For the first time in three years, a good-sized contingent from The University of New Mexico made the trip up north to showcase a variety of activities highlighting the University’s people, colleges and departments as well as faculty and staff as part...
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) announced today that Patricia Crown, the Leslie Spier Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Emerita at The University of New Mexico, has been elected as a 2022 AAAS Fellow. Election as a...
Today, University Communication and Marketing begins a new series titled, Campus Safety: Lobos Come First. The series will run weekly over the course of the next 2-3 months. The goal of the series is to educate the UNM community regarding current and...
UNM Professor Dr. Emeritus Bruce Porch is 95 years young. With decades of experience as a speech-language pathologist under his belt, Porch’s extensive array of research, publications, founding new speech pathology programs and patient care continues...
"Step Afrika!” is one of the top 10 African American dance companies in the United States and will be stomping across the Popejoy stage at The University of New Mexico. The group will perform at Popejoy Hall on Thursday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are...
Our rapidly-expanding technology needs are fueling a robust demand for battery and electrical energy storage technologies in industries ranging from portable devices to transportation. Although rechargeable lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries offer a great...
The University of New Mexico Career Services will host its annual Career Expo— their largest event of the year—with a record number of employers ready to hire Lobos for jobs and internships. The Career Expo is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 9, from 10...
The Veterans Resource Center (VRC), in collaboration with the President’s office, hosts its Green Zone Training Program for UNM faculty and staff on Friday, Feb. 3 from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Trailblazer/Spirit room in the Student Union Building...
Marty Apodaca, senior counselor for The University of New Mexico Student Health and Counseling, has been elected the 105th President of the National Career Development Association (NCDA) for the 2024-25 calendar year. Apodaca will be the first UNM...
Researchers at The University of New Mexico examined the effects of consuming cannabis on nausea symptoms from five minutes to one-hour post-cannabis consumption and showed that using Cannabis results in an average symptom improvement of nearly 4 points...
Many people understand the environment as a force of nature that cannot favor or disfavor different populations. However, similar to all things on Earth, the environment is subject to human influences. Unfortunately, these influences often tend to lower...
Language matters—spiritually, culturally, emotionally. Written and spoken words are an art form, a way for values and traditions to be passed down for generations. When a language is lost, part of that culture is lost. By the same measure, when language...
The University of New Mexico department of chemistry recently held a kick-off event in the newly remodeled Clark Hall as part of a fundraising campaign centered around the largest Periodic Table of Elements in the state of New Mexico. In 1997, the first...
The Spanish arrived from Europe in what would eventually become the United States nearly 500 years ago and began to mix with indigenous people they met and conquered. Native Americans, Mexicans, Central Americans, South Americans, Caribbean islands, and...
“The Hispanic culture is rich in tradition. That’s what makes us unique – New Mexico is a perfect example of that.” The University of New Mexico Vice President for Student Affairs Eliseo "Cheo" Torres said it best, pointing to the array of traditions...
Agua es vida. Water is life. In a new documentary film, award winning film director and manager of Multimedia Services at The University of New Mexico Center for Regional Studies Arcie Chapa examines the lifeblood of northern New Mexico communities...
How do we even begin to compare immigration policies of countries in the world? The lenses through which we view one another are as vastly different as our skin colors, cultural traditions, and histories. So, when attempting to write a comparison of...
Although my mother wasn’t a curandera — or traditional healer — she should have been one. Growing up on a rural farm away from populated areas made healthcare harder to come by. “Don’t you dare get sick,” she would say to me and my siblings. “And if you...
A new gateway to The University of New Mexico was recently unveiled on the northwest corner of Central Ave. and Girard Blvd. ASUNM was awarded funds from the NM State Legislature for the project in 2020. Students, visitors and alumni are invited to take photos with the 3D UNM monogram to show their Lobo pride.
The University of New Mexico will be closed for Winter Break from Friday, Dec. 23 through Monday, Jan. 2. UNM wishes one and all a safe and happy holiday season!
Pathways and sidewalks were illuminated with luminarias as part of The University of New Mexico’s annual Hanging of the Greens event recently. More than 14,000 luminarias dotted the campus landscape as part of UNM’s oldest tradition hosted by the UNM Mortar Board. Photo by Sarah Carsrud, UCAM.
"Stone, Paper, Scissors," located outside of Zimmerman Library on UNM's main campus, was created by Kevin Box in 2013. It's part of the UNM Art in Public Places exhibition commissioned by the State of New Mexico's Department of Cultural Affairs.
Heaven’s Tears, located in the UNM Student Union Building, was created from porcelain, wood and string in 1992. It's part of the UNM Art in Public Places exhibition commissioned by the State of New Mexico.
The UNM Fountain Sculpture was dedicated in 1962 in honor of Herb Goldman (1922-2012), an Albuquerque sculptor who received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from UNM in 1949.
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