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U.S Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, an alumna of The University of New Mexico, will be the featured speaker at the 10th annual Rudolfo and Patricia Anaya Lecture on the Literature of the Southwest sponsored by the UNM English Department. The event is Tuesday,...

The UNM Alumni Association invites alumni and community members to the Lobo Living Room: Johnson Center Renovations Tour and UNM Volleyball Team Talk with Head Coach Jon Newman-Gonchar Thursday, Aug. 12 at 6:30 p.m. Join the Alumni Association for...

In less than 24 hours the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games will begin and athletes from across the globe will compete at the highest level, including former Lobo runner Josh Kerr. To prepare for weather conditions in Tokyo, Kerr turned to The University of New...

The auditorium of the Centennial Engineering Center at The University of New Mexico has been dedicated in honor of School of Engineering alumnus and New Mexico state legislator Larry Larrañaga. The Larrañaga Engineering Auditorium was dedicated at an...

A team of researchers from The University of New Mexico’s Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) conducted an inventory survey of the insects and other arthropods of White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, and sister park, Cuatrociengas Protected Area,...

The basic definition for the Spanish language word querencia is a metaphysical concept taken from the verb querer, which means "to want” or “to love." But the reality of querencia is more complicated, more poetic and sentimental, seated in deep emotions...

Recent University of New Mexico Ph.D. graduate Jocelyn Colella has been awarded the 2021 Popejoy Dissertation Prize for her work studying the genetic diversity of weasels. Her research, including the use of resources at the UNM Center for Advanced...

Alumnus Russell (Rusty) Greaves is returning to The University of New Mexico this summer as the new director of the Office of Contract Archaeology following a career that has included other cultural resource work, research, and teaching at several...

The UNM Alumni Association is encouraging Lobo alumni and community members to particpate in the next “Lobo Living Room: Post-pandemic Reflection and Response – UNM’s College of Education & Human Sciences (COEHS) Takes on New Opportunities” with Dean...

Those who worked alongside him and shared in his dedication and passion of law say there is no way to adequately express the immeasurable impact Dean Fred Hart had on the University of New Mexico and the greater community as a whole. “Fred was a leader...