Federal and state funding for America’s public television stations are under threat despite the fact that it was created to “enrich man’s spirit” and to satiate America’s “appetite for excellence.” These descriptions of public television were related in...
STC.UNM (STC), UNM’s technology transfer and economic development arm, and the Innovation Academy (iA), UNM’s innovative program for entrepreneurial students, were recently awarded a five-year, $444,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF)...
In an effort to support the University Administration’s affordability initiatives, The University of New Mexico’s Main Campus Bookstore has lowered its margin on textbooks for Fall 2017. This means almost all of the UNM Bookstore’s titles are selling...
Due to construction for the Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART) project, contractors will close the south side of the Stanford and Central Ave. intersection to vehicle traffic beginning the first day of class, Monday, Aug. 21. Travel through the south side...
This month The University of New Mexico Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences (SHS) is launching a new campaign to help get hearing aids to those who need them. Michael Flores, audiologist and clinical instructor at SHS, is heading up the new...
From college casual to business professional, Career Services is partnering with JCPenney to host a special event for UNM students. “College Suit Up” is an exclusive event created to help students afford professional clothing for jobs and...
The UNM Digital Repository recently underwent significant transformation during a year-long project to migrate to a new system in Digital Common. More than 35,000 items reside in the UNM Digital Repository, representing campus-wide scholarly work as well...
Students, staff and faculty at The University of New Mexico are invited to participate in a pickleball tournament on Saturday, Sept. 9 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The tournament will be held at the Manzano Mesa Outdoor Pickleball courts, located at 501...
Incoming freshman will graduate faster without going to class thanks to a new Student Affairs and Academic Affairs partnership. College Enrichment Program (CEP) is spearheading an initiative to test hundreds of students this summer during New Student...
A new National Science Foundation (NSF) grant is allowing researchers at The University of New Mexico to study native Spanish speaking elementary students struggling with math problem solving in New Mexico and California. Earlier this year, the NSF...
For the first time in nearly 40 years, sky gazers across the United States will have the chance to step outside their front doors and see what many experts are saying will be the most spectacular solar eclipse in American history. UNM Eclipse Viewing...
In a world overrun with social media headlines, breaking news alerts and media sensationalism, it is easy to lose sight of the need for basic humanity.
Students returning for classes this fall will find that The University of New Mexico has updated and will begin to enforce its Tobacco-Free policy on its main and branch campuses. New signage at the entrances to campus as well as notices affixed to...
Incoming freshman will graduate faster without going to class thanks to a new Student Affairs and Academic Affairs partnership. College Enrichment Program (CEP) is spearheading an initiative to test hundreds of students this summer during New Student...
Contractors will begin the installation of construction fencing at the site for the new Physics and Astronomy, Interdisciplinary Sciences (PAIS) building on Friday, Aug. 11, 2017.
A University of New Mexico student beat out dozens of other applicants to become the first New Mexican chosen to attend a national public policy leadership academy. The Latino Center for Leadership Development (LCLD) selected 15 people to participate...
If you Google the name Alexander Schauss, you find a profile on a company CEO, a professor, a leading researcher, a certified eating disorder specialist and now the testimony of a past officer of the court. What appears to be multiple people is actually...
A new National Science Foundation (NSF) grant is allowing researchers at The University of New Mexico to study native Spanish speaking elementary students struggling with math problem solving in New Mexico and California. Earlier this year, the NSF...
Members of the Advance at UNM social science research team are working on innovative ways to promote diversity on the UNM campus, particularly among leadership positions. To engage leaders at UNM, the group is using the Dobbin-Kalev managerial...
For the first time ever, astronomers at The University of New Mexico say they’ve been able to observe and measure the orbital motion between two supermassive black holes hundreds of millions of light years from Earth – a discovery more than a decade in the making.
1. ABQ Journal - "Religious leaders speak against racism"
2. Carlsbad Current-Argus - "New Mexico scientists study fossil of T. rex relative found near Farmington"
3. The News Observer - "NAACP leader Rev. Barber responds to Trump comment, urges...
Nancy López is an associate professor of sociology at the University of New Mexico López directs and co-founded the Institute for the Study of “Race” and Social Justice, RWJF Center for Health Policy, which is in the process of creating a ...
Operation Lobo Move-In is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 15 through Sunday, Aug. 20, with flexible time slots available throughout. All volunteers receive a free Operation Lobo Move-In T-shirt.
Lobo Day at Cottonwood Mall gave shoppers the chance to learn what UNM has to offer through interactive displays, giveaways and information. Prospective students were also able to apply on site.
The Anderson School of Management celebrated the placing of the final beam in the new McKinnon Center for Management (MCM). Special guests along with donors Ian and Sonnet McKinnon, and UNM officials including Interim President Chaouki Abdallah, Interim Provost Craig White and Interim Anderson Dean Shawn Berman, participated in the historic event. MCM is scheduled for full completion in spring 2018.
The annual fair, held on UNM's main campus, features well-known traditional healers, known as curanderos, from the Mexico City area, as well as local healers from around New Mexico.
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