For the fifth year in a row, students from UNM's Arabic program were awarded the prestigious U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS). Two students were awarded scholarships this year. Here is the list of current and past UNM...
As The University of New Mexico continues the planning process for its full return to normal operations on Aug. 2, UNM senior leadership will host a staff virtual town hall on Thursday, June 24 from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom. Join President Garnett S....
This week on New Mexico in Focus, after testifying at a congressional hearing on PFAS last week, New Mexico Environment Secretary James Kenney joins the show to talk about trying to pressure the federal government to set standards for exposure to the...
J Gourdin, a senior student success specialist at The University of New Mexico African American Student Services, will present poems they created in a spoken word presentation for the City of Albuquerque Juneteenth celebration this weekend. The holiday...
UNM was honored recently with the 2021 James S. Cogswell Award. The Cogswell Award is the most prestigious honor the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) can bestow to cleared industry. Of the more...
A group of University of New Mexico researchers are working on two Department of Energy (DOE) research grants that investigate the dynamics of spin polarized electron beams in existing and planned high energy storage rings. Research Professor Klaus...
On June 19, 1865, slavery in the United States ended when Union soldiers landed in Texas and delivered the news that the Civil War was over and that the Emancipation Proclamation had freed nearly four million from chattel slavery. This year, June 19,...
It was a long time coming, but that made the victory even sweeter. After not being able to compete due to the pandemic in 2020, The University of New Mexico Solar Splash team was able to travel to Springfield, Ohio, and garnered a third-place victory...
An international group of collaborators including scientists from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and The University of New Mexico have discovered a new, temperate sub-Neptune sized exoplanet with a 24-day orbital period orbiting a nearby M dwarf star....
The Exercise Physiology Lab is one of The University of New Mexico’s very own hidden gems serving as a teaching, research and clinical facility for students, staff, faculty and individuals in the community across the state. Housed within UNM’s College...
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...
Two students from The University of New Mexico are taking their studies abroad after receiving Fulbright Research Awards for the 2021-2022 academic year. Emily Hayes-Rich received the Fulbright Research Award for her Archaeology project in Morocco; and...
The University of New Mexico’s College of Arts and Sciences recently announced its new Regents’ Professors for the Annual Years 2022-2024. Regents’ Professor is a special title bestowed on selected full professors who, in the judgment of the dean, and...
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...
On June 19, 1865, slavery in the United States ended when Union soldiers landed in Texas and delivered the news that the Civil War was over and that the Emancipation Proclamation had freed nearly four million from chattel slavery. This year, June 19,...
“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...
The UNM campus is slowly coming back to life, but sometimes we all still need a little encouragement! Future Lobo Cole (Class of 2040) is gently reminding one of the turtles at the Duck Pond how to socialize.
It's hard to beat the photogenic lighting of New Mexico sunsets. We can't wait to get back on campus and see more of these sights! Photo credit: Jonathan Miller
Supreme Court Justice Julie J. Vargas being sworn into office. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham selected the UNM alumna to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Judith Nakamura.
