Two New Mexican scientists are determined to find a natural cure for cancer. The National Institutes of Health commissioned Tim Lowrey and Wim Steelant to research the effects of two plants - Ligusticum porteri, or "Osha," and Anemopsis californicai, or "Yerba Mansa" -- which New Mexicans have traditionally used to treat illnesses.
Perhaps Albuquerque isn't the first place you'd think of when looking for backyard chicken coops, but many New Mexicans are discovering the city is a good place to start an urban farm. UNM graduate student KT LaBadie, who started the Urban Chickens project in Albuquerque in 2007, said interest in urban chickens is growing throughout New Mexico.
Tensions ran high at the UNM-NMSU game Saturday, but the Lobos and Aggies weren't the only squads facing off in Las Cruces. Sparks also flew between students at the Democrat and Republican tents outside Aggie Memorial Stadium, as each side debated who won Friday's presidential debate.Freshman Ian Patterson-Schnell, who works with Students for Barack Obama at NMSU, said Obama was successful in the debate because he was straightforward with his responses and addressed issues people are concerned about.
ASUNM will hold a town-hall meeting in the SUB Atrium on Oct. 15 for students who have questions about which Student Services departments will be split or moved during the creation of the Student Success Center. The center will be housed in the old Lockheed Martin building, across from CNM on University Boulevard and Avenida Cesar Chavez.
Daily Lobo: What was your first degree from UNM? Candice Welhausen: A B.A. in communication and journalism. DL: And now you've come back for a Ph.D.? CW: Yes, I have a master's in English and professional writing, and I'm finishing my Ph.D. in rhetoric and composition, which is teaching writing and the study of argument.
UNM College Democrats, Voto Latino and iTunes have teamed up to give students an incentive to register to vote. Students who register will receive a free, pre-loaded iTunes music card worth $5. College Democrats is working with the Hispanic Caucus to register as many Latinos as possible, said Antonio Gandara-Martinez, vice president of the College Democrats.
The College & Career-Ready Policy Institute is raising standards for New Mexican high school students to prepare them for higher education. The institute is supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and will benefit eight states, including New Mexico, that pledged to raise education standards.
The Maxwell Museum opened the Ortiz Center Gathering Space on Friday, which intends to make anthropology more accessible to UNM students and community members. "In public anthropology, we take anthropology out of the academy and into the community," said Elena Ortiz, daughter of the late Alfonso Ortiz, for whom the center is named.
This is a continuation of Thursday's story on the UNM Foundation The administration and staff of the UNM Foundation are still being paid by the University, even though the fundraising entity became independent of University authority this summer. John Stropp, foundation president, said the foundation is partially funded by the University because it is a nonprofit institution.
Bernalillo County Republican Party Chairman Fernando C de Baca resigned Thursday morning amid public outrage over comments he made during an interview with BBC Radio last week. In the interview with BBC reporter Ross Atkins, C de Baca, 70, said Hispanics of his generation would not support Sen.
What do you think about the potential move of the Student Services Center? Dayra Fallad Junior Communication "It is very inconvenient and not a very good idea. I know there's space problems, but I don't think that the students should suffer because of that.
Only 2 percent of graduating medical students plan to pursue careers in primary-care internal medicine, according to a study released earlier this month. Linda Simmons, senior residency coordinator of internal medicine at the UNM School of Medicine, said residents have been changing their area of concentration.
UNM will host a Civil Rights Symposium in the SUB today and Friday to get students and community members talking about the far-reaching effects of racial strife. Dan Cryer, a coordinator for the event, said the issues of the Civil Rights Movement are still critical for students today.
UNM and community colleges around New Mexico are making an effort to give adults who perform below high school level a second shot at education. So far, 28 Adult Basic Education programs are offered at community colleges around the state and at UNM branch campuses.
The UNM Foundation, which raises money for UNM, became independent of the University this summer. The Foundation is a nonprofit institution and raised $85.5 million for various colleges and University projects through fundraisers and endowments last year.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down almost 3,000 points from this time last year, and many major banks are flirting with bankruptcy. In light of the changing economy, University experts encourage students to consider their finances now and plan for the future.
The Student Employment Office is calling UNM's on-campus job fair - held the first week of school - a success. Twenty-three percent of studentsˇwere offered anˇinterviewˇatˇthe fair, according to survey results released this week. Forty-five percent of students who attended the fair were freshman, 16 percent were sophomores, 20 percent were juniors, 8 percent were seniors and 9.
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now is under pressure from the UNM College Democrats and Republicans alike for allegedly registering voters illegally. According to an article in the Albuquerque Journal on Sept. 17, the Bernalillo County Clerk's Office notified prosecutors in state and federal law enforcement agencies that it had received fraudulent registration cards from ACORN.
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