April 22, 2013 by Emily C. Kelley, NMSU News Center New Mexico State University finished seventh place in the grand champion division of RecycleMania 2013, the national competition in which college campuses compete during eight weeks to see who can reduce, reuse and recycle the most on-campus waste. NMSU has been a leader in RecycleMania in recent years, placing fifth in both 2011 and 20 More »

NMSU named Bronze Bicycle Friendly University April 16, 2013 by Emily C. Kelley, NMSU News Center The League of American Bicyclists has named New Mexico State University a Bronze Bicycle Friendly University, a designation that recognizes the university’s commitment to improving conditions for bicycling through investment in bicycling promotion, education programs, infrastructure and pro- More »

March 1, 2013. Retrieved online March 4, 2013 from Lindsey Anderson, Las Cruces Sun-News LAS CRUCES — A lawn mower bike. A solar-powered dog house. An automatic spray bottle. A car seat that alerts drivers if a baby is left in the vehicle. Student inventions took over the Las Cruces Convention Center lobby Friday afternoon as more than 30 teams from 15 middle and high schools across the st More »

February 6, 2013 by Emily C. Kelley, NMSU News Center Editor's Note: joni newcomer is intentionally lowercase. New Mexico State University has kicked off its participation in the 2013 RecycleMania tournament, the national competition in which college campuses compete over eight weeks to see who can reduce, reuse and recycle the most on-campus waste. NMSU has been a leader in Recyc More »

NMSUnews Published on Nov 4, 2012 by nmsunews Vegetables grown by students in NMSU's Student-Centered Field Lab are being cooked by fellow students in the 100 West Cafe dining facility, after which the food waste is composted by students in the new Environmental Science Student Organization composting facility. The fully composted material will eventually be worked back into the soil in t More »

October 26, 2012. Retrieved online October 30, 2012 from Alta LeCompte, Las Cruces Bulletin Local manager commits to corporate policy For the Las Cruces Bulletin. Las Crucen Russell Hernandez was an Olive Garden manager in Albuquerque five years ago when the company offered him a management position in the Tuscan-themed restaurant on Telshor Boulevard. Although the move would bring him b More »

October 19, 2012 by Emily C. Kelley, NMSU News Center The New Mexico State University Office of Sustainability, NMSU Sustainability Council and NMSU student sustainability-related organizations will host a series of events as part of the nationwide celebration of Campus Sustainability Day on Wednesday, Oct. 24. The Office of Sustainability, the Organization of Aggie Students Inspiring Su More »

NMSU News Published on Apr 16, 2012 by nmsunews. NMSU placed fifth overall in the Competition Division of RecycleMania 2012, a recycling competition between 605 schools representing all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, five Canadian provinces and one school in Great Britain. April 16, 2012 by Emily C. Kelley, NMSU News Center New Mexico State University finished in fift More »

April 13, 2012 by Tania Sanchez, NMSU News Center The New Mexico State University Organization of Aggie Students Inspiring Sustainability (OASIS) Club will host its fifth annual Earth Day Celebration from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday, April 22. The event is free and will be held at Young Park on the corner of South Walnut Street and Nevada Avenue in Las Cruces. The celebration includes li More »