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Next fall you may see trees in New Mexico with more colorful leaves. Specifically, you may see Mesa Glow maples with bright crimson leaves. Its scientific name is Acer grandidentatum “JFS-NuMex 3,” and New Mexico State University has recently been awarded a patent on the plant. These leaves are from …

The Rocky Mountain Children’s Choir from Denver, Colorado, is excited to announce that its treble ensemble, the Summit Singers, will be touring and presenting concerts in the Santa Fe, New Mexico area March 25-27, 2017. All concerts are free and open to the public! On Sat., March 25th, the choir …

New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administration (WCA) Director Darin A. Childers announced the appointment of Rachel A. Bayless to serve as a workers’ compensation judge for the WCA. She will assume her new position on April 8, 2017, replacing retiring Judge Terry Kramer. Open cases currently assigned to Judge Kramer will …

Shikar Safari Club International has named New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Captain Tim Cimbal the 2017 New Mexico Wildlife Conservation Officer of the Year. Cimbal received the award at the department’s third annual Governor’s Special Hunt Auction and Awards Banquet on Feb. 18 in Albuquerque. Cimbal, 36, currently …

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish fisheries biologist Marc Wethington has received a lifetime achievement award from the American Fisheries Society. Wethington, a 21-year veteran of the department, received the society’s Fish Head of the Year Award at a recent meeting in Farmington. The award honors career achievement. Wethington, …

Who will be the next leaders in the food, agriculture and natural resource industries in New Mexico? The 4-H and FFA youth development programs instill leadership qualities in school- and college-age youth that they may then call upon in their daily lives or in the future during their careers. But …

New Mexico State Parks urges you to make a difference in the lives of others by donating just a few dollars of your tax refund to an incredibly worthwhile program benefiting all school children. Kids and State Parks go together like New Mexico and sunshine! The Statewide Outdoor Classroom Program …

It’s your chance to learn more about a stomach cancer-causing bacterium and about how transparent zebrafish embryos are used to study human brain pathways with potential for cancer cells. New Mexico State University is hosting two speakers who are leaders in cancer research at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center …

CHRISTUS St. Vincent is proud to welcome Dr. Wendy Davis to our Surgical Associates team. Dr. Davis is a board certified general surgeon who has practiced in the southeastern U.S. since 2000, working at hospitals in Cape Canaveral, Augusta and Atlanta. She received her medical degree from the University of …

CHRISTUS St. Vincent is proud to welcome Salvador Sordo A., MD, MSCI, to our Trauma and Acute Care surgical team. Dr. Sordo received his medical degree from the University of Guadalajara School of Medicine in Guadalajara, Mexico. During his time there, he completed a clinical internship with Hospital Español de …