ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 2 -- Albuquerque Public Schools issued the following news on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * APS Principal Roster is Set Eight new leaders named over the summer eager to begin the school year. * Albuquerque Public Schools leadership changes are now complete for the 2025-26 school year, with eight schools naming principals over the summer. The new principals are: * Brian Ver Ploegh, who will head Longfellow Elementary School following a successful stint as an assistant pr more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 2 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: * * * Brian Nesvik Confirmed to Lead U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Advocates warn Nesvik's track record signals a grave threat to the future of America's most vulnerable wildlife * WASHINGTON-- In a development that conservationists are calling deeply troubling, the U.S. Senate has confirmed Brian Nesvik as the new Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). WildEarth Guardians and other con more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * Cybersecurity suite that helps protect nation now available to public * The Sandia National Laboratories team that developed the Thorium suite include, from right, project lead Evan Roncevich, project manager Kevin Hulin, lead developer Michael Carson (standing), and programmers Gavin Baker and Jonathan Crussell. (Photo by Randy Wong) Click on the thumbnail f more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Announces Committee Passage of Over $20 Million for New Mexico Projects, Bringing FY26 Total to $309 Million * Heinrich championed investments to support service members & families, improve New Mexico's military installations, expand access to health care, fight the opioid epidemic, develop the workforce & small businesses, increase prenatal screening & treatment of congenital syphilis more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Urges USDA and DOI to Provide Adequate Resources and Support to Wildland Firefighters, Following Reports of Firefighters Cleaning Toilets * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary (USDA) Brooke Rollins and U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Major Public Broadcasting Shutdown Announcement Following GOP Funding Cuts * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, issued the following statement in response to the announcement from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) that it will begin shutting down operations after Congre more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cornyn, Heinrich Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Development of Seedling Nurseries, Reforestation and Habitat Restoration Programs * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced the Seedlings for Sus more PR

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colorado, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Space Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * Milestone sensor upgrade enhances U.S. Space Force identifying, tracking capability U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Operations Command (SpOC), in partnership with USSF Space Systems Command (SSC), approved the operational acceptance of a milestone upgrade to the Ground-Based Optical Sensor System (GBOSS) at the Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance site in White  more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Aug. 1 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU professor receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar award Erik Yukl, professor of biochemistry at New Mexico State University, will spend three months this fall conducting research in Argentina as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar. Yukl's research is focused on the movement of proteins. Understanding proteins is important not only for gaining a perception of a wide array of cellular functions but also to more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 1 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * A scientific look at handling trauma By Anna Padilla Following Friday's tragic event, there has been a push across campus to focus on mental health. The University of New Mexico has no shortage of experts and researchers who study the impacts of traumatic events on the mind, body, and community. Tameka Gillum, Ph.D., has been a violence researcher for over 25 years. Having been trained as a psyc more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 1 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * UNM School of Law Clinic expands services with onboarding of social worker By Emily Romero The University of New Mexico School of Law Clinical Program has recently contracted with a licensed clinical social worker, expanding the support available to students and strengthening its multidisciplinary approach to legal education. This initiative, funded through a multi-year partnership with Bernalil more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Vasquez Stands with Service Members, Pushes for More Affordable Housing, and Celebrates Public Lands Victory * Las Cruces, N.M. - On August 1, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) concluded a productive district work period week in the southern portion of his district. Several events of note during the work period included: Rep. Vasquez Stands with Service Members On Tuesday, July more PR