Government Relations

University of New Mexico President Garnett S. Stokes announced the appointment of Michael Puelle as UNM’s Chief Government Relations Officer, following a national search. He will join the UNM leadership team on October 10, 2022. UNM’s Office of...

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr visited The University of New Mexico Thursday, appearing at a roundtable event with other stakeholders advocating greater broadband access in New Mexico. The commissioner traveled from...

The 2022 session of the New Mexico State Legislature begins Tuesday, Jan. 18 and The University of New Mexico has been hard at work identifying this year’s legislative priorities. The state's abbreviated legislative sessions in even-numbered years...

The University of New Mexico’s Office of Government and Community Relations (OGCR) has several updates and reminders for the greater Lobo community ahead of the official start of the 2022 state legislative session.  New Mexico state legislators (42...

After serving as The University of New Mexico’s Chief Government Relations Officer for the past two years, Dr. Barbara Damron has decided to return to her faculty role full-time, leaving the Office of Government and Community Relations poised for future...

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) visited the Office of Medical Investigator (OMI) at The University of New Mexico last week to see the work being done by forensic anthropologist Heather Edgar and her team to improve the identification of Native American...

The 2021 session of the New Mexico Legislature begins soon and The University of New Mexico has developed its legislative priorities for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) while being mindful of the continued pandemic and its impact on the state budget. The session...

The UNM Libraries Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections (CSWR) will soon receive the congressional papers, photographs, audiovisual materials, digital files and memorabilia of New Mexico Senator Tom Udall. Following a distinguished...

Every two years, New Mexicans have the opportunity to take to the voting booth and approve funding that goes towards higher education through General Obligation Bonds. This year, the ballot will feature GO Bond C for Higher Education to help provide New...

The state’s flagship university is working with the New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency to get face shields and masks to frontline workers battling COVID-19. "The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented event that truly calls for all...