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With the constraints surrounding COVID-19 and limited face-to-face interactions, The University of New Mexico’s Student Health and Counseling Health Promotion team has taken the initiative to find a new way to reach students, a podcast called HonesTea...

A parking lot on the University of New Mexico’s Central Campus has been partially turned into a COVID-19 testing site for students. “This is a preventative measure as part of our Bring Back the Pack initiative,” said Byron Piatt, the UNM Emergency...

UNM President Garnett S. Stokes and members of her leadership team answered questions from the campus community in a virtual town hall.  “The limits we find ourselves operating under now are unprecedented and we all recognize this is unchartered...

For years The University of New Mexico’s Honors College has been lacking a permanent home on main campus, until now. “I’m really pleased with the big sign we have out in the front of the building, that’s something I’ve wanted from the beginning,” Dean...

SHAC’s annual Take One for Raymond Flu Shot Clinics were held recently at the SUB Atrium. SHAC dedicates their annual flu shot clinics in memory of UNM student Raymond Plotkin, who passed away from the H1N1 virus in 2009. Raymond’s parents established...

The University of New Mexico’s Student Health and Counseling (SHAC) office hosts its annual free flu shot clinic Tuesday & Wednesday, Oct. 1-2 in the SUB Atrium from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or while supplies last. The shots are available to anyone 18 years of...

Since 1929, The University of New Mexico has provided medical and counseling services to students in need. The Student Health & Counseling, or SHAC, still delivers these services with extraordinary quality and value. During Welcome Back Days on campus,...

It’s been nearly 18 months since the rallying cries of #MeToo and #TimesUp swept through the Internet with increasing momentum. A year and a half later, higher education institutions across the nation continue pushing forward to end sexual intimidation,...

UNM Student Health and Counseling (SHAC) has announced Dr. Anju Manral as its new medical director.  Dr. Manral, an internal medicine physician, has most recently been practicing at the UNM Northeast Heights Family Health Clinic caring for a wide range...

Dr. James Wilterding who has served as the executive director for The University of New Mexico's Student Health and Counseling (SHAC) beginning in February 2017 is leaving the University to pursue other career interests in Boston.  Wilterding joined the...