In 1970, a University of New Mexico freshman in distress sought professional mental health help on campus. Unsuccessful in finding the help he needed, the student died by suicide. In response to the student’s death and spearheaded by then Psychology...
A new collaborative research project led by The University of New Mexico seeks to answer some of the compelling questions surrounding a range of materials, including those for quantum and energy applications. The three-year project, titled...
Correspondent Megan Kamerick interviews end-of-life planner Gil Rubin, who is the coordinator of the upcoming Before I Die Festival. As the world battles a pandemic, it is especially apt to talk about facing death and dying, a topic many people would...
Old friends get together to relax, share meals, and trust and support each other. In the latter part of life, these friendships are highly valued. Recent research shows this happens in chimpanzees as well as humans. Chimpanzee and human friendships...
Staff at African American Students Services believe one way to make sure students at The University of New Mexico feel heard is through art; prompting the program to launch a campus-wide art project called Joy is Vital. “Trust life, and it will teach...
As the COVID-19 virus continues to spread around the globe, studying aerosol and droplet transport within different environments can help establish effective, physics-informed measures for virus mitigation. One of the most important environments to gain...
The annual LoboTHON fundraiser is joining the wave of virtual events by inviting a 5-time TEDx speaker to speak to the UNM community. LoboTHON is a philanthropic student organization that started in 2014 as a way to give back to the UNM Children’s...
Academic infrastructure has never been more important as illustrated since early-March when the COVID-19 pandemic hit New Mexico and sent students packing and heading home to finish the spring semester. The ability to provide remote education with a...
The UNM dorm halls of Laguna, DeVargas and Santa Clara (SCLDV) are holding a virtual seminar on Oct. 20 covering healthy relationships and safe sex practices. The virtual event will be hosted by the Community Association board for SCLDV. This board is...
To understand the power of a movement that began in 2013, we have to jump back nearly 400 years and grasp onto perhaps the same struggle the Black community fought then; the idea that all people should be treated fairly in the eyes of the law and in...
A parking lot on the University of New Mexico’s Central Campus has been partially turned into a COVID-19 testing site for students. “This is a preventative measure as part of our Bring Back the Pack initiative,” said Byron Piatt, the UNM Emergency...
The Spanish arrived from Europe in what would eventually become the United States nearly 500 years ago and began to mix with indigenous people they met and conquered. Native Americans, Mexicans, Central Americans, South Americans, Caribbean islands, and...
The University of New Mexico has announced 2021-22 scholarship opportunities for new students. Scholarship awards for incoming first-year and transfer students are extensive and are intended to reward students’ academic achievements. There is no ACT or...
The University of New Mexico Associate Vice President for Institutional Support Services, Chris Vallejos, has announced his plan to retire on October 31, 2020. Vallejos has been a lifetime Lobo, earning both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business...
Beginning the week Oct. 19, The University of New Mexico Facilities Management (FM) will oversee the demolition of the wall structures at the corner of Central Avenue and Girard Boulevard. FM has contracted a local construction company to complete the...
Although my mother wasn’t a curandera — or traditional healer — she should have been one. Growing up on a rural farm away from populated areas made healthcare harder to come by. “Don’t you dare get sick,” she would say to me and my siblings. “And if you...
Many people understand the environment as a force of nature that cannot favor or disfavor different populations. However, similar to all things on Earth, the environment is subject to human influences. Unfortunately, these influences often tend to lower...
Despite a number of obstacles due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2nd annual Salsa Showdown kicked off the 2020 UNM Gives United Way Campaign recently, and after 200 bags of grab & go chips and salsa were distributed to faculty, staff and students, both in...
For the second year in a row the Salsa Showdown helped kick off this year’s UNM Gives Campaign, which began Oct. 1. For more information, visit UNM Gives Campaign at https://unmgives.unm.edu/.
The new solar panels on Zimmerman will cover all the electric needs ofthe library, and any extra will be used elsewhere on campus. Through this solar array, UNM is expected to save approximately $25,000 per year and will reduce UNM’s carbon footprint by an equivalent of 15 metric tons of carbon dioxide yearly.
A crane lowers solar panels on the roof of Zimmerman Library in preparation for installation as part of a solar array project between the Associated Students of UNM (ASUNM) and UNM’s Facilities Management. This project, initiated in 2019 by ASUNM, will be the 12th solar installation approved and installed since 2006. The installation is scheduled to begin Sept. 7.
