LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, March 11 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU Archives and Special Collections acquires literary papers of poet, publisher Bobby Byrd * New Mexico State University has acquired the literary archives of poet and publisher Bobby Byrd, co-founder of the El Paso-based independent publishing house Cinco Puntos Press. The acquisition brings together Byrd's personal papers with the press archives already housed at NMSU's Archives and S  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, March 11 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * State invests up to $138 million in projects and facilities across NMSU system * The New Mexico State University system will receive more than $57 million in special appropriations, capital projects and base funding, thanks to legislation signed this week by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. This funding is a powerful validation of the university's vision and the momentum building u  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: * * * Scientists Map Deadly Hantavirus, Bringing Treatments One Step Closer An innovative imaging technique enabled dramatically higher resolution structures than previous efforts. * Hantaviruses, transmitted from rodents to people, have a death rate approaching 40%. They're found around the world, and because no approved vaccines or treatments for them exist, they're among the pathogens of highes  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 11 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM linguist examines how sign languages change across cultures * In the first part of her interview on the It's Probably Not Rocket Science podcast, University of New Mexico linguist Erin Wilkinson discussed how Deaf mobility, education and genetics shape sign language communities around the world. She described how travel, international collaboration and historical connections influence the d  more