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University of New Mexico Professor Chris Lippitt was recently named the new associate dean for research in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S). Prior to this appointment, which took effect Aug. 1, Lippitt was the founding faculty coordinator of the...

UNM student Marisa C de Baca will be graduating this spring after spending time in Mexico, working within another culture, improving her Spanish and learning the art of jewelry making. She will be graduating with a degree from the UNM Communication and...

Longtime University of New Mexico Professor C. Jeffrey Brinker has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, announced this week. He was among 120 members elected in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original...

When the pandemic shut down public places, the team at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at The University of New Mexico decided if people couldn’t come to the museum, they’d take the museum to the people. Virtually. The latest edition to the online...

Voters in New Mexico once again gave higher education in the State of New Mexico a stamp of approval with the passage of General Obligation (GO) Bond C. The $155 million bond that will provide funding for more than 60 projects at colleges and...

Academic infrastructure has never been more important as illustrated since early-March when the COVID-19 pandemic hit New Mexico and sent students packing and heading home to finish the spring semester. The ability to provide remote education with a...

The University of New Mexico Associate Vice President for Institutional Support Services, Chris Vallejos, has announced his plan to retire on October 31, 2020. Vallejos has been a lifetime Lobo, earning both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business...

During this year’s general election, voters statewide have the opportunity to help The University of New Mexico upgrade several old and outdated laboratories in a number of key areas across campus with the passage of GO Bond C including the Department of...

The UNM College of Nursing has a rich history dating back to the 1950s, when the first graduating class in 1959 was made up of 12 students. Since then, the college has expanded programs, specialties and degrees in effort to fulfill the state’s continued...

The College of Nursing and the College of Population Health at The University of New Mexico are operating out of cramped quarters. In fact, the College of Nursing is growing so rapidly that it doesn’t have space to train all of the prospective nurses who...