Four children died in UNM Hospital's Emergency Room over the weekend, and at least one of the cases is being investigated as a possible flu death, a spokeswoman from the New Mexico Department of Health said Monday. "It's still too early to tell" if the child died from influenza, Health Department spokeswoman Beth Velasquez said.
Officer kills teenager during beating incident ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - An Albuquerque police officer fatally shot a teenager who reportedly refused to stop beating another man with a baseball bat in the parking lot of the police academy. The shooting of Eric Harrison, 17, of Albuquerque occurred Saturday night after two officers at the academy noticed a man with a bat standing over another outside the front doors of the main building, said Capt.
Staff Report As the winter months settle in, people look to their heaters for comfort, unaware of the hidden dangers that exist from inhaling carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide, the gaseous byproduct of faulty furnaces and car heaters, poisons anyone who inhales it, causing sickness and in many cases, death.
Local Children of single moms face poverty obstructions (AP) - Nearly half of all births in New Mexico last year were to single mothers, and some experts say those children are more vulnerable to future problems than children born into two-parent families.
The New Mexico Poison Center offers these tips to help prevent your family from carbon monoxide poisoning. l Have all fuel-burning household appliances inspected each year, especially before winter arrives. l Never use a gas oven to heat your home, even for a short time.
Staff Report An associate professor of Emergency Medicine from UNM will soon be playing an integral role in improving medical programs and services for the nation's pregnant women and infants. Through his recently appointed role to the Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality of the Health Resources and Services Administration, Robert Sapien, also a pediatrics professor at UNM, will collaborate with doctors across the country to reduce infant mortality.
The UNM women's basketball team started the season 2-0 with a 59-52 win last night at The Pit against the Cal State Fullerton Titans. The Lobos were led by junior Mandi Moore who had team highs in points with 13, assists with six and rebounds with eight.
In the below-freezing temperatures of Monday and Tuesday night, many UNM students braved the cold to attend a wild techno party. But it wasn't the music or the dancing that students savored, but rather, it was a taste of show business. Students attended the rave to appear as extras in a movie being filmed on the Zia Pueblo.
For years, UNM has looked for research opportunities that would increase student employment possibilities on campus. University officials say they believe the Program of Research Opportunities for Undergraduates, PROFOUND, will be the answer to that problem and a lot more.
Donations rise at three state universities ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - Private donations to New Mexico's three research universities have climbed despite tough times for charities nationwide. The University of New Mexico raised $35.4 million in 2002, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy, which publishes the annual "Philanthropy 400" national ranking of charitable groups.
Staff Report Children in need of heart surgery can no longer go to UNMH because the hospital has begun referring them to other states where they can receive better care, officials say. UNM Hospital, which saw about 50 pediatric patients a year in need of heart surgery, doesn't have the resources or the training to treat the children at the same level as larger hospitals, said Robert Katz, chairman of UNM's Department of Pediatrics.
Sophomore forward David Chiotti had his first career double-double and senior point guard Javin Tindall tied his Division I scoring best in the Lobos' 86-59 defeat of the New Mexico Highlands University Cowboys Monday at The Pit. Tindall jumped out to hit a pair of 3-pointers and a reverse layin, which he managed to toss up through the arms of towering defenders, to score eight points in the first four minutes of the game.
Cell phone users got a break Monday, thanks to national rules that went into effect allowing them to switch service providers without changing their number. The rules, implemented by the Federal Communications Commission, are designed to give customers greater flexibility and place more accountability on the shoulders of the service providers, according to the commission's Web site.
by Mandi Kane Daily Lobo With just over 40 members on the roster of UNM's newest club sport, the water polo team has struggled to make waves in the world of collegiate athletics. Chartered just this year, the water polo team came to be after a few friends put their heads together to come up with a way to "provide students with an opportunity to play water polo at a collegiate level," according to Student Activities Web site.
A diverse group of students came together at the SUB Friday to work towards a common goal: improving the world. Attendees of the Sustainability Festival received tips on how to preserve the environment, personal health, culture and society and community education were among the topics discussed during the day-long event.
Staff Report Eliseo "Cheo" Torres thinks UNM would be a better place if more Mexican students chose to study here. Not only would they promote a more diverse student body, he said he thinks they would bring with them different points of view that could possibly add to a more well-rounded education for everyone at UNM.
The destination is the same; the opponent is not. The UNM football team is going bowling again. But what's really going to be different for the Lobos when they travel to Sin City for the Las Vegas Bowl Dec. 24 is that "this year, we're going there to win," head coach Rocky Long said.
Staff Report UNM's collaboration with the Albuquerque Public School system to improve the quality of education students receive before entering college is getting some national attention. Collaboration team members from UNM's College of Education, the College of Arts and Sciences and APS have been invited for membership into the National Network for Educational Renewal, a national group focused on education reform in the country's colleges and universities.
Local Members of reservist unit return to N.M. ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - Eleven members of the 809th Army Reserve Unit will have Thanksgiving at home. The group was reunited with their families, who held balloons and signs of support at the airport here, as reservists returned home Friday following a nine-month tour in Iraq.
Jews and Christians are on a very similar path in their pursuit of "the one true God," said Moshe Aumann, Consul-General at Israel's embassy in Washington, D.C., Thursday night. Aumann, whose new book, Conflict and Connection: The Jewish-Christian-Israeli Triangle, details the relationship between the two religions and the steps needed to build a mutually beneficial reality, was the topic of a lecture at the Hillel House, UNM's Jewish community center.
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