Mary Basler Sews Up a Storm Making Cloth Face Masks

Mary Basler Sews Up a Storm Making Cloth Face Masks

April 16, 2020 Las Vegas, N.M. – Mary Basler of New Mexico Highlands University is sewing up a storm making cotton face masks for the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’ll keep making the masks as long as they’re needed,” said Basler, who is the administrator for the Media Arts...
Navajo RN-BSN Student Works on Front Lines of COVID-19 Pandemic

Navajo RN-BSN Student Works on Front Lines of COVID-19 Pandemic

April 15, 2020 Las Vegas, N.M. – Tanya Tohtsoni, a Navajo woman and RN-BSN student at New Mexico Highlands University, is on the front lines as a nurse serving the hard-hit Navajo Nation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tohtsoni also won a $1,000 Florence Nightingale...
Highlands Employee Uses 3-D Printer to Make Protective Face Masks 

Highlands Employee Uses 3-D Printer to Make Protective Face Masks 

April 14, 2020 Las Vegas, New Mexico – Mariano Ulibarri of New Mexico Highlands University is producing reusable plastic protective face masks on a 3-D printer for the campus and broader community to use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ulibarri is making the masks at...

Quilters Make Cloth Face Masks for HU Police Department

April 13, 2020 Las Vegas, N.M. – A group of quilters in Las Vegas joined forces to make face masks for the New Mexico Highlands University Police Department and others in the community. The Tea Time Quilters group made and donated the colorful cotton protective masks...

Emergency Funds Available for HU Students

April 9, 2020 Las Vegas, N.M. – Student relief funds for emergencies in place at New Mexico Highlands University are taking on new importance during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Office of Campus Life offers a student extreme hardship fund and the Foundation Office...