Angel Peña shares why Nuestra Tierra Conservation is preserving access to New Mexico’s public lands

New Mexico is known for many things, but its public lands are unmatched if you ask some of the avid outdoors enthusiasts of our state and the ordinary people who have lived here for generations. Whether you're hiking the mountaintops of Santa Fe Baldy or basking in the white gypsum dunes at White S…

Hiroshima peace guide Eria Matsumae reflects on work abroad and recent trip to New Mexico

When looking back at the history of the atomic bomb and its origins in New Mexico, the narrative often centers on American innovation and the United States as the first nation to create such a deadly weapon. There’s another essential perspective — that of the Japanese people. They endured the devas…

Tony Potter discusses how a Santa Fe martial arts program is preparing kids for the real world

Confidence, discipline and resilience are all essential traits for living a fulfilling life, especially for kids searching for their place in the real world. In Santa Fe, Tony Potter is helping the next generation, and their families, build these qualities through the power of martial arts.  As pr…

Amy Miller discusses how the May Center for Learning is transforming kids’ education

Not every student learns and comprehends the same. It's a shared reality among parents and educators struggling to get a student the instructional support that they need to stay on target with their education. And it’s a belief that Amy Miller, a former teacher, has known too well throughout her ye…

Justice Briana Zamora speaks on New Mexico’s competency diversion pilot program

How to hold to account criminals found to be incompetent in New Mexico is a divisive issue, especially to those who have been a victim of a crime.    The state courts are jumping into that debate and hope to alleviate some of those concerns by implementing a new competency diversion pilot program …

Estevan Rael-Gálvez discusses mission to preserve and tell history of Indigenous slavery

A new digital repository and database dedicated to preserving the history of enslaved Indigenous people across the United States launches this month. Dr. Estevan Rael-Gálvez, a native New Mexican and former state historian, is in charge of the project and says one of the goals is to bridge the past…

LANL Director Thom Mason speaks on the impact of AI at the lab and in New Mexico

On a visit to J. Robert Oppenheimer’s Los Alamos house earlier this year, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright referred to the development of artificial intelligence as a “second Manhattan Project race” that the U.S. needs to win. With Los Alamos National Laboratory’s supercomputers, scientific workf…

Miles Tokunow talks about Contigo Immigrant Justice and current immigration challenges

Contigo Immigrant Justice, formerly known as the Santa Fe Dreamers Project, is an organization that has long served the community of Santa Fe and New Mexico by providing immigration advocacy and services for undocumented people.   Over the last year, the nonprofit has celebrated numerous milestone…

Story of Pulitzer-prize winning cartoonist Pat Oliphant featured in new documentary

A new documentary featuring the legacy of long-time editorial cartoonist Pat Oliphant showcases the significance of commentary and discourse in our democratic systems and why political art is a medium that should be preserved.   Oliphant’s life story is the focus of the documentary titled A Savage…

‘Exciting time’: Shelly Lowe on becoming president of the Institute of American Indian Arts

Amid federal funding challenges for tribal colleges and universities, the Institute of American Indian Arts also has had to adapt in recent months to new institutional leadership with the retirement of one president and the ushering in of another.   In the latest episode of “Conversations Differen…