UNM Newsroom: UNM Newsroom

Latest News

Latest
Popular

Microbes may act as gatekeepers of Earth’s Deep Carbon

April 24, 2019

Two years ago a team of scientists visited Costa Rica’s subduction zone, where the ocean floor sinks beneath the continent and volcanoes tower above the surface, to find out if microbes can affect the cycle of carbon moving form Earth’s surface into the...

Holloway named UNM Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

By Cinnamon Blair & Steve Carr April 24, 2019

University of New Mexico President Garnett S. Stokes has appointed Dr. James Paul Holloway as Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, effective July 1, 2019. “Dr. Holloway is an inspired choice for UNM Provost, and we are thrilled to...

Sustainability Program honors Earth Day by planting trees

By Colton Newman April 24, 2019

The UNM Sustainability Studies Program recognized Earth Day by planting two new fruit trees on-campus. Before the afternoon spring rains visited Albuquerque, faculty and staff from Sustainability Studies Program including Professor/Director Bruce Milne,...

Alex González receives Fred Turner Award for Outstanding Service to NASPA

April 24, 2019

Former University of New Mexico registrar Alex González recently received the Fred Turner Award for Outstanding Service to NASPA in memoriam. González, who passed away unexpectedly in 2017, was a staple on UNM’s campus for creating spaces on campus where...

President Stokes to hold spring semester town hall for campus community

April 23, 2019

UNM President Garnett Stokes will hold a spring semester campus town hall Friday, April 26 from 12 to 1 p.m. in Ballroom A of the Student Union Building. Town halls are an opportunity for members of the UNM community to share ideas and observations, and...

April 24 is Denim Day at UNM

April 22, 2019

At a recent UNM Board of Regents meeting, Student Regent Melissa Henry and two colleagues asked the University community to join them in recognizing Denim Day on Wednesday, April 24. Organized by Peace Over Violence, Denim Day brings together ...

Anderson graduate students take first place honors in Daniels Fund competition

By Leslie Venzuela April 22, 2019

The University of New Mexico's Anderson School of Management won the first-ever Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative’s Consortium Case Competition for graduate students held recently in Denver. Students from the Anderson School placed first in the graduate...

UNM Labor Management Relations Board to hold meeting Monday, April 29

April 22, 2019

The Labor Management Relations Board of the University of New Mexico will hold a meeting Monday, April 29 at 9 a.m. The meeting will be held in a conference room at the Marriott Pyramid North Hotel, 5151 San Francisco Road NE, Albuquerque, NM. The...

'Ask Me' event set for Thursday, April 25

April 22, 2019

Registration for the summer and fall is underway and representatives from various units including Academic Advisement, Registrar, Student Support Centers, and Financial Aid want to help make the process easier as part of its "Ask Me" Q&A...

Lobos going to Ireland, and Ireland coming to campus

April 22, 2019

An interdepartmental faculty group at The University of New Mexico is bringing the rich culture and history of Ireland to campus. They are planning several new events and programs about Ireland for the campus community and the public. Mary Power Lecture...

April 24 is Denim Day at UNM

April 22, 2019

Scott Collins honored with UNM’s 64th Annual Research Lecture award

By Steve Carr April 18, 2019

For decades, Scott Collins has studied the impacts of natural disturbances and environmental change on grasslands in North America and South Africa to learn how rainfall variability, temperature changes and shrub encroachment affect these globally...

National Tour of 'Hamilton' coming to Popejoy Hall for 2020-2021 season

April 15, 2019

The national tour of the Broadway musical Hamilton will play Popejoy Hall in Albuquerque as part of the 2020-2021 season, it was announced recently by Popejoy Director Thomas Tkach and the Popejoy Presents Haverland Carter Broadway in New Mexico...

New LoboHealth Medical Plan for UNM Employees

By Theresa Sherman April 16, 2019

Beginning July 1, employees and dependents enrolled in UNM Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) and UNM Team Health (UNMTH) will be automatically enrolled in a combined UNM Medical Plan called "UNM LoboHealth." The plan will offer more predictable lower...

Black Hole Surprise: Astronomers finally image mysterious phenomena

By Steve Carr April 12, 2019

An alumna from The University of New Mexico is part of an international team of scientists that was able to produce the first-ever image of a supermassive black hole revealed earlier this week. Raquel Fraga-Encinas, who is currently a Ph.D. student at...

School of Engineering experts helping to improve Balloon Fiesta access

By Kim Delker April 17, 2019

Researchers from The University of New Mexico’s Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering’s transportation program are offering their expertise to the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta to help ease traffic congestion...

Elite inaugural fellowship selects UNM faculty recipient

By Victoria Pena-Parr April 19, 2019

UNM’s Department of History Associate Professor Kimberly Gauderman was recently chosen as one of twelve inaugural recipients for the Mellon/ACLS Scholars and Society Fellowship from the American Council of Learn Societies.

UNM researcher identifies the key to emotional stability for youth living in poverty

April 11, 2019

We already know that having the support of warm, caring parents is vital for many aspects of a child’s development, particularly those from low-income families who face additional health and education disadvantages. Until now it hasn’t been clear what...

Anderson graduate students take first place honors in Daniels Fund competition

By Leslie Venzuela April 22, 2019

UNM’s Center for High Tech Materials works on new concepts and materials for micro- and nanoscale slow-wave structures

April 10, 2019

Francesca Cavallo, an assistant professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the School of Engineering at The University of New Mexico, is working to establish a radical new concept for scaling the operation of traveling wave tubes (TWTs) beyond...

+ More news

UNM in the News

Headlines for April 24, 2019

1. Albuquerque Journal - "NM spending $3.5 million to boost census participation" 2. Los Alamos Daily Post - "29th Annual Supercomputing Challenge Concludes With Award Ceremony Tuesday April 30" 3. Bio Portfolio - "Immigrant Well-being Project:...

+ More headlines

Faculty Experts

UNM faculty expert on foreign relations – Emile Nakhleh

Dr. Emile Nakhleh is a research professor and coordinator of National Security Programs at UNM. Nakhleh is a retired Senior Intelligence Service Officer, a National Intelligence Council Associate and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Since ...

+ More faculty experts