1. Knoxville Times - "Mesa del Sol, downtown hopeful on Innovate ABQ"
More news about Innovate ABQ and future plans.

            Story also featured in the ABQ Business News

2. ABQ Business First - "Bringing inventors and investors together"
The New Mexico Angels and STC.UNM reveal new technologies that UNM would like to bring to market.

3. Wired.Co.Uk - "Brain scans may have saved a convicted murderer from the death penalty"
Kent Kiehl, a neuroscientist at the Mind Research Network and UNM, who was not directly involved in the case, shares his observations with Wired, UK.

4. Before It's News - "Agent Orange Exposure Linked to Stroke"
A report looks at the link between the chemical Agent Orange and the longer-term effects on Vietnam veterans. The document was produced by a committee chaired by Mary K. Walker, professor in UNM Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

5. Media Monitoring from Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013

4 KOB 5:00 PM, 6:00 PM

LEADERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO ARE LOOKING OVER A PLAN TO MAKE IT EASIER AND QUICKER FOR STUDENTS TO GRADUATE. HOW ABOUT REDUCING THE REQUIRED GRADUATION CREDIT HOURS FROM 128 TO 120? STUART DYSON REPORTS FROM UNM'S MAIN CAMPUS. NOWADAYS ONLY FIFTEEN PERCENT OF UNM GRADUATES MANAGE TO ACCOMPLISH THE DEED IN THE OLD TRADITIONAL FOUR YEARS OF COLLEGE - MOST REQUIRE 5 OR SIX YEARS TO GET THAT DIPLOMA - THAT'S MORE EXPENSIVE FOR THE STUDENTS - AND MORE EXPENSIVE FOR THE UNIVERSITY. UNM ASSOCIATE PROVOST GREG HEILEMAN SAYS THE SCHOOL CAN REDUCE CREDIT HOURS WITHOUT JEOPARDIZING ITS ACCREDITATION. " SO WE'LL GET MORE EFFICIENT GRADUATION - WE'LL GRADUATE STUDENTS WITH LESS DEBT AND I THINK JUST AS PREPARED - THE QUALITY IS NOT GONNA CHANGE AND THAT'S WHAT'S BEEN SHOWN IN OTHER STATES IS THAT YOU CAN DO THESE 120 HOUR DEGREES AND STILL MAINTAIN VERY HIGH QUALITY." " AT 120 CREDIT HOURS U- N-M WOULD HAVE PLENTY OF COMPANY - THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA IS ALREADY THERE - ARIZONA STATE - COLORADO - TEXAS - TEXAS TECH - MISSOURI - KANSAS - IOWA." STUDENTS WE SPOKE WITH SEEM READY FOR THE CHANGE. " I BELIEVE IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE ME OVER ABOUT FIVE YEARS - MAYBE - OR A SEMESTER OVER. Q: WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THAT DONE EARLIER? A: I WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO GRADUATE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BIT I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA HAPPEN." " YOU'RE STILL STUDYING WHAT YOU NEED TO STUDY AND IT'S USUALLY A STEPPING STONE TO WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO GET INTO - LIKE ME - I'M TRYING TO GET INTO DENTISTRY SO BIOLOGY IS NOT MY LAST STOP SO IF THERE ARE LESS CREDITSI NEED TO TAKE TO GET TO MY POINT THE BETTER." UNM IS TAKING OTHER STEPS TO HELP STUDENTS GRADUATE FASTER - WITH LESS DEBT - THERE'S A NEW EMPHASIS ON ADVISING INCOMING FRESHMEN AND EVEN KIDS WHO ARE STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL. UNM SAYS 128 HOURS IS STANDARD AT ALL OF NEW MEXICO'S PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES--- INCLUDING NEW MEXICO STATE. THE ONLY EXCEPTION--- NEW MEXICO TECH REQUIRES 130 HOURS.

41 KLUZ 5:00 PM

LOS ESTUDIANTES DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE NUEVO MEXICO ESTAN ENTRE LOS MAS AFORTUNADOS A NIVEL NACIONAL, YA QUE SU DEUDA ESTUDIANTIL ES UNA DE LAS MAS BAJAS A NIVEL NACIONAL. Y ES QUE UN RECIENTE ESTUDIO INDICA QUE AQUELLOS QUE HICIERON USO DE PRESTAMOS ESTUDIANTILES, SE GRADUAN DE UNM CON UNA DEUDA DE 17-MIL DOLARES, A NIVEL NACIONAL, ESTA CIFRA ES CERCA DE 29-MIL DOLARES... ACTUALMENTE LAS DEUDAS ESTUDIANTILES SON MAS QUE LAS DEUDAS DE TARJETAS DE CREDITO EN ESTADOS UNIDOS... LOS ESTUDIANTES QUE TIENEN LA DEUDA MAS GRANDE SON AQUELLOS GRADUADOS EN EL ESTADO DE DELAWARE, CON CERCA DE 34-MIL DOLARES EN PRESTAMOS.