1. The Taos News - "UNM-Taos Update: Looking forward, looking back"
UNM-Taos increases enrollment by 8.9 percent in 2013, the highest recorded in the state and one of the highest in the country.

2. ABQ Journal - "Museum partners with biology classes"
Kayce Bell, a doctoral student with the UNM Museum of Southwestern Biology gets help with her Ph.D. research project from 7th graders in a gifted life science class at Jefferson Middle School.

3.Free News Pos - "Jail methadone program shows mixed results"
A study conducted by UNM researchers finds that inmates involved in a methadone maintenance program show a delay in re-incarceration, saving taxpayers almost $2,700 per inmate. 

4. San Jose Mercury News - "Coyotes developing taste for beach food, study finds"
Seth Newsome, an animal ecologist at UNM, comments on the possible consequences of coyotes frequenting marine areas for food.

            Story featured in numerous publications

5. Health News - "What Does It Mean to Be Brain-Dead?"
Isaac Tawil, MD, an assistant professor at UNM School of Medicine, and bioethicist Arthur Caplan, PhD, director of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Langone Medical Center respond to the question: is "brain-dead" the same as dead.

6. Albuquerque Media Monitoring from Friday-Sunday, Jan. 3 - 5

Friday, Jan. 3, 2014

7 KOAT 5:00 AM, 6:35 AM

WE RECENTLY TALKED WITH MAYOR BERRY ABOUT WHAT WILL BE DIFFERENT IN THE NEW YEAR. HE SAYS BY END OF SUMMER, THE CONVENTION CENTER CONSTRUCTION WILL BE GONE... AND THE 20-MILLION DOLLAR FACELIFT WILL BE COMPLETE. THE PASEO/I-25 INTERCHANGE WILL ALSO BE WINDING DOWN BY THE END OF THE YEAR. BUT THE MAYOR SAYS WHAT HE'S MOST EXCITED ABOUT IS INNOVATE ABQ, WHICH IS JUST STARTING. BASICALLY IT'S A BEEHIVE. WE WANT TO CREATE A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME AND INNOVATE. THAT COULD BE RESEARCH FROM THE UNM, RESEARCH FROM SANDIA OR AIRFORCE MAYOR BERRY SAYS THERE IS ONE ISSUE THAT HE WANTED TO COMPLETE IN 20-13 BUT WHICH WILL BE PUSHED OVER INTO THE NEW YEAR. THE WOMEN'S EQUAL PAY INITIATIVE.

7 KOAT 5:00 PM

A NEW WAY TO HELP EDUCATE BI-LINGUAL FAMILIES THROUGH A NEW LITERACY PROJECT AT NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY. A NMSU ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR LAUNCHED A PROJECT FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AS A WAY FOR THEM TO SHARE STORIES THROUGH BILINGUAL AND MULTICULTURAL BOOKS. NMSU FACULTY AND THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS PLAN TO MEET TWICE A MONTH WITH SOME FAMILIES AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY.. THANKS TO A 15-THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT.

17:09:18, 10:00 PM

A UNM PROFESSOR MAKES NEW YORK POST'S LIST OF THE BIGGEST SOCIAL MEDIA BLUNDERS OF 2013. IN JUNE, ASSOCIATE PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSOR GEOFFREY MILLER WAS ON LEAVE TO N.Y.U WHEN HE TWEETED, "DEAR OBESE P-H-D APPLICANTS: IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE WILLPOWER TO STOP EATING CARBS, YOU WON'T HAVE THE WILLPOWER TO DO A DISSERTATION." OUR PARTNERS AT THE JOURNAL REPORT, UNM'S INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD REPREMANDED HIM BUT HE CONTINUED TO TEACH.

13 KRQE 5:30 PM

THE NEW YORK POST HAS COME UP WITH A LIST OF THE WORSE SOCIAL MEDIA BLUNDERS OF 2013... AND ON THAT LIST IS A UNM PSYCHOLOGY PROSESSOR. BACK IN JUNE, GEOFFREY MILLER TWEETED "DEAR OBESE PHD APPLICANTS: IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE WILLPOWER TO STOP EATING CARBS, YOU WON'T HAVE THE WILLPOWER TO DO A DISSERTATION." AND THAT'S NOT ALL THAT GOT HIM IN TROUBLE. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT MILLER THEN LIED ABOUT THE TWEET SAYING IT WAS FOR A RESEARCH PROJECT. MILLER WAS ABLE TO KEEP HIS JOB, BUT UNM GAVE HIM A SEVERE CENSURE AND ORDERED HIM TO GO THROUGH SENSITIVITY TRAINING AND APOLOGIZE.

41 KLUZ 5:00 PM, 10:00 PM

LIDERADO POR UNA PROFESORA, LA UNIVERSIDAD ESTATAL DE NUEVO MEXICO HA INICIADO UN NUEVO PROGRAMA BILINGUE DE ALFABETIZACION LA INICIATIVA LLEVADA A CABO POR LA PROFESORA ANITA HERNANDEZ, ESTA DIRIGIDA A LOS ESTUDIANTES DE SEGUNDO Y TERCER GRADO DE PRIMARIA Y SUS FAMILIAS EN DOS ESCUELAS DEL DISTRITO DE HATCH...EL PROGRAMA YA CUENTA CON EL APOYO ECONOMICO DE LA FUNDACION "STOCKER FOUNDATION" LA CUAL LES HA OTORGADO 15-MIL DOLARES Y TENDRA COMO PROPOSITO EL AYUDAR A LAS FAMILIAS MEDIANTE LIBROS BILINGUES Y MULTICULTURALES.

Saturday, Jan. 4

7 KOAT 10:00 PM

THOUSANDS OF NEW MEXICANS GO TO COLLEGE, BUT MAY SOON RUN OUT OF FUNDS. NOW STUDENT BODY PRESIDENTS ARE HOPING TO PRESENT THEIR PLAN TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO SAVE THE SCHOLARSHIP. KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER MIKE SPRINGER IS LIVE FROM UNM... WITH THEIR IDEAS.. MIKE? ROYALE, THEY'RE HOPING THAT THROUGH MAKING SOME BIG CHANGES TO THE LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP, THEY CAN HELP IT SURVIVE NOT ONLY FOR NEXT SEMESTER, BUT FOR YEARS TO COME COLLEGE STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE ARE PLAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP'S FUTURE. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE LOTTERY I DON'T THINK I'D BE ABLE TO GO TO SCHOOL HERE WILLIAM TAPIA IS ONE OF THOUSANDS OF UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO STUDENTS WHO DEPEND ON THE SCHOLARSHIP. THE SCHOLARSHIP COVERS THE FULL COSTS OF TUITION FOR STUDENTS WHO QUALIFY. BUT THE FUNDS ARE NOT KEEPING UP WITH THE INCREASING NUMBER OF STUDENT WHO ARE QUALIFYING FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP EVERY YEAR. RIGHT NOW, I DON'T BELIEVE THERE ARE ENOUGH FUNDS REMAINING IN THE CURRENT LOTTERY FUND TO GET STUDENTS THROUGH THE NEXT SEMESTER FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, STUDENT BODY PRESIDENTS FROM THE STATE'S VARIOUS PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES HAVE BEEN MEETING TO DISCUSS WAYS TO SAVE THE SCHOLARSHIP. THEY SAY THEY'VE NARROWED THE PROPOSAL DOWN TO THREE MAIN CHANGES: FIRST RAISING THE G-P-A TO 2 POINT 75... THEN USING A METHOD CALLED DECOUPLING TO DIVIDE THE AVAILABLE FUNDS EQUALLY AMONG THE APPLICANT POOL EACH YEAR. THEY ALSO WANT TO SEE THE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDED FOR 3 SEMESTERS FOR THOSE SEEKING A TWO-YEAR DEGREE AND 7 SEMESTERS FOR THOSE WORKING ON A 4 YEAR ONE. BUT A LOT OF STUDENTS SAY THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER TO SOLVING THE LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP MAY BE I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S AN EASY ANSWER TO IT. I KNOW MYSELF I'VE BEEN BUYING LOTTERY TICKETS SO CONTRIBUTING IN WHATEVER LITTLE WAY I CAN THEY JUST HOPE THERE'S A SOLUTION SOON. THOSE STUDENT BODY PRESIDENTS ARE HOPING TO FINALIZE THEIR PLAN SOMETIME NEXT WEEK OR SO. THEN ROYALE THEY'LL LOOK FOR A SPONSOR AND SUBMIT THE BILL TO THE LEGISLATURE FOR THE START OF THIS NEXT SESSION WHICH BEGINS JANUARY 21ST... REPORTING FROM UNM MIKE SPRINGER KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS UNM SAYS ABOUT 40 PERCENT OF ITS STUDENTS RELY ON THE LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP.

13 KRQE 7:00 AM

AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY HAS LAUNCHED A BILINGUAL LITERACY PROJECT FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. NMSU'S COLLEGE OF EDUCATION IS GETTING FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT THROUGH A $15,000 STOCKER FOUNDATION GRANT. THE PROJECT IS FOCUSED ON SECOND- AND THIRD-GRADE STUDENTS AT TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE HATCH DISTRICT. PROFESSOR ANITA HERNANDEZ SAYS THE PROGRAM AIMS TO GET FAMILIES TO SHARE THEIR STORIES THROUGH BILINGUAL AND MULTICULTURAL BOOKS.

Sunday, Jan. 5

7 KOAT 6:00 AM, 7:00 AM, 8:01 AM

THE LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP HELPS SEND THOUSANDS OF NEW MEXICO STUDENTS TO COLLEGE, BUT IT MAY SOON RUN OUT OF FUNDS. NOW STUDENT BODY PRESIDENTS ARE HOPING TO PRESENT THEIR PLAN TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO SAVE THE SCHOLARSHIP. KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER MIKE SPRINGER HAS THE DETAILS. COLLEGE STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE ARE PLAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP'S FUTURE. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE LOTTERY I DON'T THINK I'D BE ABLE TO GO TO SCHOOL HERE WILLIAM TAPIA IS ONE OF THOUSANDS OF UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO STUDENTS WHO DEPEND ON THE SCHOLARSHIP. THE SCHOLARSHIP COVERS THE FULL COSTS OF TUITION FOR STUDENTS WHO QUALIFY. BUT THE FUNDS ARE NOT KEEPING UP WITH THE INCREASING NUMBER OF STUDENT WHO ARE QUALIFYING FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP EVERY YEAR. RIGHT NOW, I DON'T BELIEVE THERE ARE ENOUGH FUNDS REMAINING IN THE CURRENT LOTTERY FUND TO GET STUDENTS THROUGH THE NEXT SEMESTER FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, STUDENT BODY PRESIDENTS FROM THE STATE'S VARIOUS PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES HAVE BEEN MEETING TO DISCUSS WAYS TO SAVE THE SCHOLARSHIP. THEY SAY THEY'VE NARROWED THE PROPOSAL DOWN TO THREE MAIN CHANGES: FIRST RAISING THE G-P-A TO 2 POINT 75... THEN USING A METHOD CALLED DECOUPLING TO DIVIDE THE AVAILABLE FUNDS EQUALLY AMONG THE APPLICANT POOL EACH YEAR. THEY ALSO WANT TO SEE THE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDED FOR 3 SEMESTERS FOR THOSE SEEKING A TWO-YEAR DEGREE AND 7 SEMESTERS FOR THOSE WORKING ON A 4 YEAR ONE. BUT A LOT OF STUDENTS SAY THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER TO SOLVING THE LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP MAY BE I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S AN EASY ANSWER TO IT. I KNOW MYSELF I'VE BEEN BUYING LOTTERY TICKETS SO CONTRIBUTING IN WHATEVER LITTLE WAY I CAN THEY JUST HOPE THERE'S A SOLUTION SOON. THE STUDENT BODY PRESIDENTS ARE HOPING TO FINALIZE THEIR PLAN SOMETIME NEXT WEEK OR SO. UNM SAYS ABOUT 40 PERCENT OF ITS STUDENTS RELY ON THE LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIP.