Phallic symbol scrawled on instructor’s windowOn Oct. 2, UNMPD was dispatched by an instructor in reference to a phallic symbol drawn on his window. According to the report, an unknown person drew the symbol in the dust of the victim’s interior office window.
A UNM scientist is attempting to modify experimental Ebola vaccines to make them more effective. Dr. Steven Bradfute, research assistant professor in the UNM Department of Internal Medicine and Center for Global Health, is working in collaboration with other scientists on vaccine development for the Ebola virus, Marburg virus (Ebola’s closest relative) and a group of other hemorrhagic fever viruses classified as New World Arenaviruses.“We take existing experimental vaccines and try to improve them,” Bradfute said. “There are several Ebola vaccines that are effective in monkey studies.”
The battle over abortion is raging again in the southwest. Just a year after Albuquerque struck down a late-term abortion ban, Colorado voters are facing a proposed amendment to the state constitution that has the potential to ban all abortions, according to election documents.The proposed Amendment 67, titled “Protection of Pregnant Mothers and Unborn Children,” seeks to change the definition of “person” and “child” to include “unborn human beings,” according to the amendment.
Latino AIDS awarenessUNM Truman Health Services, along with New Mexico agencies and advocacy groups, kicked off a series of activities to promote HIV/AIDS education. According to UNM, this year’s events are free and open to the public:Today from 7 to 10 p.m., the 6th Annual Queenceñera and Kingceñera will be crowned in a competitive drag show at N’MPower, 136 Washington St. SE, Suite E.
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $15 million grant to researchers at the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences to continue developing its Data Observation Network for Earth, or DataONE, project. DataONE is a multinational cyber-infrastructure with the aim of consolidating environmental data from around the world. Researchers said the long-term benefits of creating such a resource are potentially limitless.Professor William Michener, DataONE principal investigator, said the project currently has three components composed of coordinating nodes, member nodes and the investigator tool kit.
On Tuesday a community panel met on campus with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward Humes and kicked off the lecture series “Talkin’ Trash.”The panelists discussed garbology, the study of trash, as well as how New Mexico could move toward becoming a zero-waste state.The Office of Student Academic Success is hosting the lecture series as part of the Lobo Reading Experience, a community-building program created for all students to share a common reading experience.
A diverse group of engineers, business people, scientists and politicians crowded into the SUB Ballroom on Tuesday to discuss the future of New Mexico’s most important resource ? water.The Water Innovation Summit was hosted by U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-N.M., with the goal of bringing together people from every side of the water conservation issue to discuss new technologies, innovations and policy changes that could be used to continue meeting the state’s water needs.
It was a late summer afternoon when 32 protesters crowded in City Hall to demand justice for victims of APD shootings.
The Many Roles of NPC1By Lauren TopperTwo friends share a diet of fast food and sugary desserts.
To many students, Columbus Day is just another Monday. But to others, it is a sanctioned holiday celebrating the oppression and genocide of indigenous peoples, and on Monday they took to campus and demanded change.Around noon, a group of students from numerous organizations and clubs, carrying signs with “F**k Columbus” written in bold letters, led a tour of campus to celebrate sites of past campus resistance and to point out examples of what they called UNM’s “complicity in colonization and oppression against native peoples.”
The University’s student governments are working to change the way UNM deals with sexual assault on campus. The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico and the Graduate and Professional Student Association proposed Friday that UNM be proclaimed a Start by Believing campus at this month’s Board of Regents meeting.Start by Believing is a public awareness campaign designed by End Violence Against Women International to change the way people respond to reports of sexual assault and rape.
Oneida Aragon awoke in the middle of the night to a disturbing silence: Her husband was not breathing. Again. Worried, she elbowed him in the side. He roused just enough to inhale deeply, then fell back to sleep. She would do this three more times that night.Aragon said her husband suffers from sleep apnea — a condition distinguished by infrequent breathing during deep sleep that, according to the National Sleep Foundation, afflicts more than 18 million American adults. Apart from extreme fatigue, sleep apnea can also cause heart disease.
U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham and her challenger, Republican Mike Frese jousted over climate change, the economy and immigration reform during a debate Thursday hosted by New Mexico PBS. Veteran journalist Sam Donaldson moderated the hour-long debate, which was relatively civil as the candidates kept to their allotted response times and worked to avoid direct arguments with each other ahead of the low-key Nov. 4 contest.Donaldson kicked off the debate with a question about economic development, asking the candidates, “If you are elected to Congress, what would you do to promote jobs for this state?”
Starting next year, UNM’s student publications will not have to wait for funding from student leadership, said Texanna Martin, president of the Graduate and Professional Student Association.Two of UNM’s literary magazines had to wait to receive funding until last week because the GPSA had to run through legal measures in order to send the money, Martin said.“This isn’t the sort of thing that has a 24 hour turnaround,” Martin said, “But now that everything is in place, there shouldn’t be a problem next year.”The GPSA provides funding to both “Conceptions Southwest” and “Best Student Essays,” but during the last Student Publication board meeting on Sept.
Researchers at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science have discovered a new dinosaur species that is unique to New Mexico.Known as the Ziapeltasanjuanensis, researchers said the novel species offers fresh insights into the evolution and diversity of some of the oldest inhabitants of the state.
By Jonathan BacaTonight nine students will share their creative passion and perform their original songs in a small coffeehouse as part of a unique new music class.The inaugural UNM Songwriting Showcase will start at 7 p.
Emily Kane looked harried as she left Fire Station One in downtown Albuquerque.“Sorry, we were working out with tires,” said Kane, who is running for re-election in House District 15.Kane, 58, had been flipping tires in order to stay in shape for her day job, a captain in the Albuquerque Fire Department.A Democrat, Kane faces Sarah Maestas Barnes in November to retain her position.
By Lena Guidi As historical and cultural landmarks in New Mexico are threatened by new developments, on American studies professor aims to preserve them.
By Sayyed ShahA group of community members hopes to inspire more people to participate in planning the city’s budget.Participatory Budgeting Albuquerque will host a community forum on Thursday at city hall to guage support for a more democratic style for the city’s financial planning.
Control of the New Mexico House of Representatives hangs in the balance in November, and in the thick of it all is Sarah Maestas Barnes, a 34-year-old Albuquerque attorney and first-time candidate running to represent House District 15.
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