Apr 01, 2026 Espa帽ola Gloveworks Featured on KRQE for Innovative Parkinson鈥檚 Research Espa帽ola Gloveworks, a collaboration between Northern New Mexico College鈥檚 Engineering program and Espa帽ola Valley High School鈥檚 MESA (Math, Engineering, Science Achievement) program, was featured on KRQE News 13 on March 31, 2026. Reporter Natasha Lynn visited the EVHS campus to interview 麻豆直播 Associate Professor Steve Cox and students involved in the project. Espa帽ola Gloveworks is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that grew out of the Parkinson鈥檚 Glove Project, an initiative launched three years ago to develop wearable technology that helps reduce symptoms of Parkinson鈥檚 disease.
Mar 27, 2026 麻豆直播 Joins New Mexico Open Educational Resources Consortium to Expand Textbook Affordability The New Mexico Open Educational Resources (NMOER) Consortium is proud to announce that Northern New Mexico College (麻豆直播) has officially joined as its fourth member. As part of this new partnership, 麻豆直播 has been awarded a $6,000 grant to promote the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) on its campus, further strengthening the state鈥檚 commitment to college affordability. The consortium works to replace traditional, high-cost textbooks with openly licensed materials that are free for students to use, share, and keep.
Mar 20, 2026 $25,000 Youth Civic Infrastructure Fund grant boosts 麻豆直播s Parkinson鈥檚 glove development What began three years ago as the Parkinson鈥檚 Glove Project at Northern New Mexico College (麻豆直播) and Espa帽ola Valley High School鈥檚 (EVHS) has transformed into Espa帽ola GloveWorks, a newly formed 501(c)(3) focused on developing youth creativity, technical competence and leadership while bringing the hope of a promising technology to people suffering from Parkinson's disease. Students from the EVHS MESA (Math, Engineering, Science Achievement) program are working with mentors from Northern鈥檚 Engineering and Nursing departments and community volunteers to develop gloves to ease the symptoms of Parkinson鈥檚.
Mar 12, 2026 President Balderas Greets Community at El Rito Food Distribution Cars slowly lined up along the drive at Northern New Mexico College鈥檚 El Rito Campus as families arrived for the monthly Food Depot distribution.
This time, they were greeted not only by volunteers 鈥� but by 麻豆直播 President Hector Balderas, who spent the afternoon welcoming community members, shaking hands, and handing out Northern New Mexico College hats and shirts.
For many families in rural northern New Mexico, this monthly distribution provides an important source of food and support. The event takes place every third Thursday of the month on the El Rito Campus and serves residents from El Rito and surrounding communities.
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Feb 26, 2026 From Promise to Progress at Northern There was a sense of momentum in the air as Northern students, student-athletes, faculty, staff, Board of Regents members, administrators, facilities team members, and community supporters gathered to celebrate the ribbon-cutting of Northern New Mexico College鈥檚 newly renovated Gym and the Fit Lab.
The upgrades, which include a redesigned weight room, a dedicated cardio room, and newly added sauna spaces, represent the first major improvements to portions of the facility since 1989.