UCAM's News clips for Thursday, December 4, 2008

1. UNM Grad Students Meet With Faculty (Albuquerque Journal)
By Martin Salazar, Journal Staff Writer

With state revenues falling and budget cuts on the horizon, University of New Mexico graduate students confronted school officials Wednesday about growth in administrative positions and suggested looking at cutting those to help deal with tough economic times.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08DecNewsClips/04gradstudents.htm

2. Return to UNM Short for Caldera (Albuquerque Journal)
By Journal Staff Report

Former University of New Mexico President Louis Caldera will resume his duties temporarily as a law professor after his leave of absence ends Dec. 5, a UNM official said Wednesday.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08DecNewsClips/04caldera.htm

3. Miniature traps may be the answer to hospital-caused bacterial infections (Economist.com)

Bacteria motels: Miniature traps may be the answer to hospital-caused bacterial infections.

...In an attempt to develop a better method of disinfection, a team led by David Whitten of the University of New Mexico and Kirk Schanze of the University of Florida set out to design the equivalent of a mousetrap for bacteria. The device they came up with is a hollow capsule five microns across. It is made of alternating layers of two polymers, one of which is positively charged, and the other negatively so. These opposite charges serve to hold the capsule together.
http://www.economist.com/science/tm/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12717663

4. CSF: movie potential, needs star power (Santa Fe New Mexican Editorial)

The impending end of the College of Santa Fe, our state's oldest chartered college, is bad news not only for academia, but for our community as well.

In the days when mayors were mayors, Sam Pick would have rallied the city's business and educational leaders to find ways of keeping the 150-year-old school alive, recognizing, if nothing else, its economic value.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08DecNewsClips/04csf.htm

5. Author Gives Race Its Due (Rio Rancho Journal)
By Juan-Carlos Rodriguez, Journal Staff Writer

Growing up in Albuquerque's North Valley, Laura Gómez never thought too much about her Hispanic heritage.

“It was just normal, in a sense,” Gómez said Wednesday.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08DecNewsClips/04gomez.htm

6. Author's memoir details life on the pueblo (Santa Fe New Mexican)
Anne Constable | The New Mexican

In 1929, the federal government shipped some boys' shoes to the San Diego Mission School at Jemez Pueblo. They were too small to fit any of the students, so younger boys were asked to come and try them on. One pair fit 6-year-old Joe S. Sando, and he was allowed to start school ­ several years before most children in his age group.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08DecNewsClips/04sando.htm

7. News from the Daily Lobo:

* Provost: Grad students' jobs currently safe
Provost Suzanne Ortega asserted the safety of graduate and teaching assistant positions Wednesday, despite rumors that these jobs would be among the first cut as UNM deals with the effects of the recession.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08DecNewsClips/04jobs.htm

* Scholarship unites students, donors
About 475 UNM students are receiving merit-based scholarships this year - but they could lose their funding if they don't write a thank-you note.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08DecNewsClips/04scholarship.htm

* CAPS: studying properly can ease stress of finals
With less than three weeks of the semester left, students should begin reviewing for their exams as soon as possible, said Ellee Cushing-Cruver, CAPS program coordinator.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08DecNewsClips/04caps.htm

* Obama chooses Richardson for Cabinet
President-elect Barack Obama has tapped Gov. Bill Richardson for secretary of commerce.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08DecNewsClips/04richardson.htm

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8. Lobos Among Worst (Albuquerque Journal)
By Mark Smith, Journal Staff Writer

You know those patsies that drag down the University of New Mexico men's basketball RPI every year?

You know, the Longwoods, the Presbyterians, the Grambling States of the world?

Guess what? The Lobos are now one of those teams.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08DecNewsClips/04lobos.htm

9. Aggies' Dunn confirms coaching candidacy (Las Cruces Sun News)
By Felix Chavez Sun-News reporter

New Mexico State defensive coordinator Joe Lee Dunn confirmed on Wednesday night that he will throw his hat into the ring for the New Mexico State head football coaching job.

The job was officially opened on Tuesday after Hal Mumme was fired with one year left on his five-year contract.
http://www.lcsun-news.com/ci_11133510

10. Rio Rancho Pins Hopes on Hewlett-Packard (Albuquerque Journal)
By Rosalie Rayburn, Journal Staff Writer

Intel did it in the 1980s and 1990s; Rio Rancho officials are counting on computer giant Hewlett-Packard to do it starting next year.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08DecNewsClips/04hp.htm

11. Denish Anticipates 'Challenging Times' (Albuquerque Journal)
By Dan Boyd, Journal Capitol Bureau

The Diane Denish era hasn't begun yet, but the woman who's poised to become New Mexico's first female governor is preparing to take over the state's reins at full gallop.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08DecNewsClips/04denish.htm

12. Gloves are off in Legislature leadership battle (Santa Fe New Mexican)
Steve Terrell | The New Mexican

It's more than a month away, but this week, the first shots were fired in what is bound to be an interesting session of the state Legislature.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08DecNewsClips/04leadership.htm

13. Math, Science Incentives Suggested (Albuquerque Journal)
By Andrea Schoellkopf, Journal Staff Writer

Incentives for math and science teachers and a public awareness campaign are among the recommendations for making New Mexico students the nation's best in math and science.
http://www.unm.edu/news/08DecNewsClips/04incentives.htm

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14. News from the Chronicle of Higher Education:
http://libproxy.unm.edu/login?url=http://chronicle.com

* What Universities Can Do To Graduate More Minority Ph.D.'S
They should improve the academic climate for all doctoral students, not just for minority students, according to speakers at the annual meeting of the Council of Graduate Schools.

* Graduate Schools Seeking International Partners Need Clearer Guidelines, Educators Say
The number of collaborative degree programs is growing, but educators are uncertain about the best ways to set up and promote such programs.

* For co-op students, college pays (unless they get laid off)
Colleges' cooperative-education programs, which depend on employers' putting students to work, are particularly sensitive to changes in the economy.

* Tech Therapy: All Your Tech Questions Answered
In a year-end episode, Tech Therapists Scott Carlson and Warren Arbogast read from and discuss some of the letters they have gotten following episodes about librarians, online sex, the costs of IT, hiring tech staff, and more.

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15. News from Inside Higher Education:

* Women Abroad and Men at Home
Persistent gender gap in study abroad, even as total enrollments rise, puzzles many experts.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/12/04/genderabroad

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16. News from Diverse Issues in Higher Education:

* U.S. Makes Modest Progress in College Affordability and Accessibility
College accessibility has improved modestly over the last decade as the proportion of 18 to 24 years enrolled in college has risen from 39 percent to 42 percent since 1997.
http://diverseeducation.com/artman/publish/article_12026.shtml

* Univ. of Toledo official fired over column sues
The firing of a college administrator over her criticism of gay rights has sparked a debate about free speech and whether universities have the right to regulate what employees say outside of their jobs.
http://diverseeducation.com/artman/publish/article_12024.shtml

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17. Other News:

* Vermont Town Turns to College in Bid to Guide Change (NY Times)
Old-timers in this hill town remember when a car driving through at night would draw residents to their windows. Now headlights routinely gleam on the narrow roads well past dark, as people who commute to jobs in Burlington and Montpelier come home to a place where the prospect of change looms larger each year.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/us/04middlebury.html?_r=1&ei=5070&emc=eta1

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18. Albuquerque Media Monitoring
News clips from Wednesday, December 3, include stories about:

* Lobos Land Five on the All Mountain West Football Team
* President-Elect Barak Obama Names NM Governor as Commerce Secretary
* New Mexico Does Not Improve Affordability Ranking for College Students
* UNM Officials Say Job Prospects Look Good for December Graduates
* UNM Researchers Says Controversial Drug Rehabilitation Program May Not Be Effective
* Students Unhappy About Bike Removals
http://www.unm.edu/news/08DecNewsClips/04media.htm

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