Thursday - June 25, 2026

**Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Mexico

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Brief: Synthetic self-assembling and self-reproducing cells
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 1 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * Brief: Synthetic self-assembling and self-reproducing cells * Darwin imagined that life may have begun in a "warm little pond." Leftover particles from the evolution of stars formed an interstellar stew, capable of being zapped into animation. In the lab of SFI External Professor Juan Perez-Mercader (Harvard University), researchers put the "pond" in a test tube, energized it, a  more
Research and Creative Works Leadership Award Winners Cross the Disciplines of UNM
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 1 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * Research and Creative Works Leadership Award winners cross the disciplines of UNM By Kim Delker Six University of New Mexico researchers -- from fields ranging from nuclear engineering to music composition -- are the 2025 recipients of the Research and Creative Works Leadership Awards, announced by the Office of Academic Affairs. The Research and Creative Works Leadership Awards honor recently p  more
UNM Research Group Preps Early Undergrads for Lab Work
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 2 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * UNM research group preps early undergrads for lab work By Anna Padilla A research group in University College is providing first year University of New Mexico students the opportunity to get research experience. The Greenberg Research Group is led by its namesake Jake Greenberg who is a trained Ph.D. chemist. Currently, he has 17 active undergraduate researchers. The group focuses primarily on   more