Three goals by three different players gave the Lobos the result they wanted. The UNM men’s soccer team shut out Loyola Marymount University in a 3-0 victory on Tuesday night. With the win, New Mexico improves to 7-3 overall. The squad also remains undefeated at home, where it has outscored opponents 13-1 en route to a sterling 6-0 record.
According to a University press release, UNM’s Center for Quantum Information and Control is getting a multi-million-dollar grant, which will allow UNM to stay at the forefront in the field of quantum information science. Quantum information science is the innovative field of being able to manipulate and control individual atoms and other microscopic systems to do jobs in communications, sensing and computation, according to the release. The release states the $2.2 million, five-year award from the National Science Foundation makes CQuIC a “Focused Research Hub in Theoretical Physics,” one of just two in the United States.
According to a University release, one UNM professor claims arguing parents can disrupt the development of children. College of Education Family Studies Professor Ryan Kelly found that, while Americans spend around $7 billion annually on supplemental education, if parents can’t get along with each other, “then all this conditioning is moot.” According to the release, Kelly’s research looks at many of the issues that affect marriage, such as finances, problem drinking, mental health problems and the physical relationship had between each other, and their children.
According to a UNM press release, Sunil Ahuja, vice president for accreditation relations with the Higher Learning Commission — UNM’s accreditor since 1922 — is visiting Main Campus this week. Ahuja’s visit comes as UNM prepares for its next site visit in the 2018-19 academic year, according to the release, and several committees have been collecting evidence and crafting a report over the past two years — called an “assurance argument” — which will be completed prior to the site visit.
Delegates from the other side of the world got a taste of democracy, U.S. education and the Southwest, thanks to a local organization. Bridge to Tajikistan invited six delegates from Tajikistan, participating in the Open World Program, to visit Albuquerque this week to examine “Accountable Governance — Engaging Youth In Civil Society.” The six delegates chosen for the trip were selected by the U.S Embassy in Tajikistan in respect of the theme of the visit “Engaging Youth in Civil Society.”
UNM policy draws a hard line on inter-office romance — leaving the topic of student-faculty friendship a bit more ambiguous. Some feel that engaging with students outside the classroom can have possible educational benefits, but these benefits are situational and some relationships have to be monitored by UNM. Pamina Deutsch, director of the UNM Policy Office, said there is no policy regarding faculty having lunch, dinner or a beer with students, but some departments have developed their own regulations.
New Mexico higher education institutions, including UNM, might face another reduction in budget following the introduction of Senate Bill 9 at the ongoing special legislative sessions held to address the state’s budget crisis. The bill proposes a 5 percent cut in General Fund appropriations for colleges across the state. That amounts to an extra $9.5 million being cut from UNM’s budget, reducing the original amount of $190,700,000 passed in the spring to about $181,200,000.
For last week’s 7th Annual Anaya Lecture for Literature of the Southwest, writer Rigoberto Gonzalez discussed masculinity in Chicano literature. The event was sponsored by the UNM English Department, and was followed by a reception and book signing for the Albuquerque community. Anita Obermeier, chair of the English Department, said the series was born out of a generous donation from Rodolfo and Patricia Anaya, as a way to raise money for the Rudy Scholarship Fund for prospective English students interested in Chicano literature.
After a 4-1 Conference USA win over Florida International University on Friday, the No. 23 New Mexico men’s soccer team is taking a break from conference play Tuesday to host the Loyola Marymount University Lions. But conference match or not, head coach Jeremy Fishbein said the Lobos won’t be taking this one lightly.
The McNair Scholars Program is a federally-funded student’s guide to graduate school admission, which serves in helping low-income, first-generation or underrepresented college students attain doctorate degrees at 151 institutions nationwide. An on-campus research conference was held last week in the SUB, where McNair scholars from 18 universities across the country presented their findings from a year’s worth of research.
Alpha Tau Omega has rolled out a partnership with the talk therapy app Talkspace that gives their members free access to the app for three months. Talkspace is an app that pairs licensed therapists with customers who want access to talk therapy through instant messaging. “The consultation therapist will match you with a licensed therapist that’s in your state and you have 24/7 access to your therapist, so it’s like walking around with a therapist in your pocket,” said Amara Saputo, Talkspace’s publicist.
Facebook has decided to open its new data center in Los Lunas, New Mexico, bringing hundreds of jobs to the state. Facebook spokesperson Lindsay Amos said Facebook will break ground on construction in October. The first phase will be 520,000 square feet for Building One, and Facebook is expected to serve traffic by late 2018, she said.
College can be often be a fast-paced and distracting experience, leaving some Lobos to miss or disregard changes to resources that may affect their education. For instance, some may not have even noticed the 50 percent decrease in printing funds available to students on their Lobo IDs, which went into effect in the spring. The change, which went into effect in January, cut the amount of printing money allotted to students from $10 to $5.
When Gene Pino was diagnosed with terminal Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis five years ago, he was devastated. Pino experienced grief and denial as his family began to assist him. Eventually, his son moved back home, and his wife retired early from Albuquerque Public Schools to help ease the process. Pino said he deals with anxiety and stress each day. He is not alone.
New Mexican protesters assembled at Trinity Site on Saturday to demand reparations for health issues caused by U.S nuclear testing. The Trinity Site, located in the Tularosa Basin, is home to the first detonation of a nuclear weapon in history.
After opening up conference play with a win, New Mexico has stumbled its past three matches and finds itself towards the bottom of the standings early in Mountain West play. Fresno State (10-5, 1-3 MW) needed just three sets to send UNM home and back to the drawing board after a 3-0 sweep on Saturday afternoon. “I just think it’s gut-check time,” head coach Jeff Nelson said in a release. “We were 10-4 and now we’re 10-7.”
The New Mexico women’s tennis team will send pair of Lobos to the ITA All-American Championships. The team is still not at full strength — Andrea Leblanc has successfully rehabbed from an injury that kept her out of action last week, but Emily Olivier will likely miss this weekend due to illness.
Although the season opener is still a month away, New Mexico head coach Craig Neal is already evaluating what the Lobos can do to have a successful season. During a press conference before UNM’s first official practice on Friday, Neal said the staff and players are working hard to get back to the same level they were at not too long ago. To Neal, and much of the Lobo fanbase, the past two seasons didn’t meet the program’s expectations.
Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump is considered a firebrand by most members of the media. He and his campaign have produced news headlines that have many people I meet scratching their heads. Firstly, I'd like to address Mr. Trump's debate performance from last Monday.
Editor, How come it took Russian hackers to reveal to the generally ignorant public that there is such a thing as a medical exemption that allows Olympic athletes to take banned substances?
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