LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, July 22 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * Initiative helps NMSU prepare NM workforce for national security As a member of the Plutonium Workforce Development Initiative, or PWDI, New Mexico State University is teaching and training students in several disciplines to create a robust workforce pipeline for one of the state's national labs. As part of the New Mexico Consortium's PWDI effort, NMSU is one of 10 higher education institu  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Restore and Modernize National Labs * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Restore and Modernize Our National Labs Act of 2025, legislation that would invest in maintenance projects and infrastructure improvements at America's National Labs. Specifically, the legislation would authorize funding for deferred mainte  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 22 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * New Mexico's Quantum Moonshot advances as a semifinalist in the NSF Regional Innovation Engines Program The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced New Mexico's Quantum Moonshot project, led by Elevate Quantum, as one of 29 semifinalists advancing to the next round of the Regional Innovation Engines program - a groundbreaking federal initiative set to invest up to $160 million over 10 years i  more