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To celebrate and highlight Hispanic Heritage Month The University of New Mexico Department of Anthropology has published a page full of resources, including UNM Hispanic organizations, Hispanic Heritage Month history, Hispanic scholars, events, research,...

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A University of New Mexico alumnus sped into a new job in August as an aerodynamics design engineer with the McLaren Formula 1 team in Woking, England. Tiger Lee, who graduated from UNM in 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, has...

The tradition of recognizing Honorary Degree recipients at The University of New Mexico began in 1924. That's when John J. Tigert, the U.S. Commissioner of Education, was awarded the LL.D. as the first UNM recipient of an Honorary Degree. In most years...

A School of Engineering graduate student’s work in energy storage has just become supercharged, thanks to a prestigious fellowship she recently received. Ngoc Nguyen Ngoc Nguyen, a second-year master's student working with Assistant Professor Shuya...

The University of New Mexico Department of Geography and Environmental Studies granted its first doctoral degree at the end of the Summer 2024 semester. Daniel Beene received his Ph.D. after completing his dissertation titled “Critical Geospatial Data...

GALLUP, N.M. — The University of New Mexico-Gallup installed a new statue on campus recently as part of the New Mexico Arts program Art in Public Places. “White Deer of Autumn,” by Denny Haskew, is a 6-foot-tall bronze sculpture of a cloaked female...

A celebration to kick off the start of Hispanic Heritage Month, the annual 'Lobos y Lowriders' event is back at The University of New Mexico.  Sponsored by Chicana/o Studies and the Student Activities Center, the event will be held on Cornell Mall...

Two seniors in the School of Engineering have been selected to receive scholarships from the engineering honor society Tau Beta Pi. Mia Baca, a student in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Moises Loya, a student in the...

The U.S. Navy returns to Albuquerque with its Navy Week program from Sept. 9 to 15, marking the 12th Navy Week of the calendar year. Sailors from across the fleet, including two alums from The University of New Mexico and a New Mexico native, will...