According to the Weekly News, a digital publication from the University of New Mexico (UNM), the UNM Facility Management team, in collaboration with Lobo Energy, will launch a temperature reduction initiative in unoccupied spaces across campus during the winter break.
This strategic measure aims to reduce energy consumption and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
The impact will primarily be felt in hallways, offices, and classrooms within the buildings included in the Winter Break Setback Program.
However, all healthcare facilities and research laboratories will maintain their regular temperature settings and will not be affected by this program.
In other news, new research from the University of New Mexico explores the sampling and interpretation of lunar volatiles in the polar cold regions of the Moon.
The researchers examined the Moon’s surface and analyzed permanently shadowed areas with temperatures ranging from 25 to 50 degrees Kelvin, equivalent to about -400°F.
Charles Shearer, a research scientist in the Institute of Meteoritics and a research professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at UNM, is the lead author of the study, which also includes contributions from UNM’s Zachary Sharp and Julie Stopar from the Lunar and Planetary Institute.
This research was published in a special issue of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Additionally, the 13th annual Native American Basketball Tournament will take place at the University of New Mexico starting the day after Christmas.
The Striking Eagle Native American Basketball Invitational and Educational Fair is a program run by the College of Education and Human Sciences to benefit teens during the winter break.
The tournament will bring together kids from across the Southwest to compete.
The tournament features several brackets named after sacred tribal animals, including the Eagle Bracket, Hawk Bracket, Bear Bracket, Roadrunner Bracket, Lobo Bracket, and Deer Bracket.
The Striking Eagle Native American Invitational was initiated in 2011 by Associate Professor Shawn Secatero, a Canoncito Navajo member from UNM’s College of Education and Human Sciences, starting with 24 teams from New Mexico.
“This year, we expect 850 secondary students to participate, with the support of about 50 volunteers,” said Secatero. “It’s an event that draws from our POLLEN leadership program to help run the event. High school students are also responsible for selling concessions, which teaches them how to create a business plan to fundraise for their trip to New York in the spring. This tournament brings parents and families together.”
The invitational is open to community members, and both Native and non-Native individuals are welcome and encouraged to participate.
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