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University of New Mexico Press author Sarah Viren’s debut book, “MINE: Essays”, has been longlisted for PEN America’s 2019 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay.  The award honors a published book that exemplifies the dignity and...

The five winners of the 2018 Gerald W. May Outstanding Staff Award will be honored in an upcoming ceremony that all are welcome to attend.  Kevin Brown, John D. Couch, Glenda Johnson, Katherine Love and Tracy Wenzl were named award recipients this year...

The University of New Mexico Press is doing its part to support troops away from home this holiday season. UNM Press donated more than three hundred books to Operation Gratitude, a campaign to send care packages to American troops stationed...

UNM has many ways that it recognizes scholarship on campus, but very few programs that specifically recognize outstanding research efforts of undergraduate students. Last year, with financial support from long-time UNM Libraries supporters Jim and Mary...

In conjunction with the national Geography Awareness Week, Nov. 12-17 and GIS Day, Nov. 14, The University of New Mexico’s Earth Data Analysis Center (EDAC), Student Association of Geography and Environmental Studies (SAGES), Department of Geography and...

Voters in New Mexico decisively backed General Obligation Bonds B and D – affirming their support of higher education and libraries.  Bond B allocates $4 million each for higher education libraries, public libraries and public-school libraries – every...

As the centennial celebration of Veterans Day draws near, an upcoming lecture at The University of New Mexico will look at “The Great War & New Mexico Remembrances: WWI Documents & Veterans' Voices.”  Author and scholar David Holtby will present the...

New Mexico is home to 23 tribal nations, who speak eight different languages. Now, the UNM College of University Libraries is working to preserve the traditions, cultures and languages of New Mexico’s Indigenous peoples through a new digital initiative.

With Election Day right around the corner, campaigns are doing last minute pushes for votes and fundraising – but what effect will that money have on the election outcome?  Join UNM University Libraries for a discussion about the influence of money on...

Come relieve midterm stress by cuddling furry four-legged friends.  The University of New Mexico’s Cuddle a Canine is being held Monday, Oct. 22 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the lawn on the west side outside of Zimmerman Library. Local volunteers with...