Dozens of people got a first look at the University of New Mexico Lobo Food Pantry’s new location on campus – a telling moment, seven years in the making, of passion and dedication to continue to meet the needs of student Lobos. Wednesday, students,...
For more than 50 years The University of New Mexico has welcomed new Lobos through an on campus New Student Orientation (NSO) program, and although the tradition will always remain, this summer, it is looking much different. In response to COVID-19 and...
A dedicated Lobo, Kim Kloeppel, is saying goodbye after 25 years at The University of New Mexico. Kloeppel is UNM’s Student Affairs associate director for finance and administration. However, throughout the years she’s filled several different roles...
Long-time Lobo Shelley Simms is retiring after 20 years of service at The University of New Mexico. After retiring, Simms plans to apply to the Occupational Therapy Assistant program at San Juan College. Simms recently served as the administrative...
Seven University of New Mexico students are being named Clauve Outstanding Seniors for 2020, in recognition of their academic success and campus leadership,. Adam Biederwolf, Nieajua Gonzalez, Kianna Holian, Madalyn Lucas, Sonia Ramirez, Stefani Strong...
The University of New Mexico is joining institutions and organizations across the country in recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This is the nineteenth year the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) has organized Sexual...
The 2020 Census is a decennial population count of the residents of the United States that is mandated by the government. It counts every person living in the United States and five U.S. territories. In mid-March, homes across the country began receiving...
The University of New Mexico’s College of Population Health, in partnership with departments and programs across campus, invites one and all to a forum titled “Creating a Safe Campus Environment: Preventing Gun Violence & Racism” on Thursday, Nov. 21...
In a single day in 2013, New Mexico domestic violence programs served 951 victims. Police responded to 18,954 domestic violence calls, 12,027 cases were filed in magistrate court, and judges issued 7,606 domestic violence protective orders. These and...
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...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The University of New Mexico’s annual Hanging of the Greens is just around the corner and hearts won’t be the only thing glowing, campus will be too. On Friday, Dec. 2, campus will be aglow with the light of...
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...
Language matters—spiritually, culturally, emotionally. Written and spoken words are an art form, a way for values and traditions to be passed down for generations. When a language is lost, part of that culture is lost. By the same measure, when language...
“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...
Arash Mafi, interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at The University of New Mexico, has accepted a similar position as executive dean for the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (CLAS) at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kan. Mafi will...
At age one-and-a-half, most children are busy taking some wobbly first steps and beginning to form simple words, and that is the extent of their accomplishments. But Ruth Gyan-Darkwa’s timeline has been a little different. The 18-year-old Ph.D. student...
Registration for the Spring 2023 semester at The University of New Mexico begins on Monday, Nov. 7. The class schedule is now available online. Students may check their Registration Date by visiting my.unm.edu and clicking the Registration and Records...
"Stone, Paper, Scissors," located outside of Zimmerman Library on UNM's main campus, was created by Kevin Box in 2013. It's part of the UNM Art in Public Places exhibition commissioned by the State of New Mexico's Department of Cultural Affairs.
Heaven’s Tears, located in the UNM Student Union Building, was created from porcelain, wood and string in 1992. It's part of the UNM Art in Public Places exhibition commissioned by the State of New Mexico.
The UNM Fountain Sculpture was dedicated in 1962 in honor of Herb Goldman (1922-2012), an Albuquerque sculptor who received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from UNM in 1949.
The University of New Mexico celebrated the graduating Classes of 2020 and 2021 inside University Arena, The Pit for the first time in two years due to the pandemic. Congratulations to one and all!!
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