SOCORRO, New Mexico, Oct. 23 (TNSjou) -- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology issued the following news: * * * Dino Discovery: NM Tech Geologist Helps Uncover New Findings about the Last Dinosaurs in New Mexico By Katie E. Ismael Very near the time of their ultimate extinction, dinosaurs were more diverse than scientists previously believed and actually a thriving species, according to new research published today in the journal Science. Matthew Heizler, a New Mexico Tech emeritus   more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Oct. 28 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * Fall back: Turn back your clocks and check your batteries * It's that time of year to set your clocks back one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 2. The change back to standard time is a perfect way to remember to change the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. New Mexico State University's Fire Department encourages you to check your smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detec  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Urges Trump Administration to Make Air Travel More Affordable and Transparent, Not Less * WASHINGTON \- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined U.S. Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and 13 Senate Democrats to send a letter urging U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy to recons  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Condemn Republicans for Refusing to Pay All New Mexico Federal Workers, Contractors, & Service Members During Trump's Shutdown * Senate Republicans blocked Democrats' legislation to pay all federal workers during Trump's shutdown WASHINGTON U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) released the following statements after Senate Republicans blocked Democ  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Lead Call for Trump Administration to Reverse Course on Favoring Beef from Argentina * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M) led a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer calling out the Trump Administration's harmful plan to increase beef imports from Argentina, which will help foreign interests at the expense of Ne  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Leads Entire Senate Democratic Caucus in Effort to Stop Trump Administration from Illegally Withholding Funding for Nutrition Assistance Programs That Feed American Families * President Trump: "We can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible and bad for them like cutting vast numbers of people out. Cutting things they like, cutting programs they like." The Trump administration  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Senate Republicans Blocking Effort to Keep Nutrition Assistance Programs Running During Trump Shutdown * PHOTO: USDA's Now-Deleted Guidance Confirming Its Authority to use Available Funds During a Shutdown Lujan Led Entire Senate Democratic Caucus in Effort to Stop Trump Administration from Illegally Withholding Funding For SNAP VIDEO : Lujan on the Senate Floor Highlighti  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump Administration's Decision to Reverse Their Own Position and Illegally Withhold Food Benefits from Americans * Trump : "I hate to tell you, but we are cutting Democrat programs" Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, issued   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich Lead Call for Trump Administration to Reverse Course on Favoring Beef from Argentina * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) led a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer calling out the Trump Administration's harmful plan to increase beef imports from Argentina, which will help foreign interests at the expense of New   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich Urge Trump's USDA to Immediately Release November SNAP Benefits Amid Republican Shutdown * Washington, D.C. U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Amy Klobuchar, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 29 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * Opening ceremony held for Predock Center for Design + Research * On a sunny afternoon, Oct. 19, The University of New Mexico's School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P) marked a significant milestone with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly renovated Predock Center for Design + Research (PCD+R). This ceremony was eight years in the making. Constance Dejong and Antoine Predock in a photo t  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 29 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * SFI welcomes Program Postdoctoral Fellow Shuhao Fu * Artificial-intelligence systems have made remarkable progress in recent years, but they still struggle with the kind of flexible, relational reasoning that comes naturally to humans. Program Postdoctoral Fellow Shuhao Fu studies how to bridge that gap. With a background in both machine learning and cognitive science, Fu des  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune to Schumer's Shutdown Senators: This Isn't a Political Game, It's People's Livelihoods * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, thank you. "Reserving the right to object. "Let me just point out, if I might, that we are   more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 29 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM research suggests Halloween fireballs could signal increased risk of cosmic impact or airburst in 2032 and 2036 * Every year, the Taurid meteor shower lights up the night sky from late October through early November. Sometimes called the "Halloween fireballs", they are named for the constellation Taurusthe bull--from which the meteors appear to radiate, the shower is best viewed from dark-sk  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Vasquez Demands EPA Reinstate Solar for All Program After Illegal Termination * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On October 24, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) led a call demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) immediately reverse its termination of the Solar for All program a key initiative that was created to lower energy costs for working families and increase good-paying energy  more