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The New Mexico Independent going forward

By | 11.16.11

I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…

EIB hears more anti-cap-and-trade testimony

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By | 11.10.11

While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…

New Mexico’s largest university low in popularity

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By | 11.10.11

Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.

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FDA advisory panel votes unanimously to approve ‘ella,’ new emergency contraceptive

By | 06.17.10 | 4:07 pm

Ella, a new emergency contraceptive that’s more effective than the existing drug, Plan B, was endorsed today by a Food and Drug Administration’s advisory panel. That move clears the way for approval by the agency, which, as The New…

NMSU open source intel group wins FDA award for helping detect toxic imports

By | 06.07.10 | 11:03 am

Tucked away in windowless room 288 in New Mexico State University‘s Gerald Thomas Hall, a team of 12 open-source intelligence analysts scours news reports, websites, scientific journals and trade data from around the world.

Their work has earned NMSU…

Obamas take on childhood obesity

By | 02.09.10 | 11:53 am

First Lady Michelle Obama launch her campaign against child obesity, Let’s Move, Tuesday morning. The program aims to improve kids’ health by improving school lunches, increasing the number of farmers markets in the country and revamping the tried and true food pyramid. It also focuses on physical activity by partnering with professional athletes to encourage at least an hour of play away from TV’s computers and video games that take up an average of 7.5 hours of kids’ days. More …