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Center For New Mexico Archaeology To Open ‘Women In Archaeology’ Exhibit On International Archaeology Day
Archaeologists Florence Hawley Ellis and student Florence Hawley Ellis, director of University of New Mexico excavations at San Gabriel del Yunque in Northern New Mexico. Courtesy/Palace of the Governors Photo Archives, New Mexico History MuseumCNMA News:
SANTA FE ― In celebration of International Archaeology Day, Saturday, Oct. 19, the Center for New Mexico Archaeology (CNMA) will open its doors to the public, providing an opportunity to learn about New Mexico’s fascinating 12,000-year cultural heritage and the science of archaeology through hands-on activities and
Read More Kelly Trujillo Named New ARMAS Director At Highlands
Kelly TrujilloNMHU News:
LAS VEGAS, NM ― Kelly Trujillo is the new director for the Achieving in Research, Math and Science Center (ARMAS) at New Mexico Highlands University.
The nationally acclaimed ARMAS Center provides comprehensive science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) support services to students.
“My whole career has been about mentoring, whether it’s in a laboratory setting or a classroom,” Trujillo said. “I see highly successful tiers of mentoring at ARMAS, which are always fantastic learning opportunities. Mentoring is about
Read More Governor Taps Katrina Hotrum-Lopez For Aging Agency
New Cabinet Secretary Katrina Hotrum-Lopez STATE News:
SANTA FE ― Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Friday announced Katrina Hotrum-Lopez would succeed Alice Liu McCoy as secretary of the state Aging and Long-Term Services Department upon McCoy’s hiring as executive director of the state Developmental Disabilities Planning Council.
The council board voted in late July to select McCoy as its new director. McCoy, an attorney with extensive and diverse experience in representing and advocating for individuals with disabilities, will remain a key piece of the Lujan Grisham
NMDWS: Twenty Students Successfully Graduate PESCO Welding Apprenticeship Program
NMDWS News:ALBUQUERQUE ― A two-phase earn-while-you-learn Welding Boot Camp and Apprenticeship Program in Farmington has been implemented with 20 individuals successfully completing the first five weeks.
This program was made possible in partnership between the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS), San Juan College, Process Equipment & Service Company, Inc. (PESCO), and the New Mexico Workforce Connection.
The first phase of the program consisted of a five-week Welder Boot Camp, put on by PESCO and San Juan College, that teaches basic welding
Read More Santa Fe National Forest Releases Draft Forest Plan For Public Comment … Meeting In Los Alamos Sept. 23
SFNF News:SANTA FE ― The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) has published its draft revised land management plan and draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) in the Federal Register, initiating the formal 90-day public comment period, which ends Nov. 7, 2019.
The revised land management plan will guide management of 1.6 million acres across six counties in northern New Mexico for the next 10 to 15 years. The plan reflects economic, social and ecological changes since the current plan was approved in 1987. It also reflects input from state, local and tribal governments, multiple
Read More New Mexico Congressional Delegation Announces $6 Million To Combat State Opioid Crisis
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Friday, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján, Deb Haaland and Xochitl Torres Small announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded more than $6 million in funding to New Mexico to combat the opioid epidemic in communities across the state.
The funding will go toward treatment, prevention, recovery, and research efforts throughout New Mexico.
A breakdown of the HRSA awards is below:
Read More NWS: Today’s High Near 75; Tonight’s Low Around 53
The National Weather Service forecasts today’s high in Los Alamos near 75 with a 70 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly after noon, some of which may produce heavy rain, and tonight’s low around 53. Courtesy/NWS Read More
Call In Option During ‘Governor’s Cabinet In Your Community’ Constituent Services Outreach Event Today
STATE News:
SANTA FE – The Lujan Grisham administration is hosting the first Governor’s Cabinet in Your Community event today, Aug. 10, in Albuquerque.
High-level representatives from departments and agencies across state government, including the Governor’s Office, will be on hand to field walk-in constituents. Constituents from farther afield are encouraged to call in.
State agencies will field all manner of constituent needs, including child care assistance, food assistance program enrollment, employment assistance, immunizations, well-water tests, Read More
TCHS: Public Lecture On White Sisters Legacy
Elizabeth White. Courtesy/TCHS photoTCHS News:
The Taos County Historical Society announces its 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019 public lecture “The Legacy of El Delirio: The White Sisters’ Remarkable Legacy” presented by Nancy Owen Lewis, Scholar in Residence at School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe.
The lecture is sponsored, in part, by the Historical Society of New Mexico and its Speaker’s Bureau. The program takes place in the Kit Carson Electric Cooperative Boardroom, 118 Cruz Alta Road in Taos. The talk is free and open to the public.
In the
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