LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, July 24 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * Ancient stone meets high tech, NMSU faculty-student team travels to Italy * Over the summer, a New Mexico State University art professor and student embarked on an insightful, artistic residency in Europe to work with a robot and carve ancient marble in the Apuan Alps. Carissa Samaniego, assistant professor in the Department of Art and her student mentee Lei Maslian, a recent NMSU Bachelor of Fine Arts graduate, returned from a month-lo more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, July 23 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * DREAM Research Center at NMSU works to demystify 3D printing * Writer: Allison Brady, engr_media@nmsu.edu Technology is evolving at a rapid pace; 3D printing is already shaping the world, whether that be in engineering, construction, or biomedicine. Preparing students for the future of the workforce means tailoring their education to reflect the world they will be walking into. New Mexico State University, in collaboration with other  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. July 20, 2026 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20460 RE: Docket ID: EPA -HQ-OW-2025-1742 Extending the Compliance Deadline for the PFOA and PFOS Maximum Contaminant Levels Dear Administrator Zeldin, On behalf of the National Wildlife Federation and affiliates from Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Mi more ST

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Leger Fernandez, Pingree Condemn Rushed Effort to Gut Tribal Consultation and Historic Preservation Protections * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, condemned  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Blumenthal Introduce Bill to Strengthen Social Security * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) in introducing the Social Security 2100 Act, legislation to increase Social Security benefits and make the critical system financially stable throughout the 21st Century. As our nation's bedrock social insurance program, Social Security is the most important source of retirement more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Neguse Introduce Legislation to Safeguard Local Input on Public Lands Oil and Gas Leases * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) introduced the Local Input Act. This bicameral bill seeks to protect the right of local communities to provide input into proposed oil and gas lease sales on national public lands and would restore the Department of the Interior's discretion t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Thune, Barrasso Legislation to Expedite Broadband Permits to Unserved Communities Heads to Full Senate * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) applauded the Commerce Committee for unanimously passing thei more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Warren, Wyden, Baldwin, Whitehouse Press Social Security Commissioner Bisignano on Misleading, Partisan Email Sent to Social Security Beneficiaries * Unsolicited email from Social Security Administration misused government resources to praise President Trump, spread misleading information to Social Security recipients "(F)ew presidents have done more than President Trump to damage Social Security -yet in an Orwellian twist, you are mis more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Welch Bipartisan Bill to Support Next Generation of American Aviation Advances Out of Committee * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, joined U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) in celebrating the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee's advancement of their bipartisan bill, the Aviation Innovation an more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Joins Pueblo Governors to Push for Permanent Protections for Chaco Canyon * N.M. Delegation's push occurs during a 14-day public comment period set by the Trump administration in their effort to fully revoke a 20-year mineral withdrawal that has protected public lands within Chaco Canyon WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 23 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * NMiF talks Democratic Lt. Governor election; Estancia water crisis * This week, New Mexico in Focus looks ahead to this weekend's election of a new Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor. New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver first won the nomination in June's primary election but resigned several weeks later, citing health challenges. Host Nash Jones sits down with Democratic Party of New Mexico Communications Director Dan more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, July 23 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU-led team among those selected for $800 million DOE Genesis Mission * New Mexico State University physics professor Raza Sufian will lead a team of researchers to run a groundbreaking physics simulation on a quantum computer using artificial intelligence. The team is among those selected for the $800 million Department of Energy program called Genesis Mission, a large-scale initiative of the U.S. government that aims to build the wo more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, July 24 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * Two NMSU mentoring programs receive national recertification * One-on-one connections can make all the difference in a successful higher education journey, and a pair of peer mentoring programs at New Mexico State University have been nationally recognized. The TRIO Student Support Services Classic peer mentoring program has been awarded recertification for the College Reading and Learning Association International Peer Educator Trainin more PR

SILVER CITY, New Mexico, July 24 -- Western New Mexico University posted the following news release: * * * WNMU Nursing Students Partner with GRMC for Strive for 5 Initiative on Patient Safety * Earlier this year, Level 4 nursing students from Western New Mexico University launched a high-impact clinical collaboration with Gila Regional Medical Center centered on the Strive for 5 Initiative. The partnership represents a sophisticated integration of academic rigor and frontline healthcare, aimed at enhancing patient safety and clinical outco more PR