Homecoming season is blowing in at The University of New Mexico, including the return of Silent Lights – a student favorite. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic UNM could not put on an in-person Lobo Homecoming in 2020, but all the fun is returning to campus...
It’s May the Fourth: UNM Star Wars Day tomorrow from 4 to 6 p.m. Take part in UNM’s annual May The Fourth activities as the campus community gathers to celebrate Star Wars Day. Pick up a free craft kit tomorrow at the Student Activities Center (SUB...
A virtual welcome is not the typical greeting University officials normally plan for when welcoming incoming freshmen to The University of New Mexico, but that’s what it’ll be for students entering UNM in the fall of 2020 in the midst of a pandemic. New...
Commencement is a landmark moment for all students, and while nothing can replicate the in-person experience of commencement, graduating students can expect a celebration nonetheless. On Saturday, May 30, UNM will host a Spring 2020 Virtual Celebration...
The COVID-19 shutdown has brought about its fair-share of negative news. However, a group of students at The University of New Mexico decided they were not going to sit around, and let the negativity pile up. They were going to do something about...
Star Wars fans, The University of New Mexico's Student Activities Center is moving forward with its annual May the Fourth celebration, and this year everything will be online. "This is one of our most popular, annual events where we get to involve the...
The University of New Mexico is hosting a special Spring Preview Day designed for high school students to get know the University on March 7. Parents and families are also welcomed to attend. During Spring Preview, prospective students can explore world...
Calling all future healthcare providers! The 4th annual UNM Health Professions Symposium is set for Saturday, April 18, giving high school and college students the opportunity to explore all things related to working in healthcare. The Symposium is an...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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!!