Tuesday - June 23, 2026

**Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Mexico

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New Mexico State University: Faculty Spotlight - Matthew Sievert, College of Arts and Sciences
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Oct. 20 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * Faculty Spotlight: Matthew Sievert, College of Arts and Sciences Matthew Sievert joined the faculty in New Mexico State University's Department of Physics in 2020. He is an associate professor specializing in both experimental and theoretical high-energy nuclear physics. Prior to joining NMSU, Sievert was a postdoc at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He completed previous postd  more
UNM Anthropology Professor's Dilemma of Portraying Fact Versus Fiction
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 21 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * UNM anthropology professor's dilemma of portraying fact versus fiction By Megan Borders Emily L. Jones is a seeker of truth and a discoverer of human evolution. By day, she is a professor of anthropology at The University of New Mexico and director of UNM's Zooarchaeology Lab. In her free time, she writes and publishes novels. Most recently, she published her first young adult novel, Nahia. As   more
UNM Educational Psychologist Awarded Early Career Grant
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 21 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * UNM educational psychologist awarded early career grant By Bridgette Wagner Jones As a middle school student, Shengjie Lin vividly remembers the frustration of failing a math exam. Discouraged, he wondered if math simply "wasn't his thing." His parents, however, responded with encouragement rather than criticism. They urged him to try new strategies, reminding him that ability grows with effort   more