According to a recent CNN report, many states, including New Mexico, require more training hours to receive a barber’s license than a police badge. Some states are even encouraging cosmetologists to receive victim response training. It’s part of why...
This year’s flu season has been tougher than most, but there’s still time to get a flu shot. UNM Students can receive a free flu shot at SHAC in dedication to "Take One for Raymond," an initiative began by the parents of former UNM student Raymond...
The University of New Mexico’s Student Health and Counseling (SHAC) and Recreational Services launches the Lobo Wellness program at a kickoff event Thursday, Jan. 25, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the UNM Student Union Building (SUB). The program is...
Student Health and Counseling (SHAC) offers free flu shots on Nov. 7 and 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for Lobos 18-years and older, while supplies last. Walk-ins are welcome or appointments can be made by calling 505-277-3136. SHAC's Take One for Raymond...
If you haven’t been feeling like yourself lately, a simple, confidential questionnaire can determine what is wrong and what you can do for help. Whether for depression or another mental health issue, a mental health screening helps individuals to...
Students returning for classes this fall will find that The University of New Mexico has updated and will begin to enforce its Tobacco-Free policy on its main and branch campuses. New signage at the entrances to campus as well as notices affixed to...
Since 1929, The University of New Mexico has provided medical and counseling services to students in need. Known today as Student Health & Counseling, SHAC still delivers these services with extraordinary quality and value and wants to educate Lobos on...
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...
With work, school, relationships, homework and those dreaded finals, it’s no surprise that college students don’t get adequate sleep. But what’s surprising is what happens to your mind and body without those zzz’s. UNM Student Health & Counseling (SHAC)...
It’s a text no one wants to receive: a Lobo Alert warning the campus community one of its own has been sexually assaulted. Students immediately wonder if it was their friend or fellow student they see every day on their way to class – and according to...
Utilizing new mobile application technology, researchers at The University of New Mexico found that medical cannabis provides immediate symptom relief across dozens of health symptoms with relatively minimal negative side effects. In two recent studies...
The UNM Alumni Association has announced the dates for Homecoming 2018. The festivities begin Monday, Sept. 24 and run through Saturday, Sept. 29. This year’s theme is Wolfstock: Peace, Love and Lobos. Homecoming 2018 will keep with tradition—it'll be a...
University of New Mexico President Garnett S. Stokes will deliver her State of the University address on the same date that marks her 200th day in office. The State of the University Address is Monday, Sept. 17 from 12 to 1 p.m. in the UNM Student Union...
The University of New Mexico howls in excitement as it celebrates Homecoming 2018: Wolfstock – Peace, Love and Lobos – to welcome back alumni and the campus community from Sept. 24 through Sept. 29. As part of the weeklong celebration, Lobos have the...
Imagine shipping Dion’s famous Ranch dressing to anyone in the country. While this longstanding request has been prohibitive in the past due to temperature control challenges and high shipping costs, the wish may soon be a reality. Dion’s has partnered...
You might have walked past it before. Unassuming, placed in a turquoise metal frame near the edge of Smith Plaza before it was renovated. An aging bell weathering the elements of time and the New Mexico sky. But that’s not why you should stop, you should...
University of New Mexico President Garnett S. Stokes today delivered her first State of the University address on the date that marks her 200th day in office. The theme of Stokes’ speech was “Doing Even More,” a challenge to the UNM community to do...
The Alumni Association is celebrating Homecoming Week 2018 with a new event for staff and faculty. It’s a lunch to get the entire Lobo community together for Wolfstock: Peace, Love and Lobos—a groovy celebration of each member of our Lobo pack. The...
University of New Mexico President Garnett Stokes has named Loretta Martinez as chief legal counsel. This is Stokes’ first permanent leadership appointment since she took office in March of this year. “Ms. Martinez brings a proven record of leadership,...
Visualize the following: The Earth’s climate swings between cold glacial and warm interglacial periods; the last glacial interval was about 20,000 years ago; sea level was about 126 meters (413 feet) below modern sea level at that time; and the Holocene,...
1. Albuquerque Journal - "Dreams tell the tale in UNM’s ‘Under Milk Wood’"
2. Los Alamos Daily Post - "Economic Development Department: Leading Packaging Material Manufacturer Expanding"
3. Corrales Comment - "Pencil Drawing by Corrales' Orion Sanchez...
Associate Professor Gabriel Sanchez specializes in American politics. His research largely explores the political behavior of racial and ethnic populations in the United States, Latino health policy, and the congressional behavior of Latino and...
Celebrated in 14 cities across the U.S., Navy Week is designed to give Americans the opportunity to learn about the Navy, its people and its importance to national security and prosperity.
Are you ready for Red Rally? The Spirit Marching Band is – join them and several UNM sports teams at the annual burning of the Aggie Thursday, Sept. 13 at 8 p.m. on Johnson Field.
Five photos stitched together show the full glory of the newly renovated Smith Plaza! There was a big turnour to the official ribbon cutting ceremony, featuring President Garnett S. Stokes and several other speakers who were instrumental in helping see the project through to completion.
have been a hit as Lobos return to the pack for the fall semester. Each day of the week holds a new opportunity to learn the depth of the UNM campus community—its departments and programs. At UNM, each of us defines all of us.
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