Several University of New Mexico departments are partnering with ACLU of New Mexico to put on a free speech event. "Free Speech in the Age of Trump: Challenges, Threats and Dilemmas that Divide" takes place Wednesday, May 2 from 12-1:15 p.m. in the...
A new, National Science Foundation (NSF) grant is allowing researchers at The University of New Mexico to study how people are responding to the current political environment in the United States. Earlier this spring, the NSF awarded UNM Political...
A combination of UNM sociologists, a political scientist and a geologist are conducting innovative academic and evaluative research on one of the most successful science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education alliances in the country.
A new report from The University of New Mexico Institute for Social Research (ISR) could help change the way cities, counties and states deal with homelessness. The study, which researchers say is one of the most comprehensive looks at the economic impact of homelessness to-date, shows it actually costs less to house chronically homeless people than to leave them on the streets.
A report from the University of New Mexico's Institute for Social Research to the City of Albuquerque says the city needs to create a clear policy for the use of On Body Camera Systems for Albuquerque Police Department officers. The report released by...
Paul Guerin, senior research scientist in the University of New Mexico Institute for Social Research, conducted a study on behalf of Catholic Health Initiatives to determine if CHI’s St. Joseph’s Children home visiting program was following...
The University of New Mexico Institute for Social Research conducted a study for the City of Albuquerque on the cost and benefits of housing the homeless in the city. Results of the Albuquerque Heading Home Initiative reveal that it is cost effective ...
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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