Measles is making a comeback nationwide, and one UNM Hospital pediatrician is urging parents to vaccinate their children. Dr. Randall Knott, assistant pediatrics professor at UNM, said there is yet to be a reported case of measles in New Mexico, but the national average is currently at 170 cases, approaching a record high in recent decades.
Editor, It has come to my attention that some history revisionist types are once again trying to stir up trouble where there should be none.
Edl Schamiloglu, distinguished professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UNM, has been recognized with the 2015 IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Society’s Pulsed Power Science and Technology Committee’s Peter Haas Award. Schamiloglu, director of the School of Engineering’s COSMIAC center, received the award in recognition of his contributions to the field of pulsed power, according to a UNM press release.
If the capital outlay bill circulating the legislature is approved, UNM will receive $500,000 to complete design and planning of the Interdisciplinary Science Education Building that has been in the works for years. The new building is a necessity if the physics and astronomy department is going to continue competing effectively and creating viable research, said Wolfgang Rudolph, chair of the department.
Editor, I was disappointed on Monday when I found that the lactation center was being used for student testing in one of the departments.
For the first time since 2006, the New Mexico football team will host seven home games in one season. The Mountain West on Monday announced the Lobos schedule, which includes at least two home games in every month of the 2015 season. The Lobos will start their campaign with two games at University Stadium against Mississippi Valley State on Sept. 5 and Tulsa on Sept. 12.
UNM’s Department of Communication and Journalism will host 16 students from Denmark and India during spring break as part of an exchange program. The students will attend a course titled “Intercultural Engagement” and will visit different cities of New Mexico, said Lillian Kelly, professor and coordinator of the exchange program.
Editor, By cancelling Darwin Day at our state-run Museum of Natural History, the New Mexico government has capitulated one more time to its base of religionists, this time running interference in the guise of Intelligent Design. But what did you expect?
Editor, I received an email from the University at 5:15 a.m. on Friday alerting me that campus was to have a two-hour weather delay and that classes would start at 10 a.m.
At a legislative workshop held at UNM on Thursday, former state Rep. Rick Miera gave a piece of advice that seemed so simple on the surface, yet made a profound effect on legislators when advocating for an issue. “Send a letter, but don’t send it typewritten. The most important and effective letters you can send are handwritten,” he said.
By Lena Guidi When Rosa Isela Cervantes was a senior at Bernalillo High School, her friend brought her to El Centro de la Raza at UNM — known as Hispanic Student Services at the time — to meet with an advisor and get scholarship information.
Groups of students throughout the UNM campus have decided that they want to promote recycling and reduce the amount of recyclable items that end up in the trash. Every day, trash cans on campus are filled with things such as plastic water bottles or soda cups that could instead be recycled. An increasingly large issue is that many people want to throw their trash into the first bin available, regardless of whether the item is trash or a recyclable.
Slowly, the involvement of women in the music industry – both as artists and executives – are on the rise, yet some argue more needs to be done. The most recent Billboard Power Player list ranked the top 100 executives who have a large influence over the music industry, a list that includes individuals and partners. Out of 127 names, women make up 11 percent of the most influential leaders in the music industry, as opposed to making up 7.9 percent in Billboard’s 2012 list.
The New Mexico baseball team fell into an early 3-0 hole, but climbed back up to win 9-3 over Utah Valley at Lobo Field on Sunday. Senior starting pitcher Colton Thomson earned his first win of the season after giving up three unearned runs on three hits in six innings. He struck out eight batters and walked three. “I thought I was a little wild today. I picked it up later in the innings,” Thomson said. “I didn’t get ahead of batters; it was an average outing. It’s something to build off and keep working for.”
he month of February has come to a close, and New Mexico will likely be glad to see the flip of the calendar. UNM concluded a winless month of basketball on Saturday with a 59-55 loss at Fresno State. New Mexico has not won since Jan. 31, marking the team’s longest losing streak since the 1959 season. “It’s one of those things that’s like a broken record,” said head coach Craig Neal in a press release. “It’s frustrating, and nobody feels the pain worse than I do.”
Rewriting the history books was not an easy task for New Mexico during an emotional 63-60 victory over Fresno State on Saturday at WisePies Arena. Once the final buzzer blew, this year’s Lobo squad became the first in program history to collect 13 Mountain West wins. Head coach Yvonne Sanchez, whose contract is up for renewal, said she cannot take sole credit for the team’s success. “I know a lot of times when good things happen, it’s easy to just see this head coach and put a bunch of praise on it,” Sanchez said. “This team has done everything we’ve asked them to do. They want to win and they want to play hard.”
Many know New Mexico for its unique culture, but one UNM professor is trying to generate local popularity for a certain dance with an English flair. Erik Erhardt, president of FolkMADS and a professor of statistics, said contra dances have been held in the SUB since September and will continue into the foreseeable future. Contra dance is an American folk dance that has evolved from English country-dance, like those typically seen in “Pride and Prejudice”-style movies, he said. Newcomers are highly encouraged, with lessons for beginners starting at 7 p.m. and the actual dance running from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., he said.
The University is taking steps to simplify the resources and reporting process for sexual assault victims on campus, in response to an internal assessment that found the process confusing. UNM’s Sexual Assault and Awareness Task Force is working with the Provost’s office and Dean of Students office on “coordinating and streamlining the University’s efforts to combat sexual violence on campus,” according to a press release. “There are too many options, too many places to go, too many people,” said UNM President Bob Frank. “You get good help at all those places, but they don’t always lead to the same channels, and it can lead to problems for both victims and people who get accused of being involved in these kinds of events. We’re working on it, and we hope to have significant progress here in the near future.”
The New Mexico men’s and women’s track and field teams maintained their dominance of the Mountain West Conference this weekend, sweeping the indoor conference titles for the second consecutive year. The men held off Colorado State on Saturday to win the team’s third straight MW championship. The Lobos finished with 160 points, while the Rams had 140 for second place. For the women, the road to a repeat was much easier, as they won the meet by 53 points (149- 96) over runner-up CSU. “It just means the world to all of us, especially having it at home,” junior sprinter Holly Van Grinsven said. “It just makes it so much worth it because all your family and friends came to see all the hard work you put in. That’s most rewarding because you put so much time and energy, sweat and tears into this track, and to win it on this track is an incredible feeling.”
So far, preseason expectations about the New Mexico baseball team’s bullpen have been proven, and the relief pitchers a key reason why the Lobos jumped out to a 5-2 start. Through seven games this season, the Lobo relievers have only given up nine earned runs in 29 1/3 innings for an ERA of 2.79.
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