This year, UNM Student Health and Counseling (SHAC) hosts an entire week dedicated to help support students during Mental Health Week. Mental Health Week runs Monday, Nov.15 to Friday, Nov. 19. Rather than focusing on one day, SHAC is extending the...
The University of New Mexico is once again offering free flu shots in an effort to promote health and wellness this flu season. Shots will be provided at a variety of drive-thru clinics in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho for anyone 6 months or older. The...
UNM Parking & Transportation Services (UNM PATS) is excited to announce that the Redondo Court parking lot renovations have successfully been completed and the A-SHAC Lot is now open for use. “This area typically provides patient parking and emergency...
March 13, 2020 Three days before University of New Mexico President Garnett S. Stokes and leadership made the arduous decision to further protect the Pack from a virus that was quickly moving its way into the state, a bustling campus-life of 40,000...
The American College Health Foundation (ACHF) selected The University of New Mexico to participate in its emotional well-being survey that will be sent to a random selection of students, staff and faculty across campus starting Tuesday, March 30. UNM is...
The Division of Student Affairs has announced the appointment of Dr. James Wilterding as executive director of University of New Mexico Student Health and Counseling (SHAC). Wilterding initially joined SHAC as a medical provider in 2012 and served as...
A health education years in the making and culminating with a final semester of remote learning due to a worldwide pandemic. But time and time again, with every calibrated move, Tiffany Martinez-Durant has strategized ways to further her educational...
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and state health officials implemented a new public health order, instructing New Mexicans to shelter in place through Nov. 30. College students around the country, including Lobos, usually travel home during Thanksgiving...
With the constraints surrounding COVID-19 and limited face-to-face interactions, The University of New Mexico’s Student Health and Counseling Health Promotion team has taken the initiative to find a new way to reach students, a podcast called HonesTea...
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...
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...
An alumnus of The University of New Mexico has made a generous gift to the UNM Sustainability Studies program to establish an endowed fund in the name of his beloved late wife. The substantial gift will be used to support the Sustainability Studies...
After a nationwide search, James Holloway, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs at The University of New Mexico has named Camille Carey as dean of the School of Law, effective July 1, 2022. “I’m excited to have Professor Carey take...
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...
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...
To understand the power of a movement that began in 2013, we have to jump back nearly 400 years and grasp onto perhaps the same struggle the Black community fought then; the idea that all people should be treated fairly in the eyes of the law and in...
Dancers with The University of New Mexico's Department of Theatre & Dance embrace the sound of music at the 2021 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.
Class Crawl 2021! The perfect opportunity for new students and their families to discover where their classes are located on campus prior to the first day of classes. We've missed you, Lobos!
You're officially a resident Lobo! Students will have the next few days to move in and get familiar with campus as classes begin Monday, August 23, 2021.
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