LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences will host its annual fruit grower workshop virtually from 9 a.m. to noon on March 11-12. The workshop, which will be presented on Zoom, is free but pre-registration is required.
To receive the Zoom information, register at https://alcaldesc.nmsu.edu/.
Topics for the two-day workshop include pollinator conservation in orchards, an update on jujube cultivar trials, challenges of stone fruit production in northern New Mexico, protecting fruit trees from wildlife and fruit predators and increasing fruit quality and reducing disorders through nutrient management in apples along with an opportunity to meet the extension agents.
An associate professor in New Mexico State Universitys Department of Kinesiology is examining how and why children move in hopes of promoting physical activity well into adulthood. Larissa True, an associate professor in New Mexico State Universitys Department of Kinesiology and Dance, researchers how and why children move the way they do, and how to better promote physical activity well into adulthood. (NMSU photo by Josh Bachman)
Larissa True joined the NMSU faculty last fall from the State University of New York Cortland. Trues areas of expertise are motor development, statistics and research methods.
We are very excited to have Dr. True join the Department of Kinesiology, said Joseph M. Berning, head of the kinesiology department. Her experience and background bring a rare combination that will benefit both undergraduate and graduate students in the areas of motor development and statistics. In her short time here, she has alread
By News Editor And Partners
• Mar 9, 2021
Engineering professors from New Mexico State University have earned the distinction of being among the top 2% of scientists worldwide as measured by the impact of their research publications. The engineering authors were identified in a worldwide database of top scientists created by Stanford University and recently published in the journal Public Library of Science Biology.
“Our faculty are at the forefront of several key research areas in engineering. They are among the best of our peers in terms of research productivity. The number of publications per faculty and number of citations, place our researchers very competitively among our peers,” said Lakshmi N. Reddi, dean of the College of Engineering.