You can travel the world in a culinary adventure without leaving The University of New Mexico campus. UNM’s Global Education Office (GEO) has set Thursday, April 13 as the date for its incredibly popular International Festival. This will be in...
The Friends of Fulbright at UNM may be headed home, but they will remain true to the name–longtime companions of the university. For five years now, UNM has hosted the Friends of Fulbright Argentina Undergraduate Student Exchange Program through the...
A new international partnership is official, between the University of New Mexico and the University of Nagasaki. Dr. Shigeru Kono, President of The University of Nagasaki and his team of advisors visited UNM today to establish a new exchange program...
At age one-and-a-half, most children are busy taking some wobbly first steps and beginning to form simple words, and that is the extent of their accomplishments. But Ruth Gyan-Darkwa’s timeline has been a little different. The 18-year-old Ph.D. student...
The University of New Mexico is joining women across the world in solidarity. The Iranian Student Association and the Global Education Office of UNM are hosting an event for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The...
One of the biggest events in the world of soccer will be on display at The University of New Mexico. Multiple UNM student organizations are coming together to host 2022 World Cup watch parties at the SUB atrium starting Monday, Nov. 21. The United...
There’s a whole world out there, and the University of New Mexico wants to help you see it. Coming out of a long two years of travel restrictions during COVID-19, the Global Education Office (GEO) is bringing back study abroad opportunities in full...
It’s a full week to celebrate and recognize the land we stand on in New Mexico and beyond. In conjunction with the national Geography Awareness Week, Nov. 14-18 and Geographic Information System (GIS) Day, Nov. 16, The University of New Mexico’s...
A swell of UNM student organizations are working together to properly honor the life and legacy of Muhammad Afzaal Hussain. Hussain, a beloved Pakistani immigrant, UNM alumnus, and hardworking civic leader was just 27-years-old when he was shot and...
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...
A student event staple will soon return to campus for the first time since 2019. Thousands of students will gather on Johnson Field in less than two weeks for The University of New Mexico’s Fiestas, a music festival for students hosted by the Associated...
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...
University of New Mexico alumna Henrietta Mann, along with "Native America Calling," the live radio show that airs on UNM’s radio station KUNM, were two of the 12 recipients awarded the 2021 National Humanities Medal presented by the National Endowment...
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...
One University of New Mexico student is joining the rare ranks of Fulbright recipients for the 2023-2024 academic year. Latin American Studies master’s student Miguel Sabol just received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) award to...
“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...
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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