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List Of New Mexico State University People
This is a list of notable people affiliated with New Mexico State University. Faculty and staff *Reta Beebe - professor emeritus in the Astronomy Department, best known for participation in the Voyager mission *David Boje - author; current NMSU endowed Bank of America professor of management *Garrey Carruthers - former NMSU President and Dean of College of Business; former governor of New Mexico * David Clements - conspiracy theorist *James Cuffey - former professor in astronomy, known for photoelectric photometry *Frank Harary - mathematician, specialized in graph theory *Delano Lewis - founding director of New Mexico State University's International Relations Institute *Mark Medoff - playwright, screenwriter, film and theatre director, actor, and professor *Antonya Nelson - English professor at NMSU; author * Burl Noggle - professor, American historian *Cyrus Nowrasteh - screenwriter and director * Fred T. Plog, III-archaeologist, anthropologist, author * Gerald W. Thomas - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Mexico State University
New Mexico State University (NMSU or NM State) is a public land-grant research university based primarily in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest public institution of higher education in New Mexico and one of the state's two flagship universities, along with the University of New Mexico. NMSU has extension and research centers across the state, including campuses in Alamogordo, Carlsbad, Doña Ana County, and Grants. Initially established as Las Cruces College, NM State was designated a land-grant college in 1898 and subsequently renamed New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts; it received its present name in 1960. NMSU had approximately 21,700 students enrolled as of Fall 2021 and a faculty-to-student ratio of roughly 1 to 16. NMSU offers 28 doctoral degree programs, 58 master's degree programs, and 96 baccalaureate majors. New Mexico State's athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division I level in the Western Athletic Conference except for foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wearable Computer
A wearable computer, also known as a body-borne computer, is a computing device worn on the body. The definition of 'wearable computer' may be narrow or broad, extending to smartphones or even ordinary wristwatches. Wearables may be for general use, in which case they are just a particularly small example of mobile computing. Alternatively, they may be for specialized purposes such as fitness trackers. They may incorporate special sensors such as accelerometers, heart rate monitors, or on the more advanced side, electrocardiogram (ECG) and blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) monitors. Under the definition of wearable computers, we also include novel user interfaces such as Google Glass, an optical head-mounted display controlled by gestures. It may be that specialized wearables will evolve into general all-in-one devices, as happened with the convergence of PDAs and mobile phones into smartphones. Wearables are typically worn on the wrist (e.g. fitness trackers), hung from the nec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
