The University of New Mexico will test its emergency notification systems on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 11:02 a.m. This system test is UNM’s annual fall semester test and coincides with UNM's Campus Safety Week. The test will include all parts of the...
The University of New Mexico College of Fine Arts will host its the third annual ARTSSPLASH event on Wednesday, Sept. 25. ARTSSPLASH 2024 will celebrate Fine Arts at UNM and raise awareness about the various programs within the college. The event will...
The University of New Mexico has 127 postdocs who make major contributions to the research enterprise and each year along with universities across the country, we celebrate them during the third week of September for National Postdoc Appreciation...
Meet Kristina Sowar, a medical doctor and an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at The University of New Mexico. She also serves as the program director for the UNM School of Medicine’s General Psychiatry Residency program and...
The University of New Mexico’s 9th annual Campus Safety Week returns with a week-long schedule of events Sept. 16-20. UNM’s Safety Week, held annually in conjunction with National Campus Safety Awareness Month, a declaration approved by Congress in 2008...
To celebrate and highlight Hispanic Heritage Month The University of New Mexico Department of Anthropology has published a page full of resources, including UNM Hispanic organizations, Hispanic Heritage Month history, Hispanic scholars, events, research,...
A University of New Mexico alumnus sped into a new job in August as an aerodynamics design engineer with the McLaren Formula 1 team in Woking, England. Tiger Lee, who graduated from UNM in 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, has...
TAOS, N.M. – UNM-Taos Massage Therapy Program recently became a National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) Assigned School along with program coordinator Susan Myers. By obtaining and actively maintaining the NCBTMB...
Professor Sonia Gipson Rankin is a Professor of Law at The University of New Mexico School of Law. Her work focuses on the legal and justice implications of new technologies like artificial intelligence, implicit bias, and criminal justice reform, as...
TAOS, N.M. – On Tuesday, Sept. 10, UNM-Taos hosted a paramedic graduation ceremony for the first time in over 20 years. With the leadership and vision of Josh Wright, director of EMS and chair of health sciences, the program started up again at UNM-Taos....
Researchers at The University of New Mexico examined the effects of consuming cannabis on nausea symptoms from five minutes to one-hour post-cannabis consumption and showed that using Cannabis results in an average symptom improvement of nearly 4 points...
Get ready to ignite your Lobo spirit at Homecoming 2024. With something for everyone, mark your calendars and join us from September 18–21! This year, we're ramping up the excitement with a series of events leading up to the epic showdown against Fresno...
Investigators at The University of New Mexico (UNM) analyzed the psychological functioning of healthy college students with varying levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in their urine. Compared to nonusers, young adults with recent exposure to cannabis...
Declining flows that have left the Rio Grande a tenuous brown ribbon through Albuquerque this summer are a reminder both of the impact of climate change, but also of our reliance on increasingly fragile water management infrastructure, according to a...
Art student Angel Estrada from The University of New Mexico is working with children at a local elementary school on a project that will eventually enliven and beautify the streets of Albuquerque. He will graduate in December with a bachelor’s degree in...
“The Hispanic culture is rich in tradition. That’s what makes us unique – New Mexico is a perfect example of that.” The University of New Mexico Vice President for Student Affairs Eliseo "Cheo" Torres said it best, pointing to the array of traditions...
The University of New Mexico Department of Geography and Environmental Studies granted its first doctoral degree at the end of the Summer 2024 semester. Daniel Beene received his Ph.D. after completing his dissertation titled “Critical Geospatial Data...
The University of New Mexico will be closed for Winter Break beginning Friday, Dec. 22 through Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. UNM wishes one and all a safe and happy holiday season!
This year a new balloon can be spotted in the sky, 'Cherry On Top,' the official University of New Mexico hot air balloon. UNM and Rainbow Ryders, Inc. revealed the new UNM hot air balloon ahead of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta as 'Cherry On Top' made its first public appearance on Johnson Field.
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