The University of New Mexico’s Office for the Vice President of Research has created the FRESSH Pilot Program, a cohort of Social Science and Humanities faculty, predominantly from the College of Arts & Sciences to develop research concepts and proposals...
The University of New Mexico has updated its COVID Administrative Vaccine Mandate and will now require a booster shot requirement as part of its mandate. The requirement applies to all current employees and students to receive a booster dose of the...
During times of inclement weather, The University of New Mexico utilizes several methods of communication to alert the campus community with specific information about the Albuquerque and Rio Rancho campuses regarding weather-related closures and delays...
Sandworms are a staple of sci-fi horror: giant, terrifying worms, with gaping lamprey-like maws, that live under the desert sand of Earth or a distant planet. Sandworms have horrified those who encounter them in the films Tremors, Beetlejuice, Star Wars,...
The holiday countdown is on, so come round out your gift-giving shopping and visit UNM Bookstores Last Minute Holiday Sale from Dec. 13 -17. With deals available both in-store and online, completing your holiday shopping has never been easier! Last...
By Raneem Ramadan, Advance at UNMDecember 07, 2021
Eva Chi, a professor of chemical and biological engineering at The University of New Mexico, is studying possible ways to kill SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses using UV light and polymers. Using synthetic polymer materials, Chi and Dr. David Whitten found...
The University of New Mexico School of Engineering honored 16 of its graduates as recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award. The 2020 and 2021 awardees were honored at a ceremony Dec. 2 at Hotel Albuquerque. Honorees are from each of the School’s six...
In just two short days, 60 students walked the pathways around The University of New Mexico passing out 300 stickers and 200 cards with positive messages of affirmation to complete strangers – not part of a class assignment – just a friendly gesture to...
Not feeling well? UNM encourages you to please stay at home. Symptoms aren’t always from the flu or COVID-19, but with cases on the rise in New Mexico, it’s important we are careful when feeling any symptoms that could potentially put others at...
Researchers from The University of New Mexico and California Polytechnic University find increased employment, especially in manufacturing, following the opening of legal recreational cannabis dispensaries. They found no evidence of declines in worker...
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...
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...
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...
Director of UNM Ticketing, Leason Cherry died unexpectedly on Friday, Nov. 26. Cherry was a valued member of the University's Institutional Support Services (ISS) team since 2002 and became the director of UNM Ticketing in 2019. He was 41. A resident of...
“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...
UNM’s annual Hanging of the Greens is just a week away, beckoning in the holiday season – a long awaited gathering coming off a year where COVID-19 changed the way students, staff, faculty and the campus community celebrated our most sacred...
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...
On a recent 11-day raft trip through the Grand Canyon, geologists gathered evidence in hope that it would allow them to peer billions of years into the past. Using a relatively new technique, they were able to estimate the age of a mysterious section of...
Dancers with The University of New Mexico's Department of Theatre & Dance embrace the sound of music at the 2021 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.
Class Crawl 2021! The perfect opportunity for new students and their families to discover where their classes are located on campus prior to the first day of classes. We've missed you, Lobos!
You're officially a resident Lobo! Students will have the next few days to move in and get familiar with campus as classes begin Monday, August 23, 2021.
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