LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Dec. 15 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * Multi-Institutional NIH program at NMSU supports cancer researchers in the Southwest * Scientists pursuing a career in research or medicine often find themselves following educational and other opportunities across the country. For many students from the Southwest region of the United States, this means leaving home. A National Cancer Institute (NCI) grant from the National Institutes of H  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Dec. 15 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU Tribal Extension bridges culture, community across New Mexico * In rural corners of New Mexico, a small but powerful movement is connecting tradition with education. The Tribal Extension Program, a part of the Cooperative Extension Service in New Mexico State University's College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, works with Native communities to improve agricultu  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Dec. 15 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU Museum of Art expands Native art collection with gift from the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts * Media Contact: Amy Juarez | OSU Museum of Art Marketing and Communications | 405-744-2783 | amyjuar@okstate.edu The Oklahoma State University Museum of Art announced the receipt of three contemporary Native American works from the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This gift  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Dec. 15 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * Researchers reveal bias in a widely used measure of algorithm performance * When scientists test algorithms that sort or classify data they often turn to a trusted tool called Normalized Mutual Information (or NMI) to measure how well an algorithm's output matches reality. But according to new research, that tool may not be as reliable as many assume. In a paper published in   more