SANTA FE, New Mexico, Nov. 21 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * Encapsulating life--on Earth and beyond * A cell is fundamentally a containera vessel that encapsulates life at the most basic level. Many biologists believe encapsulation of chemicals may have been necessary for evolution to gain traction. But how does encapsulation occur? Is it achieved easilyor is it elusive? SFI Professor Chris Kempes and colleagues investigate crucial as  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Nov. 21 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * Faculty Focus: Sabine Hirschauer, Honors College * Sabine Hirschauer is an associate professor of international relations and security studies in the Department of Political Science, Public Law and Administration. She is also the current M. Eugene Sundt Professor and a McNair Scholars Program mentor for the NMSU Honors College. She has been at NMSU since August 2016. Hirschauer's researc  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lee Back DOE Proposal Requiring FERC Action on Large-Load Grid Connections * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), Chairman of the Committee, issued a bipartisan letter supporting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) taking up the issue of how to better man  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Nov. 21 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * How life begins and where it might happen again * A recent special issue of Philosophical Transactions B takes on one of the biggest mysteries in science: how life first began. Instead of trying to replay Earth's exact history, the issue's authors look for the universal rules that might make life possible anywhere in the cosmos the right mix of energy, chemistry, and informatio  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Heinrich Blasts Congressional Republicans for Doubling Down on Legislation that Threatens Public Lands * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor, blasting Republicans for their latest effort to use a Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval to upen  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan Unveils Legislation to Reverse Devastating SNAP Cuts, Restore Food Security for Millions of Americans * Bicameral legislation earned the backing of all Senate Democrats, nearly 1,500 national, state, and community-based organizations Washington, D.C. - ICYMI: This week, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Food a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump's Latest Call for Violence * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on President Trump's latest calls for violence against Members of Congress, including urging that Democratic lawmakers be arrested and tried, and amplifying posts calling for them to be hanged: "President Trump, whose long record of encouraging violence ag  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Blackburn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Fast-Track Telecommunications and Broadband Expansion Across America * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced the bipartisan Broadband and Telecommunications RAIL Act that would streamline the process to deploy telecommunications and broadband equipment in public and railroad rights-of-way. R  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Escobar Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Address Deadly Hate Crimes by Closing Dangerous Loophole * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Disarm Hate Act, legislation aimed at addressing hate-motivated gun violence in communities across the United States. The bill would protect vulnerable communities by closing a dangerous gap in federal law, prohi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Klobuchar Colleagues Press USDA on Unnecessary SNAP Reapplications * Letter asserts that plan is duplicative of existing programs rules, increases red tape and will unnecessarily inhibit access to benefits WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking   more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Nov. 21 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * National Title IX experts guest-teach UNM Constitutional Law students * Students in The University of New Mexico's Constitutional Law (Rights) class received an unexpected educational opportunity when two of the nation's leading Title IX experts visited as guest online speakers. Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn, co-hosts of the nationally recognized Title IX Podcast, met with students to discu  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Nov. 21 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU Hunt Center Marks Completion of the GenAI for Fundraising Excellence Sprint * WRITER: Alejandro Najera-Acosta, 575-646-2025, a_najera@nmsu.edu The Hunt Center for Entrepreneurship at New Mexico State University's Arrowhead Center recently celebrated the completion of its GenAI for Fundraising Excellence Sprint, a six-week accelerator designed to help New Mexico and Borderplex found  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Senate Republicans Block Heinrich's Attempt to Repeal Pay-Out Provisions for Senators * Heinrich took to the floor to pass legislation, unanimously passed in the House, to repeal a last-minute provision allowing Republican senators to collect $500,000 per lawfully subpoenaed phone record Video here WASHINGTON Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. S  more