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While pedestrians are only involved in around 2% of traffic crashes in New Mexico, they make up 20% of all crash-related fatalities. Researchers from The University of New Mexico Geospatial and Population Studies (UNM-GPS) hope to raise awareness...

The number of older New Mexicans will continue to increase in the coming decades while total population change will remain flat. Stability will be due in large part to international migration, which will offset declining births and increasing deaths...

New data released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows New Mexico's population is aging. New Mexico’s total population increased by 2.8% from 2010 to 2020, but the population of people ages 65 and older increased by 43.7%, according to 2020 Census data...

A recently published book highlights a symposium co-hosted by a research center at The University of New Mexico. Population Change and Public Policy is the proceedings of the Second Biennial Population and Public Policy Conference, held in February 2019...

Two members of The University of New Mexico community were part of a statewide task force recommending major changes to the state's redistricting process. According to the report released Dec. 18, 2020, the overarching recommendation from the New Mexico...

Amidst the Coronavirus response, the U.S. Census Bureau is making adjustments to ensure people have the time, resources and knowledge to respond to the decennial count. Despite its current period of limited operations, The University of New Mexico...

By mid-March, households across the country will start receiving official mail from the U.S. Census Bureau, instructing them how to fill out the 2020 Census in person, online or by phone. At The University of New Mexico, that count includes people living...

Adélamar (Dely) N. Alcántara, UNM director of Geospatial and Population Studies, died Nov. 3 while on her way back home to Albuquerque from the Philippines. Alcántara is survived by her husband Theodore (Ted) Jojola, a Distinguished Professor and...

Every 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau undertakes a mammoth task: counting all the people residing in the United States. Not only is the count mandated by the U.S. Constitution, it also affects the allocation of funding for our community’s public...

The Data Bank at The University of New Mexico's Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) is focusing on the 2020 Census in its upcoming N.M. Data Users Conference. The 21st annual event takes place Thursday, Nov. 14, at the CNM Workforce Training...