1. ABQ Journal - ‘E PLURIBUS UNM’
UNM President Robert Frank announced the upcoming opening of an office in Mexico City, and outlined seven “transformative goals" at recent State of the University Address.

2. ABQ Journal - "Big plans for little libraries"
Students at UNM School of Architecture and Planning are part of a competition to design “little” public libraries in the form of handcrafted boxes on posts.

3. PBS.org – “How to Pitch and Pay for a Mobile Reporting Class"
UNM faculty, Kate Nash Cunningham authors an article about projects that aid in collecting or disseminating news and information in new ways.

4.  American fitness - "Our Propensity toward Intensity"
Len Kravitz, coordinator of exercise science at the UNM, believes that starting an exercise regimen with intensity may lead to injuries and other unhealthy results.

5. Media monitoring from Friday-Sunday, Feb. 28 - March 2

The following is provided by a media monitoring service, verbatim and unedited

Friday, Feb. 28

2 KASA 7:00 AM

EXHIBIT TODAY WITH AN AWARD CEREMONY TONIGHT AT 5 WILL BE HELD AT THE FINE ARTS GALLERY AT EXPO NEW MEXICO, WHICH IS OVER AT THE STATE FAIRGROUNDS... IT'LL BE RUNNING THROUGH MARCH 30TH. ALL SUBMISSIONS ARE FROM STUDENTS AROUND ALBUQUERQUE AND SOME OF THE STUDENT ARTISTS WILL ACTUALLY RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY! FOR MORE ON THE EXHIBIT, GO TO KASA DOT COM AND CLICK ON THE KASA BLOG!

2 KASA 9:00 PM

THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO IS CELEBRATING A MAJOR MILESTONE TODAY... HAPPY BIRTHDAY UNM! I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE A PART OF IT. THIS MORNING THE UNIVERSITY CELEBRATED ITS 125TH ANNIVERSARY. UNM OPENED BACK IN 1889... AS A RED BRICK BUILDING ON A MESA. TODAY'S FESTIVITIES STARTED WITH A VIDEO ABOUT UNM'S HISTORY. LATER... THERE WAS A BIRTHDAY PARTY AT THE STUDENT UNION BUILDING. UNM PRESIDENT BOB FRANK SAYS THE ANNIVERSARY GIVES STUDENTS AND STAFF A CHANCE TO REFLECT... WHILE ALSO LOOKING FORWARD. "WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE OFFER CLASSES HOW OUR FACULTY WORKS. AND WE'RE GOING WITH THOSE ADJUSTMENTS. IT'S A BIG PERIOD OF CHANGE AND WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT EVERYTHING WE DO. HOW WE OFFER CLASSES, HOW OUR FACULTY WORK. WE'RE PROUD OF WHAT WE'RE DOING." OFFICIALS SAY THE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IT WILL ALSO BE THIS YEAR'S HOMECOMING THEME.

4 KOB 5:00 AM, 5:32 AM, 7:00 AM, 9:54 AM

125 YEARS AGO TODAY - THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO WAS CREATED. THAT MEANS THE UNIVERSITY WAS HERE EVEN BEFORE NEW MEXICO WAS A STATE. TODAY MARKS THE BEGINNING OF A YEAR FULL OF CELEBRATION WITH PRESIDENT FRANK'S STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY ADDRESS. HERE'S A FUN FACT ... UNM HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN ON CENTRAL. "THE UNIVERSITY STARTED ON THE EAST MESA. THERE WAS NOTHING AROUND IT. IT WAS BRICK, FOUR-STORY, PITCHED-ROOF BUILDING. TWO MILES BELOW IT TO THE WEST WAS ALBUQUERQUE AND NOTHING TO THE EAST." TODAY'S CELEBRATIONS WILL START AT KELLER HALL, AND THEN MOVE TO THE STUDENT UNION BUILDING. AND IT WOULDN'T BE A BIRTHDAY IN NEW MEXICO WITHOUT A CAKE AND A PINATA. PRESIDENT FRANK'S SPEECH WILL BE STREAMED LIVE. WE'LL HAVE A LINK TO WATCH THAT ON OUR WEBSITE - KOB DOT COM.

05:02:01, 6:02 AM

TODAY MARKS UNM'S 125TH BIRTHDAY. THE SCHOOL WAS FOUNDED IN 1889 WITH THE PASSAGE OF A HOUSE BILL -- 23 YEARS BEFORE NEW MEXICO BECAME STATE. THE SCHOOL OPENED AS A RED BRICK BUILDING ON THE MESA. A FEW YEARS AFTER OPENING...THE LOBO'S BASKETBALL TEAMS WERE BORN. "THE FIRST BASKETBALL TEAM WAS THE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM THAT STARTED REALLY IN 1900. THE MEN DIDN'T HAVE A BASKETBALL TEAM UNTIL I THINK IN 1902. WHEN LOBO MANIA REALLY TOOK OFF WAS IN 1960'S." THIS MORNING, UNM WILL CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY WITH THE STATE OF UNIVERSITY OF ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT BOB FRANK. IT'S HAPPENING AT 9. THERE WILL BE OTHER EVENTS TODAY AS WELL AS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

4 KOB 06:33:05, NOON, 12:34 PM

A MASSIVE CELEBRATION KICKS OFF AT UNM TODAY - IN HONOR OF THE UNIVERSITY'S 125TH BIRTHDAY. UNM WAS FIRST CREATED BACK IN 18-89. FIVE YEARS LATER, IT'S FIRST GRADUATING CLASS CONSISTED OF JUST FIVE STUDENTS. AND I BET YOU'RE WONDERING WHEN THE LOBO CAME AROUND. SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY IT WAS ABOUT 1922. "AT THIS POINT IN TIME I THINK STUDENTS FELT THEY REALLY WANTED TO HAVE A MASCOT THAT WAS ALIVE AND REPRESENTED THEM. SO, THE EDITOR OF THE WEEKLY LOBO' SAID THAT WE SHOULD HAVE A LOBO AS OUR MASCOT. IT WAS PASSED BY THE STUDENT COUNCIL AND SO THE LOBO BECAME INTO BEING." WE ALSO ASKED WHEN THE FIRST BASKETBALL TEAM POPPED UP. TURNS OUT IT WAS A WOMEN'S TEAM.. BACK IN 19-HUNDRED AND THE MEN FOLLOWED SUIT ABOUT TWO YEARS LATER. TODAY UNM WILL KICK OFF ITS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION WITH PRESIDENT FRANK'S STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY. WE'LL POST A LINK TO THE LIVE STREAM, AT KOB-DOT-COM.

4 KOB 5:00 PM

A BIG BIRTHDAY BASH IS UNDERWAY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO. STUDENTS, STAFFAND ALUMNI ARE CELEBRATING THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SCHOOL. ON THIS DAY IN 1889...A BILL WAS PASSED THAT CREATED THE UNIVERSITY. SINCE THEN ...THE SCHOOL HAS GONE FROM A FOUR-STORY BUILDING TO A MAJOR UNIVERSITY COVERING HUNDREDS OF ACRES. FUN FACT... THE FIRST BASKTBALL TEAM WAS A WOMEN'S TEAM IN THE YEAR 1900. THE MEN'S TEAM WASN'T CREATED UNTIL TWO YEARS LATER. "LOBO MANIA REALLY TOOK OFF WAS IN THE 1960'S WHEN BOB KING WAS BASKETBALL WE STARTED WINNING IN JOHNSON GYM. CROWDS MADE IT A CAPACITY GAME EVERY YEAR, EVERY GAME. AND THEN WE WENT ON TO BUILD THE PIT." UNM IS GETTING READY TO KICK OFF ANOTHER EVENT TONIGHT AT 5-THIRTY. IT WILL TAKE PLACE IN FRONT OF HODGIN HALL.

4 KOB 6:00 PM

UNM IS TURNING THE BIG 125 TODAY. THERE ARE CELEBRATIONS SCHEDULED ALL OVER CAMPUS. UNM OPENED ON FEBRUARY 28TH, 18-89. BACK THEN, IT WAS JUST A RED BRICK BUILDING ON A MESA. AND THE SCHOOL COLORS FANS SPORT NOW, WERE A LOT DIFFERENT BACK THEN, "THE ORIGINAL COLORS OF THE UNIVERSITY WERE BLACK AND GOLD. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, IT WAS ONLY FOR ABOUT 2 OR 3 YEARS THEY BECAME CHERRY AND SILVER. CHERRY BECAUSE OF THE SUNLIGHT ON THE MOUNTAINS, AND SILVER BECAUSE OF, AT THE TIME I WOULD ASSUME THE RIO GRANDE LOOKED SILVER RATHER THAN BROWN." HERE'S MORE UNM TRIVIA FOR YOU. THERE WAS A WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MEN'S BEGAN. THAT HAPPENED IN 1900.

7 KOAT 5:00 AM, 6:03 AM

ALBUQUERQUE PARISHIONERS CONTINUE TO PROTEST A DECISION BY THE ARCHDIOCESE OF SANTA FE. ARCHBISHOP MICHAEL SHEEHAN IS SENDING THE NEWMAN CENTER'S DOMINICAN PRIESTS PACKING. BUT PARISHIONERS SAY THE DOMINICANS HAVE BEEN DOING A GOOD JOB SERVING THE COMMUNITY FOR DECADES. THEY MARCHED IN SUPPORT OF THE PRIESTS, FROM THE CHURCH ON THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO CAMPUS, TO THE CORNER OF UNIVERSITY AND CENTRAL AND BACK.

05:35:19, 6:35 AM, 7:00 AM

IT'S A SPECIAL DAY TODAY -- THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO'S 125 BIRTHDAY, AND THE SCHOOL CELEBRATING IN STYLE. THE SCHOOL WAS ESTABLISHED ON FEBRUARY 28TH, 1889, -- THAT'S BEFORE NEW MEXICO WAS AN OFFICIAL STATE! THE CELEBRATION KICKS OFF THIS MORNING WITH THE "STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY" ADDRESS AT 9 -- THEN FESTIVITIES GO ALL DAY LONG. THINGS WRAP UP AROUND 5-30 WITH A RECEPTION AT HODGIN HALL, UNM'S FIRST BUILDING.

7 KOAT 5:00 PM

THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO IS TURNING 125 YEARS OLD. AND TO CELEBRATE, A BIG PARTY WAS HELD ON CAMPUS. STUDENTS DRESSED UP IN CHERRY AND SILVER FOR A GROUP PHOTO, AND OF COURSE, WHAT PARTY WOULDN'T BE COMPLETE WITHOUT A GIANT BIRTHDAY CAKE? AT 5:30, A RECEPTION WILL BE HELD AT HODGIN HALL, WITH MUSIC AND REFRESHMENTS. UNM WAS FOUNDED FEBRUARY 28, 1889. TODAY, THE PRESIDENT OF UNM CELEBRATED THE OCCASION BY DELIVERING HIS FIRST STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY ADDRESS. AS PART OF HIS SPEECH, BOB FRANK DISCUSSED HOW THE UNIVERSITY IS MOVING FORWARD WITH A PLAN THAT INCLUDES SEVEN GOALS. HE ALSO TALKED ABOUT UNM HAVING ONE OF THE BEST HEALTH SCIENCE CENTERS IN THE COUNTRY, AND HE MENTIONED WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE UNIVERSITY'S HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAM. THE WHOLE PARADIGM OF HIGHER EDUCATION IS CHANGING, LIKE A LOT OF INDUSTRIES ARE AND THE UNIVERSITY IS HAVING TO ADJUST TO HOW WE DO BUSINESS, HOW OUR FINANCIAL MODELS ARE CHANGING AND WE THINK WE'RE DOING A GOOD JOB OF MASTERING THOSE CHANGES FRANK ALSO SAID HE'S PROUD UNM IS ONE OF THE LARGEST MINORITY, MAJORITY UNIVERSITIES IN THE COUNTRY.

7 KOAT 10:00 PM

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO'S PRESIDENT GAVE HIS FIRST STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY ADDRESS. PRESIDENT BOB FRANK FOCUSED ON HOW UNM IS MOVING FORWARD WITH A PLAN THAT INCLUDES SEVEN GOALS. HE ALSO TALKED ABOUT UNM HAVING ONE OF THE BEST HEALTH SCIENCE CENTERS IN THE COUNTRY, FRANK WAS ALSO CLEAR THAT HE KNOWS HIGHER EDUCATION IS CHANGING AND THAT UNM WILL ADAPT. THE STATE OF UNIVERSITY ADDRESS CAME AS UNM TURNED 125 TODAY. A BIG PARTY WAS HELD ON CAMPUS. STUDENTS DRESSED UP IN CHERRY AND SILVER FOR A GROUP PHOTO, AND OF COURSE, THERE WAS A GIANT BIRTHDAY CAKE. UNM WAS FOUNDED FEBRUARY 28, 1889. OUR PARTNERS AT THE JOURNAL PUT TOGETHER A LIST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA JUST HOW LONG THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HAS LASTED. UNM WAS FOUNDED A WEEK BEFORE OUR 23RD PRESIDENT WAS SWORN IN. AND BEFORE 1889 ENDED... THOMAS EDISON WOULD SHOW HIS FIRST MOTION PICTURE. THE EIFFEL TOWER WOULD OPEN IN PARIS AND THE LAST BARE-FISTED WORLD TITLE BOXING MATCH WAS FOUGHT. ALSO FOUNDED THE SAME YEAR WERE THE COMPANIES WE NOW KNOW AS COCA-COLA AND NINTENDO.

22:13:39

UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS ARE INVESTIGATING HOW THE STUDENT BAR ASSOCIATION SPENT THEIR MONEY FROM APRIL 2012 TO 2013. KOAT'S MEGAN CRUZ WALKS US THROUGH SOME OF THE TRANSACTIONS. IT'S NEW TONIGHT. THE STUDENT BAR ASSOCIATION HAS TWO BANK ACCOUNTS - AN ON-CAMPUS ONE, WHICH IS TO BE USED FOR ORGANIZATIONS EXPENSES LIKE STUDENT TRAVEL... BUT THEN THERE'S AN OFF-CAMPUS ACCOUNT, WHICH IS THE ONE UNDER SCRUTINY FOR MISUSE. OVER 20-THOUSAND DOLLARS AT THEIR DISPOSAL... MONEY FROM THE UNIVERSITY AND FEES PAID BY LAW STUDENTS. ON WHAT THE STUDENT BAR ASSOCIATION SPENT THAT MONEY ON? WELL FIRST OFF: TO GET THEIR NAILS DONE. ACCORDING TO AN AUDIT, 118-DOLLARS SPENT DURING TWO TRIPS TO A NAIL SALON. THEN THERE WERE THREE TRIPS TO A JEWELRY STORE. SOMEONE'S GOT EXPENSIVE TASTE BECAUSE THEY WENT TO TIFFANY'S, SPENDING UPWARDS OF 600-DOLLARS. THAT'S NOTHING COMPARED TO THEIR BAR TAB - ABOUT 12-HUNDRED SPENT AT RESTAURANTS AND PUBS. IN LIQUOR STORES, ABOUT ANOTHER 12-HUNDRED. BUT THE NUMBER THAT WILL REALLY SHOCK YOU: 6-THOUSAND, 663 DOLLARS IN CASH WITHDRAWALS. UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS THESE UNAUTHORIZED EXPENSES TOOK PLACE BETWEEN APRIL 2012 AND APRIL 2013... BUT WHO? IF THEY FIND OUT, THE STUDENTS COULD BE SUSPENDED, EXPELLED, OR EVEN GO TO JAIL. DAVID HERRING/DEAN UNM SCHOOL OF LAW SAYS IF THEY ARE CURRENT STUDENTS IN THE STUDENT BODY I WOULD THINK THAT IS A POSSIBILITY YES. 256 UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS HAD TOLD THE STUDENT GROUPS THEY COULD NOT HAVE OFF-CAMPUS ACCOUNTS. THE ONE IN QUESTION HAS SINCE BEEN CLOSED. SO FAR NO STUDENTS HAVE BEEN PENALIZED FOR MISUSING THE ACCOUNT.

13 KRQE 5:30 PM

THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO IS CELEBRATING A MAJOR MILESTONE TODAY... AND STUDENTS ARE EXCITED. HAPPY BIRTHDAY UNM! I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE A PART OF IT. THIS MORNING UNM PAID HOMAGE TO THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY. UNM OPENED BACK IN 1889... AS A RED BRICK BUILDING ON A MESA. TODAY'S FESTIVITIES STARTED WITH A HOMECOMING VIDEO ABOUT U- N-M'S HISTORY. LATER... THERE WAS A BIRTHDAY PARTY AT THE STUDENT UNION BUILDING. UNM PRESIDENT BOB FRANK SAYS THE ANNIVERSARY GIVES STUDENTS AND STAFF A CHANCE TO REFLECT... BUT ALSO TO LOOK FORWARD. "WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE OFFER CLASSES HOW OUR FACULTY WORKS. AND WE'RE GOING WITH THOSE ADJUSTMENTS. IT'S A BIG PERIOD OF CHANGE AND WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT EVERYTHING WE DO. HOW WE OFFER CLASSES, HOW OUR FACULTY WORK. WE'RE PROUD OF WHAT WE'RE DOING." OFFICIALS SAY THE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IT WILL ALSO BE THE THEME FOR HOMECOMING.

13 KRQE 10:00 PM

A BIG PARTY AT UNM TO CELEBRATE 125 YEARS. A HOMECOMING VIDEO ABOUT U- N-M'S HISTORY WAS SHOWN... LATER ON THERE WAS A BIRTHDAY BASH IN THE STUDENT UNION. UNM PRESIDENT BOB FRANK SAYS THE ANNIVERSARY GIVES STUDENTS AND STAFF A CHANCE TO REFLECT... BUT ALSO TO LOOK FORWARD. THE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

41 KLUZ 5:00 PM

HACE YA 125 A}OS ABRIO SUS PUERTAS LA UNIVERSIDAD DE NUEVO MEXICO EN AQUEL ENTONCES, CON TAN SOLO UN PEQUE}O EDIFICIO CONSTRUIDO ANTES DE QUE NUEVO MEXICO SE CONVIRTIERA OFICIALMENTE EN UN ESTADO LA UNIVERSIDAD DE NUEVO MEXICO FUE INAUGURADA ESTE MISMO DIA, UN 28 DE FEBRERO, EN EL A}O 1889...SU CREACION FUE GRACIAS A UNA LEGISLATURA TERRRITORIAL Y EN AQUEL ENTONCES, SU COLEGIATURA COSTABA TAN SOLO 5 CENTAVOS. EN CONMEMORACION DE SU CUMPLEA}OS NUMERO 125, LA UNIVERSIDAD DE NUEVO MEXICO INICIO HOY OFICIALMENTE UNA CELEBRACION QUE ESTA SUPUESTA A DURAR TODO UN A}O.

41 KLUZ 10:00 PM

LA GOBERNADORA SUSANA MARTINEZ HA FIRMADO LA NUEVA LEY QUE PERMITIRA DAR LICENCIAS DE ENFERMERIA A AQUELLAS ENFERMERAS QUE SE MUDEN A NUEVO MEXICO DE OTROS ESTADOS LA NUEVA LEY ENTRARA EN EFECTO EL PROXIMO MES DE JULIO Y REQUERIRAQUE EL CONSEJO DE ENFERMERAS DEL ESTADO TRAMITE LAS LICENCIAS DE TRABAJO EN UN PERIODO DE 5 DIAS, - DEPENDIENDO DEL NUMERO DE SOLICITUDES PRESENTADAS Y APROBADAS...- ESTA NUEVA LEY TAMBIEN PERMITIRA QUE NUESTRO ESTADO ENTRE A UNA BASE DE DATOS PARA COMPARTIR ESTA INFORMACION CON DECENAS DE ESTADOS DEL PAIS HOY, LA UNIVERSIDAD DE NUEVO MEXICO CUMPLIO 125 A}OS DESDE QUE ABRIO SUS PUERTAS Y AQUEL ENTONCEES SOLO ERA UN PEQUE}O EDIFICIO CONSTRUIDO ANTES DE QUE NUEVO MEXICO SE CONVIRTIERA OFICIALMENTE EN UN ESTADO..

22:06:35

LA UNIVERSIDAD DE NUEVO MEXICO FUE INAUGURADA ESTE MISMO DIA, UN 28 DE FEBRERO, EN EL A}O 1889...SU CREACION FUE GRACIAS A UNA LEGISLATURA TERRRITORIAL Y EN AQUEL ENTONCES, SU COLEGIATURA COSTABA TAN SOLO 5 CENTAVOS. EN CONMEMORACION DE SU CUMPLEA}OS NUMERO 125, LA UNIVERSIDAD DE NUEVO MEXICO INICIO HOY OFICIALMENTE UNA CELEBRACION QUE ESTA SUPUESTA A DURAR TODO UN A}O.

Saturday, MARCH 1

7 KOAT 6:00 AM, 7:04 AM, 8:04 AM

DOCUMENTS OBTAINED BY ACTION 7 NEWS SHOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH MONEY WAS MISMANAGED BY A UNM STUDENT GROUP. AN AUDIT SHOWS THE STUDENT BAR ASSOCIATION SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AT SALONS, STORES AND BARS. THESE UNAUTHORIZED TRANSACTIONS TOOK PLACE BETWEEN APRIL 2012 AND APRIL 2013. THE CHARGES INCLUDE 118-DOLLARS AT NAIL SALONS, AND MORE THAN 600-DOLLARS AT THE JEWELRY STORE, TIFFANY'S, BUT THE NUMBER THAT WILL REALLY SHOCK YOU: 6-THOUSAND, 663 DOLLARS IN CASH WITHDRAWALS. THE MONEY COMES FROM THE UNIVERSITY AND FEES PAID BY LAW STUDENTS. INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL TRYING TO FIND OUT WHO SPENT THE MONEY.

06:35:09, 7:35 AM

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO'S PRESIDENT GIVES HIS FIRST STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY ADDRESS . DURING HIS SPEECH YESTERDAY, PRESIDENT BOB FRANK FOCUSED ON HOW UNM CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD. HE ALSO TALKED ABOUT UNM HAVING ONE OF THE BEST HEALTH SCIENCE CENTERS IN THE COUNTRY, FRANK WAS ALSO CLEAR THAT HE KNOWS HIGHER EDUCATION IS CHANGING AND IS CONFIDENT UNM WILL ADAPT.

06:35:29, 7:36 AM

IT'S UNM'S 125TH BIRTHDAY. A BIG PARTY WAS HELD ON CAMPUS YESTERDAY. STUDENTS DRESSED UP IN CHERRY AND SILVER FOR A GROUP PHOTO. STUDENTS SAY, IT'S A GREAT EVENT TO CELEBRATE ALL LOBOS, PAST AND PRESENT. 55 IT CELEBRATES UNM IT CELEBRATES OUR TRADITIONS IT STANDS FOR EVERYONE BEING A LOBO AND IT'S CELEBRATING 125 YEARS OF BEING AN INCREDIBLE CAMPUS AND WHAT PARTY WOULD BE COMPLETE WITHOUT CAKE AND CONFETTI? UNM WAS FOUNDED IN 18-89.

13 KRQE 10:00 PM

UNM TOOK A CLOSER LOOK AT A KIND OF COCKROACH THAT HADN'T BEEN LOOKED AT FOR NEARLY A CENTURY... AND MADE A SURPRISING DISCOVERY. NEWS 13'S KAYLA AYRES REPORTS. FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS... HEIDI HOPKINS HAS QUITE LITERALLY PUT COCKROACHES UNDER A MICROSCOPE. THE UNM PHD CANDIDATE HAS A PASSION AND RESPECT FOR THE MUCH MALIGNED INSECT. "COCKROACHES HAVE TERRIBLE PRESS, YOU MIGHT SAY, AND PEOPLE HAVE A LOT OF MISTAKEN NOTIONS ABOUT COCKROACHES." HOPKINS HAS WORKED TO FLIP THOSE NOTIONS ON THEIR HEADS  BY EXAMINING THE HARDY GENUS ARENIVAGA - COMPOSED OF DESERT COCKROACHES. SINCE 1920 -- IT WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE NINE SPECIES. "...IN A GROUP THAT HASN'T BEEN LOOKED AT IN AT LEAST A CENTURY, YOU'D THINK YOU'RE GOING TO FIND AT LEAST ONE MORE. THE SURPRISE WAS HOW MANY I FOUND. HOPKINS ENDED UP DESCRIBING 39 NEW SPECIES. SPREAD OUT ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S. AND MEXICO. "THESE ROACHES HAVE ADAPTED TO THRIVE IN SOME OF THE HARSHEST ENVIRONMENTS... "... THEY ARE EXTREMOPHILES...THEY LIVE LARGELY UNDERGROUND IN EXTREMELY HOT AND DRY PLACES... AND CAN ABSORB MOISTURE FROM THE AIR. SO COULD THEY SURVIVE A NUCLEAR WINTER? HOPKINS SAYS THAT'S NOT CLEAR.BUT HUMANS CAN LEARN A LOT ABOUT SURVIVAL FROM THE HARDY DESERT COCKROACH. "THESE ANIMALS AND OTHERS LIKE THEM COULD TEACH US A GREAT DEAL ABOUT HOW TO LIVE ON A PLANET THAT'S GOING THROUGH SUCH SIGNIFICANT CLIMATE CHANGE." KAYLA AYRES, KRQE NEWS 13. HOPKINS' WORK WAS PUBLISHED THIS PAST WEDNESDAY. HOPKINS BELIEVES THERE ARE LIKELY MANY MORE SPECIES OF DESERT COCKROACHES OUT THERE. SHE INTENDS TO CONTINUE HER RESEARCH ON COCKROACHES AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY.

Sunday, March 2

2 KASA 9:00 PM

THOUGHT ALL COCKROACHES WERE THE SAME? THINK AGAIN! A PHD CANDIDATE AT UNM HAS MADE A SURPRISING DISCOVERY.. AFTER EXAMINING ONE KIND OF COCKROACH THAT HADN'T BEEN LOOKED AT FOR NEARLY A CENTURY. NEWS 13'S KAYLA AYRES HAS THE STORY. FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS... HEIDI HOPKINS HAS QUITE LITERALLY PUT COCKROACHES UNDER A MICROSCOPE. THE UNM PHD CANDIDATE HAS A PASSION AND RESPECT FOR THE MUCH MALIGNED INSECT. "COCKROACHES HAVE TERRIBLE PRESS, YOU MIGHT SAY AND PEOPLE HAVE A LOT OF MISTAKEN NOTIONS ABOUT COCKROACHES..." HOPKINS HAS WORKED TO FLIP THOSE NOTIONS ON THEIR HEADS... BY EXAMINING THE HARDY GENUS ARENIVAGA COMPOSED OF DESERT COCKROACHES. SINCE 1920 -- IT WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE NINE SPECIES. IN A GROUP THAT HASN'T BEEN LOOKED AT IN AT LEAST A CENTURY, YOU'D THINK YOU'RE GOING TO FIND AT LEAST ONE MORE. THE SURPRISE WAS HOW MANY I FOUND." HOPKINS ENDED UP DESCRIBING 39 NEW SPECIES. SPREAD OUT ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN U-S AND MEXICO... THESE ROACHES HAVE ADAPTED TO THRIVE IN SOME OF THE HARSHEST ENVIRONMENTS. “THEY ARE EXTREMOPHILES. THEY LIVE LARGELY UNDERGROUND IN EXTREMELY HOT AND DRY PLACES... AND CAN ABSORB MOISTURE FROM THE AIR. SO COULD THEY SURVIVE A NUCLEAR WINTER? HOPKINS SAYS-- THAT'S NOT CLEAR... BUT HUMANS CAN LEARN A LOT ABOUT SURVIVAL FROM THE HARDY DESERT COCKROACH. "THESE ANIMALS AND OTHERS LIKE THEM COULD TEACH US A GREAT DEAL ABOUT HOW TO LIVE ON A PLANET THAT'S GOING THROUGH SUCH SIGNIFICANT CLIMATE CHANGE..." KAYLA AYRES, KRQE NEWS 13. HOPKINS' WORK WAS PUBLISHED ON WEDNESDAY. SHE BELIEVES THERE ARE LIKELY MANY MORE SPECIES OF DESERT COCKROACHES OUT THERE AND INTENDS TO CONTINUE HER RESEARCH AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY.

13 KRQE 6:00 AM, 7:05 AM

A COCKROACH - IS A COCKROACH - IS A COCKROACH, RIGHT? IF YOU THINK IT'S THAT SIMPLE, YOU'RE SORELY MISTAKEN. A PH.D CANDIDATE AT UNM TOOK A CLOSER LOOK AT A KIND OF COCKROACH THAT HADN'T BEEN LOOKED AT FOR NEARLY A CENTURY AND MADE A SURPRISING DISCOVERY. FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS HEIDI HOPKINS HAS QUITE LITERALLY PUT COCKROACHES UNDER A MICROSCOPE. THE UNM PHD CANDIDATE HAS A PASSION AND RESPECT FOR THE MUCH MALIGNED INSECT. "COCKROACHES HAVE TERRIBLE PRESS, YOU MIGHT SAY, AND PEOPLE HAVE A LOT OF MISTAKEN NOTIONS ABOUT COCKROACHES." HOPKINS HAS WORKED TO FLIP THOSE NOTIONS ON THEIR HEADS. BY EXAMINING THE HARDY GENUS ARENIVAGA - COMPOSED OF DESERT COCKROACHES. SINCE 1920 -- IT WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE NINE SPECIES. "...IN A GROUP THAT HASN'T BEEN LOOKED AT IN AT LEAST A CENTURY, YOU'D THINK YOU'RE GOING TO FIND AT LEAST ONE MORE. THE SURPRISE WAS HOW MANY I FOUND." HOPKINS ENDED UP DESCRIBING 39 NEW SPECIES. SPREAD OUT ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN U-S AND MEXICO... THESE ROACHES HAVE ADAPTED TO THRIVE IN SOME OF THE HARSHEST ENVIRONMENTS... "THEY ARE EXTREMOPHILES..." THEY LIVE LARGELY UNDERGROUND IN EXTREMELY HOT AND DRY PLACES... AND CAN ABSORB MOISTURE FROM THE AIR. SO COULD THEY SURVIVE A NUCLEAR WINTER? HOPKINS SAYS-- THAT'S NOT CLEAR.BUT HUMANS CAN LEARN A LOT ABOUT SURVIVAL FROM THE HARDY DESERT COCKROACH. "THESE ANIMALS AND OTHERS LIKE THEM COULD TEACH US A GREAT DEAL ABOUT HOW TO LIVE ON A PLANET THAT'S GOING THROUGH SUCH SIGNIFICANT CLIMATE CHANGE." HOPKINS BELIEVES THERE ARE LIKELY MANY MORE SPECIES OF DESERT COCKROACHES OUT THERE. SHE INTENDS TO CONTINUE HER RESEARCH ON COCKROACHES AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY.