The University of New Mexico College of Fine Arts and SciArt Santa Fe will present “Relearning the Cosmos Through a Multicultural Consciousness,” a LASER Santa Fe talk and demonstration by UNM College of Fine Arts alumnus artist Marcus Zúñiga on his...
Homecoming isn’t on hold in 2020 as The University of New Mexico’s Alumni Association works to honor tradition, students and alumni. This year’s theme, “Connected by the Unexpected,” as a reality has inspired alumni to celebrate The University and what...
Homecoming isn’t on hold in 2020 as The University of New Mexico Alumni Association works to honor tradition, students and alumni. UNM’s homecoming committee is organizing several virtual festivities. Save-the-date because Homecoming week will be...
As the state’s flagship university, The University of New Mexico takes pride in being a “community of unique perspectives embracing divergence, letting the very things that divide us become the things that connect us to each other. What makes us...
Dogs have been companions to humans for centuries and played many roles as guardians, pets, hunting companions, and more. University of New Mexico Archaeology student Victoria Monagle has examined these relationships and recently collaborated with...
University of New Mexico Provost & Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs James Holloway is taking over the next virtual Lobo Living Room, Thursday, Sept. 10 at 6:30 p.m. Holloway will be joined by Executive Vice Chancellor for The University...
When radioactive materials are released into the environment after, for example, above-ground nuclear testing, they may be then accumulated in various organisms through breathing air, or via ingestion of water, sediments and plants. A group of...
Lobo Head Football Coach Danny Gonzales will participate in the Alumni Association's first virtual Lobo Living Room, Thursday, July 23. The Zoom event starts at 6:30 p.m. “I’m excited to take part in the Lobo Living Room," Gonzales said. "Being back at...
Charles Becknell Sr. and his son Charles Becknell Jr. carry not only the same names, but the same position as directors of the Black Studies program at The University of New Mexico. Although their terms as director are about 50 years apart, both have wrestled with similar social upheaval and outrage over racism....
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...
The University of New Mexico improved to No. 187 in the recently released 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings, a jump of 31 spots from last year. The list includes more than 350 surveyed institutions. “UNM's faculty, students, and staff...
Startling new research by a team of professors from The University of New Mexico revealed that many UNM students may not be getting their food and housing needs met. This week, the UNM Basic Needs Project released its 2020 research report Basic Needs...
Enrollment numbers are in for Fall 2020 at the University of New Mexico, with several key categories that reflect continued increases and positive momentum at the State’s flagship university for the 2020-21 academic year, which began on Aug. 17. Based...
The UNM Division for Equity and Inclusion hosts a virtual townhall on Thursday, Sept. 24 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. The townhall, titled Promising Practices in UNM Campus Safety, is being held to hear concerns from the campus community about public safety and...
Hispanic Heritage Month recognizes and celebrates the contributions of Hispanic Americans tracing their roots to Spain, Mexico, Central America, South American and the Spanish-speaking nations of the Caribbean have made to American society and culture...
The University of New Mexico will conduct a test of its emergency notification systems on Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 11:02 a.m. The test will include all parts of the University's warning systems including sirens, e-mail, text messaging, social media updates...
The 2020 UNM Gives United Way Campaign kicks off in New Mexican style with the 2nd annual Salsa Showdown competition. Registration to submit recipes is now underway at president.unm.edu and is limited to the first 10 entrants. The deadline to register is...
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...
The new solar panels on Zimmerman will cover all the electric needs ofthe library, and any extra will be used elsewhere on campus. Through this solar array, UNM is expected to save approximately $25,000 per year and will reduce UNM’s carbon footprint by an equivalent of 15 metric tons of carbon dioxide yearly.
A crane lowers solar panels on the roof of Zimmerman Library in preparation for installation as part of a solar array project between the Associated Students of UNM (ASUNM) and UNM’s Facilities Management. This project, initiated in 2019 by ASUNM, will be the 12th solar installation approved and installed since 2006. The installation is scheduled to begin Sept. 7.
It's time to Bring Back the Pack ~ The University of New Mexico welcomes all incoming freshmen, and new and returning students to campus for the fall semester!
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.
