In New Mexico there are not enough resources to meet the need of our multilingual and multicultural community when it comes to mental/behavioral health. The providers in these fields do not reflect the demographics of the state’s population, meaning...
El Centro is looking for students to serve as Graduate Research Fellows its El Puente Research Fellows Program. The fellowship will expose students to best practices in mentoring first generation, low income and minority students in higher education.
Riley Del Rey will be the first in her family to graduate from college. She used her time at UNM to complete a degree in philosophy; and also to become secure in who she is as a transgender woman. She says UNM staff and faculty taught her the deep...
Just how diverse is The Land of Enchantment? That’s the question that the Humans of New Mexico project hopes to answer by shining a light on the vibrant culture that the state has to offer.
The University of New Mexico is hosting an Honoring Culture: Advancing Social Justice event on Friday, Jan. 20 from 10–1:30 p.m. in the SUB Atrium and Cornell Mall on the University’s main campus. The event is a collaborative effort, lead by El Centro de...
The residential College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) was established to identify, recruit, admit, and enroll migrant and seasonal farm worker students and provide them with academic, social, and financial support to enable the completion of their...
More than 100 local high school students were on the University of New Mexico campus recently for the first ever Ethnic Studies High School Conference.
University of New Mexico El Centro de la Raza is hosting Raza Junta 2015 on Tuesday, Sept. 1 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at Ethnic Center Courtyard West.
The University of New Mexico’s El Centro de la Raza is accepting applications for their El Puente Fellowships program. The El Puente Fellowships offer a select group of students’ access to a two-semester program that prepares them for opportunities at...
Jorge Garcia, senior program manager at the University of New Mexico El Centro de la Raza signed letters of intent with the Mexican intercultural universities – 12 in all.
University of New Mexico Provost Chaouki Abdallah has announced three finalists for the position of Senior Vice Provost. The finalists include: Melissa Bokovoy, Jay Parkes and Richard Wood. Finalist interviews will include open forums and meetings for...
Researchers have demonstrated that mammal biodiversity loss, a major conservation concern today, is part of a long-term trend lasting at least 125,000 years. As archaic humans, Neanderthals and other hominin species migrated out of Africa, what followed...
The mark of a life is immeasurable. For artist, activist and educator Patrick Nagatani, the impressions he left behind take the tangible forms of his photography and art, as well as the intangible forms of how he impacted his peers, students and those...
In recognition of their academic success and campus leadership, eight University of New Mexico students were named Clauve Outstanding Seniors for 2018. Noah Brooks, Hallie Brown, Sara Collins, Gabe Gallegos, Afra Hussain, Maria Kelly, Noah Michelsohn...
Once a year, the Biology Undergraduate Society (BUGS) creates an opportunity for students to meet live lobos. BUGS hosts Wolf Fest 2018 on Friday, April 20 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. between Popejoy Hall and the Fine Arts building. It will include...
C. Jeffrey Brinker, a Distinguished Professor and Regents’ Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at The University of New Mexico, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. “This is an...
For more than 30 years, The University of New Mexico and the Institute for Medieval Studies (IMS) have collaborated to present the Spring Lecture Series, an annual celebration of world-class scholarship and research to the UNM campus community. This...
The University of New Mexico Board of Regents has unanimously selected Garnett S. Stokes as its 22nd president. Stokes, 61, will succeed Interim President Chaouki Abdallah, who has served in the role since the beginning of 2017. Stokes will take office...
The University of New Mexico’s Office of Career Services is hosting the Educator’s Job Fair on Wednesday, April 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Union Building (SUB) Ballrooms. The Educator’s Job Fair provides UNM students the opportunity to...
Since the introduction of computers into daily life, countless voices have proclaimed that print is dead. Hands once stained with newsprint ink now type URLs, brick and mortar bookstores fall while e-books rise and writing letters by putting pen to paper...
1. Albuquerque Journal - "Lawmakers give UNM $125K to beef up security measures"
2. Los Alamos Daily Post - "UNM-LA Bystander Intervention Workshop April 27"
3. Live Taos - "UNM-Taos DMA Film Day: New Mexico Voices"
4. National Cancer Institute -...
Nancy López is an associate professor of sociology at the University of New Mexico López directs and co-founded the Institute for the Study of “Race” and Social Justice, RWJF Center for Health Policy, which is in the process of creating a ...
The 10th annual Sustainability Expo went off without a hitch, introducing students to more sustainabile ways of living. There was also a thriving grower's market.
UNM brought the world to Albuquerque with the 2018 International Festival. The annual event included musical performances, cultural art and crafts, and food from countries represented by UNM students and communities.
Lead by President Stokes, many Lobos walked out on work recently. The walk, sponsored by UNM Employee Wellness, honored the American Heart Association’s National Walking Day—a day that promotes awareness of cardiovascular health.
If a hollow Sun was filled up with spherical Earths then around 960,000 would fit inside. Good thing UNM has gorgeous, shady study spots all around campus.
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