LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Dec. 3 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * Financial Literacy and Career Development Take Center Stage at Bold Idea Conference * Writer: Sebastian Sanchez, sanch24@nmsu.edu The Bold Idea Conference, held October 30 at New Mexico State University, continued its mission to inspire innovation, career readiness and entrepreneurial thinking through a series of interactive breakout sessions. Hosted by the Hunt Center for Entrepreneursh more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Dec. 3 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * Insect-inspired student art takes flight in NMSU's Skeen Hall * Whether they have colorful wings, multiple legs or eyes, or even stingers on their behinds, insects serve an essential purpose - and their beauty has inspired a new permanent wall exhibit in NMSU's Skeen Hall. Titled "Insects in Art," the exhibit is a kaleidoscope of more than two dozen paintings, drawings and mixed-media pie more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Dec. 3 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * MicroBooNE international collaboration rules out existence of sterile neutrino * An anomaly in the behavior of neutrinos, nearly massless particles that rarely interact with other matter, has intrigued physicists for decades. In a paper published Dec. 3 in the Journal Nature, scientists on the MicroBooNE experiment have ruled out a long-standing hypothesis - the existence of a sterile neutr more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * New Report Reveals How New Mexico Gun Dealers Are Driving the State's Crime Gun Crisis; Lawmakers Propose Policy Solutions * New Analysis Finds the Vast Majority of Crime Guns Recovered in New Mexico Come From Licensed Dealers Inside the State Report Reveals Alarming Signs of Trafficking, Weak Oversight, and a Small Number of Dealers Flooding Communities With Guns Later Used in Vi more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Dec. 3 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU researchers study seaweed hydrogel that may improve soil health * As farmers in climate-stressed regions struggle with limited water resources, scientists are looking to the sea for a solution to improve water retention in soil for crops. The Pratt Institute in New York City has assembled a coalition of researchers and institutions to develop seaweed-based water absorbents that can b more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Dec. 3 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM Anderson School of Management partners with Coursera to expand access to professional credentials * The University of New Mexico Anderson School of Management has partnered with Coursera, a global online learning platform, to provide Anderson students, faculty, and staff complimentary access to professional certificates and microcredentials from leading companies such as Google, IBM and Meta. more PR

SOCORRO, New Mexico, Dec. 4 (TNSjou) -- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology issued the following news: * * * Valley Fever on the Rise: New Study Led by New Mexico Tech Detects Disease-Causing Fungus in New Mexico By Kimberley Clementi A new study has found that New Mexicans are likely among the most at-risk populations for Valley fever, which is caused by inhaling spores of a fungus that thrives in arid soils, with increased risk in drier, dustier parts of the state. The first sig more PR