New Mexico State University

Priceless seeds, sprouts key to US West’s post-fire future

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYANMay 22, 2022 GMT

A New Mexico facility where researchers work to restore forests devastated by fires faced an almost cruelly ironic threat: The largest wildfire burning in the U.S. was fast approaching.

Owen Burney and his team knew they had to save what they could.

NMSU ending option of COVID-19 testing; vaccination required

April 19, 2022 GMT

LAS CRUCES, N.M (AP) — New Mexico State University will require all students on campus to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by July 1, ending the option of submitting weekly tests as an alternative, the university announced Monday.

NMSU suspends concession sales to increase mask compliance

February 1, 2022 GMT

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State University is suspending food and beverage sales during indoor spotting events because of what the university says is inconsistent compliance with the state's indoor mask mandate.

Parker out as NMSU provost; search for replacement launched

January 27, 2022 GMT

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Carol Parker is out as New Mexico State University provost two months after being placed on paid administrative leave.

NMSU Chancellor Dan Arvizu disclosed in an email to university employees this week that Parker was no longer a university employee as of lJan.

NMSU president steps down; chancellor to to be sole leader

January 8, 2022 GMT

LAS CRUCES, N.M, (AP) — New Mexico State University President John Floros is stepping down and Chancellor Dan Arvizu is becoming the leader of the university's main campus in Las Cruces and the NMSU system.

New Mexico State to drop parking citations for peanut butter

November 30, 2021 GMT

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State University is offering anyone with a campus parking citation the chance to get out of their jam with some peanut butter.

The university will accept at least 80 ounces (2,270 grams) of peanut butter — the equivalent of five-six small jars — as payment for a citation for parking without a permit, officials said.

New Mexico State provost on leave, acting replacement named

November 12, 2021 GMT

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State University's chief academic administrator has been placed on paid administrative leave and an acting replacement has been named.

The university told employees in a letter Thursday that Vice President Renay Scott will be acting provost, filling in for Provost Carol Parker, the Las Cruces Sun-News reported.

NMSU faculty, student groups seek ouster of 2 administrators

November 6, 2021 GMT

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State University's faculty senate and the student government association have approved no-confidence resolutions seeking the removal of President John Floros and Provost Carol Parker.

NMSU drops testing option, requires workers to be vaccinated

October 28, 2021 GMT

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State University is dropping a previously offered alternative of weekly testing for COVID-19 and announced it will require all of its over 7,500 employees to be fully vaccinated by Dec.

New Mexico professor against vax, mask mandates fired

October 11, 2021 GMT

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico State University professor who publicly opposed campus vaccine and mask mandates will no longer be teaching there.

The Las Cruces Sun-News reports David Clements, a business college professor, posted on his social media account on the Telegram platform that he had been “terminated.”

“I could do anything my brothers could do,” Lopez said. “I think a lot of kids have anxiety about math — especially girls in the middle grades.