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Hoverboards banned on campus due to safety concerns

Kayla Root | January 25

In his welcome back email on the first day of classes for the spring semester, University President Bob Frank announced that, due to widespread safety concerns, the University of New Mexico is placing an interim ban on the use, possession and storage of hoverboards on all UNM campuses. This temporary ban is in place until the University can assess and research the safety of the self-balancing scooters, informally known as “hoverboards”, and develop a long-term policy, Frank said.

Greg Horowitt (center), a co-founder of T2 Venture Creation, talks with provost Chaouki Abdallah and UNM's President Robert Frank outside the SUB. The Rainforest 2: UNM Economic Development Summit was held at the SUB ballroom Monday Oct. 26, 2015.

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New Mexico business leaders gather with UNM students to discuss local 'business ecosystem'

Kayla Root | October 27

The University of New Mexico and STC.UNM co-hosted Rainforest 2, an economic development summit regarding the community’s progress in building an innovation ecosystem, on Monday in the SUB Ballroom. The event’s agenda stated that the summit was being held to reflect upon and discuss the progress made since the first Rainforest summit in September 2012.

Mike Mullane speaks to students at the Student Health Center plaza Thursday afternoon about his life experiences on becoming an astronaut. Mullane became a mission specialist for the first group of space shuttle astronauts.

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Former astronaut gives inspiring presentation at UNM

Kayla Root | October 16

Mike Mullane, a former NASA astronaut and Albuquerque native, visited UNM on Thursday to speak on his experience of life in space, as well as his motivations as a young man. The event was organized by the honors college and Dr. Leslie Donovan, an honors college professor who teaches “Space and New Mexico: From Aliens to the X-prize.” Students in the honors program are required to attend lectures by guest speakers throughout the semester to gain credit in their classes, Donovan said.

Jenna Hagengruber, USUNM President, discusses various aspects of the lottery scholarship program on Friday, October 2nd. An open forum was held from 1-2:30 pm in order to give individuals an opportunity to discuss and understand recent changes in the program and their implications.

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New Mexico colleges unite at Lottery Scholarship summit

Kayla Root | October 5

The Associated Students of UNM hosted a summit on Friday at the SUB to discuss possible upcoming changes to the Legislative Lottery Scholarship. The summit was attended by student representatives from colleges and universities across the state. It was coordinated by the efforts of the state’s student governments to work together in adequately representing the needs of students in New Mexico affected by the Lottery Scholarship, participants of the summit said.

Hoverboards banned on campus due to safety concerns

New Mexico business leaders gather with UNM students to discuss local 'business ecosystem'

Former astronaut gives inspiring presentation at UNM

New Mexico colleges unite at Lottery Scholarship summit

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