Students to Present at National NOW Conference

Analicia Casaus and Dré Gallegos  Las Vegas, N.M. — Two New Mexico Highlands University media arts graduates will present at the National Organization of Women national conference in Albuquerque June 27 – 29. Las Vegas native Dré Gallegos and Analicia...

Student Tapped for Penn Cancer Research Internship

Melecio Perea  Las Vegas, N.M. — Highlands University chemistry junior Melecio Perea is one of only 30 students in the country selected to work on state-of-the-art cancer research in a summer internship at the University of Pennsylvania. Perea, a 20-year-old Las...

New Eatery Opens at Gene Torres Golf Course

Las Vegas, NM –The Rock Tap Room and Grill opened June 19 at the Highlands University Gene Torres Golf Course on Country Club Drive off of Mills Avenue. The new restaurant operates 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week. Las Vegas native Juan Ortiz, owner and chef...

NMHU CARES New Name for Violence Prevention Program

Corilia Ortega, left, advocacy and education coordinator, and Kimberly Blea, director, for the Highlands University Center for Advocacy Resources Education and Support or CARES. Las Vegas, N.M. — The New Mexico Highlands University Campus Violence Prevention...

HU Grad Lands Job at Major Natural History Museum

Veronica Black Las Vegas, NM — New Mexico Highlands University media arts graduate Veronica Black landed a position as a digital educator in the Adventures in Science program at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. “I’ll be developing...