Since 1987, the month of March has been annually observed to celebrate Women’s History Month, a time to reflect on the women’s contributions to history, culture and society. UNM’s Women’s Resource Center is collaborating with other groups on campus to...
When doctoral candidate Winoka Yepa embarked upon a journey 17 years ago to discover the historical roots of the Diné people, it was also an essential move in learning about her own history that would in the end enrich her future and the future of...
Founded in 1889, the University of New Mexico sits on the traditional homelands of the Pueblo of Sandia. The original peoples of New Mexico Pueblo, Navajo, and Apache since time immemorial, have deep connections to the land and have made significant...
Her peers know her as an exceptional engineer. But to some Indigenous people, Sandra Begay is legendary. “Like many Native American students in STEM, I knew of Sandra before I met her,” said Suzanne Singer, who is Navajo and interned under Begay at...
Successful treatment for opioid use disorder addresses the whole person. Nowhere is this approach more important than among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. Native communities have been deeply affected by the opioid crisis, and...
Across the country, institutions are recognizing the rich heritage and history of Indigenous communities as part of American Indian Heritage Month. UNM students, faculty and staff are invited to attend and participate in a variety of educational, social,...
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 University of New Mexico hosts the 20th annual meeting of the American Indian Studies Association conference set for Wednesday-Friday, Feb. 6 through 8 in the UNM Student Union Building. Twenty years ago, Elizabeth Cook-Lynn wrote, “the challenge...
“I am first-generation.” That is the phrase used by 34 percent of college undergraduates in the United States to identify themselves as the first in their family to attend college. First-Generation Celebration Friday, Nov. 9 UNM Student Union...
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...
Tim Gutierrez has held several titles during his tenure at The University of New Mexico from an instructor to coordinator, associate vice president and lastly interim vice president of the Division of Student Affairs. However, he jokes that most people...
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...
Mubarak Hussain Syed, an assistant professor of Biology at The University of New Mexico, and his students, many of them undergraduates, are investigating the genetic and molecular mechanics regulating neural diversity ̶ from stem cells to neural...
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...
Cindy Nava heads to Washington, D.C. where she will become the first former DACA recipient in the United States to receive a White House presidential appointment. Nava, a University of New Mexico alumna, will serve as the senior policy advisor to the...
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...
An international team of scientists has developed an accurate record of preindustrial sea level utilizing precisely dated phreatic overgrowths on speleothems that provide a detailed history of Late Holocene sea-level change in Mallorca, Spain, an island...
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...
The University of New Mexico celebrated the graduating Classes of 2020 and 2021 inside University Arena, The Pit for the first time in two years due to the pandemic. Congratulations to one and all!!
