AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoNew Mexico Tech & Innovation Funding: New Mexico’s Technology and Innovation Network Advisory Board met June 1 to oversee more than $200M in planned state tech investments, including $110M for the Research, Development and Deployment Fund, with Sandia, Los Alamos, universities, community colleges, and private-sector leaders at the table. Bio/Health Tech: UNM researchers reported microplastics in human brain tissue tied to dementia and cardiovascular risk, finding higher plastic loads in brain samples than liver or kidneys and a rise in burden from 2016 to 2024. Public Health Data Tools: UNM is also developing a machine-learning approach to detect hidden self-harm history in Veterans Health Administration records, aiming to help clinicians focus on care instead of searching through notes. Agriculture Biosecurity: The New World screwworm surge continues, with USDA confirming three more cases in Texas and reclassifying a dog case as New Mexico’s first, prompting quarantines and new animal-movement restrictions across the region. Local Tech Workforce: CNM Ingenuity CEO Kyle Lee will step down Aug. 3 after a decade expanding workforce and economic development statewide. Community Data Center Fight: Socorro County residents pushed back hard on a proposed large data center, with New Mexico Tech pausing progress and the county moving toward a one-year moratorium.
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