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For decades, scientists have conducted research centered around the five major mass extinctions that have shaped the world we live in. The extinctions date back more than 450 million years with the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction to the deadliest...

Ultra Health, a local medical cannabis dispensary along with various cannabis manufacturers, presented a donation in support of The University of New Mexico’s Medical Cannabis Research Fund (MCRF) that will enable additional Veterans to enroll in a study...

Each year the Faculty Senate Teaching Enhancement Committee selects recipients for a variety of campus-wide teaching awards. Annually, these awards recognize exceptional teachers and teaching advancement at The University of New Mexico. This year, more...

The experience of where and how we learn shapes who we are and the work that we do. For Dr. Maxine Baca Zinn, her time spent studying at The University of New Mexico left an indelible mark. “It’s been fifty years since I began my work,” says Baca Zinn,...

Step out of the classroom this summer and experience STEM opportunities in a stimulating environment with students, professors, research, scientists and technology. The University of New Mexico’s STEM University provides undergrad students with a...

It’s a common misconception that earning a Ph.D. will leave you with no alternative but to traverse the dusty halls of academia for the rest of your life. In the case of Professor Cristyn L. Elder with the Department of English Language and Literature at...

Anand Macherla from Honors College, a senior Economics major, and UNM’s Devrim Tiryaki, a senior Economics and Political Science major, recently won the Social Venture Challengerepresenting the United States.  The Resolution Social Venture Challenge...

Victor Polyak, senior research scientist in the Department of Earth and Planetary Science (E&PS) at The University of New Mexico, was recently awarded the Karst Water Institute outstanding scientist award. The award is given annually to an outstanding...

The Annual Joe and Steve Mercer Memorial Scholarship Speech Tournament, sponsored by the Department of Communication and Journalism and open to all UNM students, was recently held with six students taking top honors for their ability to influence an...

Several University of New Mexico departments are partnering with ACLU of New Mexico to put on a free speech event.  "Free Speech in the Age of Trump: Challenges, Threats and Dilemmas that Divide" takes place Wednesday, May 2 from 12-1:15 p.m. in the...