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During a global pandemic, UNM psychology professor Bruce Smith published a free positivity workbook as a way to support individuals through tough times. Now, the workbook has become a springboard for a popular Benefits & Employee Wellness course taught...

UNM’s Benefits & Employee Wellness and HSC Wellness are hosting the fifth annual Stadium Stair Challenge, benefitting AGORA Crisis Center.  Participants tackle the 1,668 stairs of University Stadium during the family friendly event on April 30. It’s...

Staff Council's Staff Success Committee and Employee & Organizational Development are offering a professional development virtual event designed to help individuals gain leadership opportunities, increase workplace engagement and feel empowered in...

What represents the energy of positivity more than the month when we celebrate love?  Valentine’s Day marks one day of the year when we often demonstrate our love through gifts such as flowers, chocolates, shiny baubles, and fancy dinners. But while...

How many of you were counting down the days and weeks until Winter Break? Now that we are starting off a new year with renewed energy, we realize the miraculous benefit that those days off have for our minds and bodies. It is a much-needed time to...

For a group that prides itself on high-five’s and group energy, it is fair to say that Running Medicine (RM) has had some challenges this year. “I would say we have just gotten creative. No option to stop moving, but we just have to adapt to moving in a...

The University of New Mexico’s Recreational Services is making sure faculty, students and staff don’t skip a beat when it comes to their workout routine during the University’s period of limited operations. Classes and fitness activities typically take...

For nearly 40 years one of the courts at The University of New Mexico's Johnson Gym has stayed dedicated to one specific group of basketball players called, Noontime Legends.  “It started out as just a group of guys who rather play ball than eat...

The holiday season should be a magical time of year spent relaxing with family, but often times it’s spent stressing about what’s on your plate. There’s some good news according to Peter Pribis, associate professor of nutrition and dietetics in the...

The group known for delivering high-fives, dispensing community and generating family-oriented running enthusiasm throughout New Mexico is back for another round.  Running Medicine kicks off its fall season Saturday, Aug. 24 at UNM North Golf Course at...