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State Tipoffs Involving New Mexico Newsletter for Friday April 26, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Aggie Legend, 'A' Mountain Award Recipients Celebrated on NMSU Founders Day
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, April 26 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: New Mexico State University hosted its annual Founders Day to celebrate NMSU's heritage and commemorate its rich history. NMSU's Employee Council hosted the event April 24 at Traders Plaza. The "A" Mountain Staff Award was presented to Freddie Romero, academic adviser with the Center for Academic Advising and Student Support, and the Aggie Legend recognized the late Herb Wimberly, longtime NMSU m  more

N.M. A.G. Torrez Urges Second Judicial District Court to Turn Over Public Records About Violations of Pretrial Supervision
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 26 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release: Attorney General Raul Torrez has urged the Second Judicial District Court to correct an apparent violation of the Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA) arising from its recent denial of a request for GPS alerts and notifications for defendants under the supervision of the Court's Pretrial Services Division (PTS). The IPRA request at issue, originally sent to the Second Judicial Dist  more

NMSU Board of Regents to Convene for Special, Regular Meetings
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, April 26 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: The New Mexico State University Board of Regents will hold a special meeting at 1 p.m. Monday, April 29, in the Regents Room of the Educational Services Center on NMSU's Las Cruces campus. The Board of Regents will then hold a regular meeting at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 9, also in the Regents Room of the Educational Services Building on NMSU's Las Cruces campus. Both meetings will be livestreamed fo  more

NMSU Researchers Contribute to Understanding Flowering Plant 'Tree of Life'
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, April 26 (TNSres) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: Two New Mexico State University professors are among a group of scientists from around the world to use a breakthrough DNA-sequencing toolkit, involving 138 organizations internationally and contributing to a major milestone for plant science built on 15 times more data than any comparable studies of the flowering plant tree of life. Donovan Bailey, NMSU biology professor, and Zachary Ro  more

Sage Launches Free Course in ChatGPT Literacy
THOUSAND OAKS, California, April 26 (TNSres) -- SAGE Publishing issued the following news release: Sage and Technology from Sage, a provider of innovative library technology solutions, has launched a free online course to develop users' proficiency in ChatGPT. The Art of ChatGPT Interactions is taught by Dr. Leo S. Lo, Dean of the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences at the University of New Mexico. In the course, Dr. Lo provides comprehensive instruction on AI prompting and   more

Santa Fe Film Office Invites Aspiring Pueblo and Indigenous Director-Writers to Apply for NYU Tisch Graduate Film Summer Workshop
SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 26 -- Santa Fe County issued the following news: The Santa Fe Film Office is excited to announce an exciting opportunity for aspiring Pueblo and Indigenous Director-Writers to participate in the tuition free NYU Tisch Graduate Film Summer Workshop. This initiative, in partnership with Santa Fe Community College and the Institute of American Indian Arts, is dedicated to empowering storytellers from diverse backgrounds and amplifying Indigenous voices in the film indus  more

Wyo. Gov. Gordon and Governor Lujan Grisham Take Part in National Governors Association 'Disagree Better' Initiative
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, April 25 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Mark Gordon and New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced they have come together to participate in the National Governors Association (NGA) Disagree Better Initiative. The two Governors, who have collaborated on policy initiatives as Chairman and Vice Chair of the Western Governors Association, recently sat down to share a message of working together to get the job done. "Wyoming  more