SANTA FE, New Mexico, March 31 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * Constantino Tsallis to co-chair the 2027 Nobel Symposium on Statistical Mechanics * SFI External Professor Constantino Tsallis (Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Fisicas) will serve as co-chair and synthesis lead of the 2027 Nobel Symposium in Physics, "Beyond Boltzmann: Complexity, Memory, and Non-Additive Entropies," taking place May 24-28, 2027, in Backaskog, Sweden. The sympo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Gabe Vasquez Fights to Lower Costs at the Pump for Hardworking New Mexicans * House Republicans' failure to keep costs down is forcing New Mexico families to pay 37% more at the pump - the highest jump in the Southwest, despite already facing rising costs on everything from groceries to health care. As Republicans now weigh additional health care cuts to pay for their war in Iran, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources released the following testimony by Daniel T. Naatz, executive vice president and chief policy officer of the Independent Petroleum Association of America, from a March 25, 2026, hearing on the Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act (H.R. 1555), License to Drill Act (H.R. 7831), and legislation to provide for the leasing of deposits of minerals in Carlsbad, New Mexico (H.R. 7882): * * * Thank more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Being Named as James Beard Foundation Impact Award Honoree * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, released the following statement after being named a 2026 James Beard Impact Award honoree: "I am deeply honored to receive this  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on DHS Funding Bill * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on funding parts of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, implementing the Senate Democrats' plan to pay our TSA workers, Coast Guard, and more, while holding the line against funding for ICE and Border Patrol: "I'm glad that the hardworking men and women of TSA, FEM more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Votes Against Confirmation of Senator Markwayne Mullin for Secretary of Homeland Security * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after voting against the confirmation of Senator Markwayne Mullin to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS): "New Mexicans deserve steady, responsible leadership at the Department o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Kim Introduce Legislation to Support Student Success through Early Childhood Education * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), one of only two Head Start graduates to serve in the Senate, and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) introduced the Creating Early Childhood Leaders Act, legislation to bolster early childhood education training for school admin and leaders and help them lay the more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Murkowski, Schatz Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand and Modernize Native Housing Programs * Senators Push to Advance Housing Policy in NAHASDA's 30 TH Anniversary Year Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. S more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 31 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * NAI announces Top 100 Patenting U.S. Universities of 2025 * The University of New Mexico is ranked No. 52 on the recently released Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents in 2025, a list published by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Released annually, the Top 100 U.S. Universities ranking highlights and celebrates U.S. academic institutions that play a significant role  more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 31 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * New Mexico Gothic: How UNM's history inspired an award-winning novella * An Albuquerque apartment hiding a dark secret and a young teacher running from her past are at the center of a novella written by UNM alumnus Victoriano Cardenas. Casa de Suenos is about generational trauma, colonial and state-sanctioned violence, and how the land remembers everything."If I had to call it anything, I wou more PR

SOCORRO, New Mexico, April 1 -- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology issued the following news: * * * New Mexico Tech Junior Jessica Hunter selected as a 2026 Goldwater Scholar Jessica Hunter is pursuing her passion at New Mexico Tech. A junior from Albuquerque in the Computer Science program, she has been able to conduct published Artificial Intelligence research with Dr. Krishna Roy, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering. Because of her outstanding acad more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, March 31 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU Global Campus, The Bridge of Southern New Mexico promote online learning opportunities for workforce development * Educators, adult learners, and businesses across Southern New Mexico have expanded access to flexible online courses through a collaboration between New Mexico State University Global Campus and The Bridge of Southern New Mexico, supporting the region's broader effort to more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, March 31 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU to host public reading by award-winning investigative writer April 10 * In an upcoming public reading at New Mexico State University, Tim Z. Hernandez will share his investigation into the histories and shared stories from the families of the 28 Mexicans killed in the 1948 plane wreck at Los Gatos Canyons. He will read from his investigative documentary novel " They Call You Back: A  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Meets with TSA Workers Union in Albuquerque, Supports Bill to Guarantee TSA On-Time Pay * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - On March 31, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) met with Gabriel Ochoa, Union President of the AFGE Local 1050 (representing all TSA agents across New Mexico and the El Paso airport), and his team at the Albuquerque International Sunport to thank them for more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Vasquez Brings Home $2 Million to Improve Safety, Access at Albuquerque's Largest Homeless Shelter * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - On March 31, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) visited Gateway West, the largest homeless shelter in New Mexico, to highlight $2 million in federal funding he secured to make upgrades to the facility to bolster public safety by improving accessibility, saf more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Republicans Block Legislation to Pay TSA for 9th Time * Senate Republicans have now blocked TSA pay 9 times & blocked bills to fund TSA, FEMA, CISA, & Coast Guard 12 times in total Washington, D.C. - Senate Republicans have now blocked pay for TSA workers 9 times and blocked bills to fund TSA, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency  more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, March 31 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * Staff Spotlight: Taysha Walter, Marketing and Communications * Taysha Walter is a two-time NMSU graduate who has worked in the Marketing and Communications office since 2021. As a marketing communications specialist, Walter works closely with the department's marketing and web teams. In a typical day, Walter is a problem solver for Cascade users, often answering questions, managing plat more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 1 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: * * * Federal Court Strikes Down President Trump's Attacks Against Endangered Species Act Ruling restores bedrock environmental law to pre-Trump status and derails future attempts to weaken law * OAKLAND, Calif. -- A federal court struck down President Trump's attacks against the Endangered Species Act (ESA), restoring key values of the bedrock environmental law to the status it held for decades before t more PR