ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 5 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * A lifetime of collecting and advocacy inspires new UNM Tamarind Institute residency program * Sandra Odell and Douglas Ferraro, both University of New Mexico Ph.D. scholars, have long been supporters and collectors of The Tamarind Institute since the 1980s. They have recently established the Sandra and Douglas Ferraro Artist Residency at Tamarind Institute. Their gift reflects their long-time pass  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, May 5 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * Arrowhead Center's NM FAST to host free SBIR funding workshop * WRITER: Alejandro Najera-Acosta, a_najera@nmsu.edu SOURCE: Carlos Murguia, cmurguia@nmsu.edu New Mexico State University's Arrowhead Center NM FAST program is accepting registrations for a virtual workshop designed to help early-stage New Mexico founders understand how Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business T  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Following Emergency Stay, N.M. Delegation Join 250+ Democrats in Supreme Court Fight to Protect Mifepristone Access, Women's Health Care, And FDA Authority * New Mexico - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) joined more than 250 House and Senate Democrats in  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan Pens Washington Post Letter to the Editor Pushing to Modernize Broken Mining Law While Protecting Public Resources * Washington, D.C. - In Case You Missed It : U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) published a letter to the editor in The Washington Post arguing that failure to update the 1872 Mining Law has allowed mining practices that breed conflict and mistrust. Additionally, Senator  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Leger Fernandez, Newhouse Introduce Resolution Designating National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM) and Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) introduced a resolution to designate May 5, 2026, as a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. "The U.S. can no longer lo  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Blackburn Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on Carjacking Passes Senate Judiciary Committee * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released the following statements after their Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act advanced out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. This legislation would make a long overdue fix to the federal carjacking statute, empow  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Vasquez Keeps up Bipartisan Push to Regulate Prediction Markets and Crack Down on Corruption and Insider Trading * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) is renewing his push to close regulatory loopholes for prediction markets and ensure people are not using the platforms to profit off events that go against the public interest or take advantage of non-public informati  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 5 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM research enterprise drives innovation, collaboration across disciplines * At The University of New Mexico, research spans far beyond laboratories and lecture halls, shaping innovation, collaboration and real-world solutions across disciplines. Led by the Office of the Vice President for Research, UNM's research enterprise supports faculty, students and partners in exploring questions that im  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 5 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM student filmmaker to host double world premiere May 14 * University of New Mexico student filmmaker Michael Anthony Kurtz hosts the second annual Kurtz Studios World Premiere on Thursday, May 14, featuring the debut of two original short films, Letter to the Blind and Abby, at the UNM Student Union Building Theater. The event, produced by Kurtz Studios and sponsored by the UNM Film Departmen  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 5 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM students earn top honors at regional mathematics conference * A team of University of New Mexico undergraduate students earned top recognition at the 2026 Southwestern Undergraduate Mathematics Research Conference (SUnMaRC), held April 17-19 at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Ariz. UNM student Aldo Morelli won the individual Problem Contest, while the UNM team secured first place o  more