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When David Lopez Amaya took his first class with Associate Professor of Political Science Loren Collingwood at The University of New Mexico, it fired his enthusiasm for political science, particularly the topic of voting rights for minorities. Lopez Amaya...

The University Administrative Policies (UAP) at the University of New Mexico are getting a makeover after members of a UNM task force charged with reviewing the policies for equity and inclusion found an opportunity for an unexpected collaboration. The...

University of New Mexico President Garnett S. Stokes delivered her annual State of the University address to the campus community today in UNM’s SUB Ballroom. Stokes began by acknowledging the beginning of her seventh year as UNM’s president. She opened...

Osazda Energy, a solar technology startup company founded by a School of Engineering faculty member, has been selected for U.S. Department of Energy Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II funding of $1.1 million. Osazda Energy was started in...

An icon at The University of New Mexico and the greater Albuquerque dance community is receiving well-earned national recognition.  National Institute of Flamenco (NIF) Executive Director and UNM Dance Professor Marisol Encinias has just been named a...

The University of New Mexico School of Architecture + Planning (SA+P) is currently accepting nominations for the 2024 On the Brinck Book Awards. Created by UNM SA+P Dean Robert Alexander González in 2020, this annual competition honors contemporary and...

The give and take of the economy and those who drive it is a topic that UNM’s Center for Social Policy (CSP) strives to highlight as part of their mission to address social inequalities.    In a new, joint cross-campus research project from CSP...

John Mather, Nobel Prize winner for his groundbreaking observational work on the Big Bang, recently visited The University of New Mexico to share insights on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and its early results.  The idea for a new telescope...

Brian Levant admits he didn’t choose to enter The University of New Mexico to engage entirely in rigorous academics. However, during his time at UNM, he found his passion, graduated, and has gone on to have a highly successful career in the TV and film...

A world-class graduate program at The University of New Mexico celebrates its 40th anniversary with two days of scheduled events and invited speakers on March 7 and 8. The Optical Science and Engineering (OSE) Program was launched in 1983 and has since...