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Hard-to-count: ensuring NM is accurately represented in the 2020 Census

By Rachel Whitt July 18, 2019

Every New Mexican counted in the 2020 Census could result in about $3,000 more federal dollars for our state. That means serious funding for New Mexico is at stake this spring when the U.S. Census Bureau completes its count on April 1, 2020. “If...

NMiF discusses migrant housing, chile wars and cannabis legalization

July 17, 2019

This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Megan Kamerick sits down with Nikki Nojima Louis, who was among 120,000 Japanese Americans incarcerated in camps across the West during World War II. Nojima Louis now lives in Albuquerque and works with the...

UNM doctoral candidate receives state achievement award

July 17, 2019

Sharon Head, doctoral candidate in Special Education at The University of New Mexico, was recognized by the Moriarty-Edgewood School District with the New Mexico School Boards Association 2019 Excellence in Student Achievement Award. The Excellence in...

Student Fee Review Board opens applications process for FY 2020-2021

July 17, 2019

The UNM Student Fee Review Board (SFRB) is now accepting applications for the FY 2020-2021 budget recommendation process. UNM departments seeking funding from student fees are encouraged to submit completed applications by the Sept. 6 deadline. SFRB is...

Rivals turn partners for water conservation

By Steve Howe July 16, 2019

On the football field and basketball court, The University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University (NMSU) are fierce in-state rivals. However, when it comes to water conservation, both universities are firmly on the same team. This collaboration...

Optimizing 5G networks: UNM ECE researcher looks to enhance connections

By Kim Delker July 16, 2019

A researcher at The University of New Mexico is exploring new ways to ensure that emerging 5G systems interact optimally and efficiently with humans as well as other technology. Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou, an assistant professor in UNM's Department of...

UNM study highlights importance of female roles in matrilineal families

July 15, 2019

What do termites, elephants, whales, hyenas, and some human societies have in common? The core of their societies is female. According to a new study led by researchers at The University of New Mexico researchers, females – not males – may provide the...

UNM Bookstores to hold sidewalk sale

July 15, 2019

It’s summertime and that means savings at The UNM Bookstores on Main and North Campus with a Sidewalk Clearance Sale, Wednesday-Friday, July 17-19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Your UNM Bookstores are gearing up for the new semester and are liquidating...

Class teaches the traditional art of making violins

By Mary Beth King July 13, 2019

The University of New Mexico prides itself on its cutting-edge technology and researchers making innovative strides in science and healthcare. But in a quiet corner of Masley Hall, students eschew laptops and use mostly hand tools to craft violins,...

UNM Distinguished Professor Emeritus Henry Ellis dies

July 11, 2019

Dr. Henry C. Ellis, age 91, Distinguished Professor Emeritus and former chair of The University of New Mexico's Department of Psychology, died peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, July 4, 2019. He was preceded in death by Florence, his beloved...

Class teaches the traditional art of making violins

By Mary Beth King July 13, 2019

Cognitive Rhythms and Computation Lab seeks participants for study

July 11, 2019

A new study, conducted by the Cognitive Rhythms and Computation Lab under the direction of Assistant Professor James Cavanagh in the UNM Department of Psychology, is looking for participants. The purpose of the study, Cognitive Neuroscience of...

UNM Distinguished Professor Emeritus Henry Ellis dies

July 11, 2019

UNM, Los Alamos National Labs sign new cooperative joint faculty agreement

July 09, 2019

The University of New Mexico and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) signed a landmark Institutional Agreement that provides staff from both institutions unprecedented access to collaborative research and allows for academic appointments for LANL staff...

School of Engineering receives national award for diversity efforts

By Kim Delker July 09, 2019

The University of New Mexico School of Engineering just received a Bronze Award from the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) in the inaugural Diversity Recognition Program. UNM is one of 82 engineering programs around the country — and the...

UNM announces finalists for Vice President for Enrollment Management

July 08, 2019

The University of New Mexico has announced three finalists in its search for the next vice president for Enrollment Management. The finalists will visit campus this week and participate in public forums open to faculty, staff, students and community. The...

UNM alumna named nation's 23rd Poet Laureate

By Rachel Whitt June 20, 2019

Critically-acclaimed poet and former UNM student and faculty member Joy Harjo is the new United States Poet Laureate – the first Native American to hold the position. “It’s not just me carrying this title, it has to do with my family, my people, this...

LaPo Goes Global event earns second place award

By Amanda Gerard July 10, 2019

UNM Food was recently awarded second place in the inaugural West Division Residential Showdown for their spring event, LaPo Goes Global. The event showcased food from six different countries, a world map for students to pin their birthplace, and an...

UNM finalizes agreement allowing access to Adobe Creative Cloud

By Steve Carr June 28, 2019

Through a partnership between the Provost’s Office and the Office of the CIO, The University of New Mexico has finalized an agreement with Adobe that allows UNM to license all main campus and HSC students, and interested faculty and staff, for the full...

UNM Capital & Space Strategies combines departments for efficiency

By Sarah Scott July 10, 2019

The University of New Mexico’s Institutional Support Services (ISS) announces the creation of UNM Capital & Space Strategies, a new department that will provide strategic coordination, guidance and planning resources for institutional space, facility...

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UNM in the News

Headlines for July 18, 2019

* Albuquerque Journal - UNM hosts traditional healers at health fair * Santa Fe New Mexican - St. Michael’s alumni return to bolster girls’ bodies, minds * Valencia News-Bulletin - Nuestra Señora de Belén Archaeological Project awarded * KRWG - Free...

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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 ...

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