Domenici Helps Secure Funding for NM Tech Research
By NMT
U.S. Senator Pete Domenici today touted the approval of a national defense spending bill that includes a variety of funding he sought for Defense Department work in New Mexico, including $21 million for the development of the Magdalena Ridge Observatory and $7.1 million for a microelectronics testing program at New Mexico Tech in Socorro. View Entire Article »
"Lite Geology" Focuses on Earthquakes
By Rachel Armstrong
The New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources (NMBGMR) published the most recent issue of its newsletter Lite Geology. The current issue focuses on earthquakes. View Entire Article »
Trebuchet Team Scores Big at Pumpkin-Fling
By Kathy Hedges
Citizens of Socorro can sleep peacefully at night, safe in the knowledge that, if a phalanx of medieval knights invades their town, students from New Mexico Tech's Mechanical Engineering Department stand ready to defend them by flinging pumpkins. View Entire Article »
NMT Geoscientists Present Research at GSA
By George Zamora
A relatively large "traveling team" of New Mexico Tech geoscientists is scheduled to present talks at the 114th annual meeting of the Geological Society of America (GSA), which is being held Sunday, October 27 through Wednesday, October 30, at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. View Entire Article »
Doctoral Candidate Edens Keeps Lens Focused on Sky
By George Zamora
New Mexico Tech doctoral candidate Harald Edens has been keeping a close watch on the sky. Since he's a Ph.D. student studying atmospheric physics>/a> at the state-supported research university, the very nature of his discipline often requires a lot of sky-watching. View Entire Article »
Neill Appointed to NAS Committee
By George Zamora
Robert Neill, director emeritus of New Mexico Tech's Environmental Evaluation Group (EEG), recently was appointed as a member of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). View Entire Article »
Pygmies Bounce Back vs. NMSU 31-22
By Dave Wheelock
Seven days after their disappointing loss to the Albuquerque Brujos, New Mexico Tech's rugby men redeemed themselves at home with a thrilling 31-22 victory over worthy cross-state rival New Mexico State University. Tech held a 12-5 halftime lead on tries by fellow wings Mike Bauer and Rob Harrison, versus the Chiles's lone unconverted score, but it was the wild second half horserace that provided the drama. View Entire Article »
49ers Rugby Games
By Dave Wheelock
The first rugby match of New Mexico Tech's 2002 edition of 49ers weekend was played by women. The resurgent Pygmy Queens, dormant the past two years due to a lack of viable numbers, still struggle for solvency. But the show must go on. View Entire Article »
Six Tech Ruggers Represent Rio Grande Union
By Dave Wheelock
Five members of New Mexico Tech's rugby team have earned all-star honors and are in action over the weekend of Nov. 2 - 3 in the Western U.S. All-star championship tournament in Lawrence, Kansas. View Entire Article »
