June 2022

For decades, New Mexico Tech has been lighting up the sky in the small town of Socorro with its annual Fourth of July fireworks display. This tradition, which involves a full day filled with live music, food vendors, and activities for kids, brings together families from all over town as well as the university community. …

The United States has over one hundred Historically Black Colleges and Universities in 19 states, Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. These schools serve more than 300 thousand students each year. In the first few months of 2022, over one third of the nation’s HBCUs received one or more bomb threats to their campuses.…

As our nation grapples with increasing school safety concerns, one area where we can exert control is response training. Beyond first responders, school educators and staff can benefit from training in response to school bombing incidents. In the space between the moment an explosive event occurs and the arrival of emergency responders on the scene, …