From the moment the first African slaves were brought to the shores of Virginia and sold to the colonists there in 1619, the battle for education for African-Americans has been hard-fought and often cruel. As the groundbreaking New York Times 1619 series...
The University of New Mexico's Division for Equity and Inclusion (DEI) welcomes several new additions to the staff for the FY21 academic year. Professors Nancy López and Elizabeth Quay Hutchison will join DEI as Associate Vice Presidents while Mónica...
A University of New Mexico research center has recently been awarded a $19 million award to conduct communications, positioning, navigation and timing projects, which have been deemed a priority to the U.S. Space Force and other military and governmental...
The University of New Mexico is preparing to welcome new and returning Lobos with eight days of virtual programs for Welcome Back Days Fall 2020. Welcome Back Days is organized through Student Activities Center to help students become acquainted with...
For the second consecutive year, The University of New Mexico’s student section of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) has been selected to receive the Samuel Glasstone Award. The award is given annually by the National Chapter of the American Nuclear...
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has been shepherding New Mexico through the COVID-19 crisis since the first case hit the state in March. NMiF senior producer Matt Grubs talks to her about trying to balance life and livelihood as she deals with the...
The NBCC Foundation, an affiliate of the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), recently selected University of New Mexico student Dèsa Karye Daniel for the NBCC Minority Fellowship Program for Doctoral Counselors (NBCC MFP). As an NBCC MFP...
The University of New Mexico’s Student Fee Review Board (SFRB) is accepting applications for Fiscal Year 2022. Applications are due Friday, Sept. 11 at 5 p.m. SFRB is a student committee comprised of undergraduate and graduate representatives who are...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 37,968 people in the US were diagnosed with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, during 2018. In this same year, at least 15,820 HIV-positive Americans died. Modern medicine has made impressive...
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...
Open forums featuring the candidates for UNM’s Executive Vice President for Health Sciences begin Thursday and Friday, July 16-17. The candidates include: Dr. Veronica T. Mallett, Dr. Elena Fuentes-Afflick, Dr. Cheryl Heaton and Dr. Douglas...
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 University of New Mexico leadership is giving thoughtful guidance and planning to how the Fall 2020 semester will look. Right now, UNM is planning comprehensive health measures to enable a "hybrid" semester in which some courses are delivered...
In detail, Myra Washington can explain the very moment media literacy seized her attention and never let go; it was during her years studying communication as an undergraduate, at Vanderbilt University where she vowed to never again consume media the...
As The University of New Mexico gears up for a hybrid fall semester, one like we’ve never seen before, behind the scenes takes innovation, creativity and a lot of moving parts to make sure buildings, classrooms and office spaces are ready for Lobos to...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 37,968 people in the US were diagnosed with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, during 2018. In this same year, at least 15,820 HIV-positive Americans died. Modern medicine has made impressive...
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...
In a virtual ceremony set for Thursday, Aug. 6, winners for the annual Paul Ré Peace Prize will be recognized. Winners will be named in several categories including one winner in the general category, four lifetime achievement awardees, three career...
The BeKind UNM Team joined UNM Athletics to deliver stuffed bears to the Albuquerque Police Department earlier this month. The bears were collected during BeKind UNM week in February and were donated to be given to kids who may be in traumatic situations.
Congratulations, Class of 2020. The late nights and early mornings have all paid off. Now you're an Alumni, which brings a whole new adventure. Lobos for life, forever in the pack.
UNM Health, Presbyterian Healthcare Services and Lovelace Health System joined forces with New Mexico United to support our health care workers by passing out lawn signs.
UNM Director of Athletics Eddie Nuñez and Deputy A.D. David Williams delivered nearly $1,000 worth of groceries to the Lobo Food Pantry after news that traffic to the pantry tripled in March due to the coronavirus outbreak. It was the first of several deliveries over the upcoming weeks by Lobo Athletics, which will distribute approximately $4,000 worth of groceries and toiletries.
