehensive energy plan that in More »