UNM senior Barry Ore’s energy is infectious. His spirit and drive can be felt even from across the computer screen during a Zoom interview. He’s one of many Lobos whose life was upended by COVID-19, which forced UNM students, faculty and staff to adjust...
Students, parents, friends, faculty and staff are invited to submit messages honoring the Class of 2020 as part of the Fall 2020 Lobo Grad Stream. From personalized graduation pages to videos from supporters around the world, the Fall 2020 Lobo Grad...
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 University of New Mexico recognizes the Class of 2020 as a very special graduating group, perhaps one of the most unique in the nation’s history. While the majority of the world paused and locked down in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Class...
Design submissions to become the University of New Mexico’s next, official University Seal are now underway. A university’s seal is used on official insignia, diplomas, Presidential medallions, and other official documents. As part of the process,...
The Office of the University Secretary, on behalf of the Honorary Degree Committee, is seeking nominations for honorary degrees recognizing “individuals who have contributed significantly to the cultural or scientific development of the Southwest or the...
The University of New Mexico will honor three integral and well-recognized members of the campus community at the Spring 2019 Undergraduate Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 11 at Dreamstyle Arena. This year's honorees include Mack Chase, Sam...
Jared Thurgood will graduate this Saturday from The University of New Mexico with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering. But there were times along the way when he didn’t know if he was going to succeed. Thurgood worked hard in high school...
Commencement is often thought of as a “new beginning,” a time to conclude one facet of life and a time to start anew. On Saturday, May 11 at 9 a.m. at Dreamstyle Arena, about 3,800 students from The University of New Mexico will graduate as part of the...
Mubarak Hussain Syed, an assistant professor of Biology at the University of New Mexico, has received the prestigious CAREER award from the National Science Foundation that will allow him to pursue his passions of understanding brain development and...
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...
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...
The 2021 session of the New Mexico Legislature begins soon and The University of New Mexico has developed its legislative priorities for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) while being mindful of the continued pandemic and its impact on the state budget. The session...
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...
University of New Mexico President Garnett S. Stokes delivers her annual State of the University address online Thursday, Jan. 21 at noon. It will be streamed on the President’s website. The virtual format allows the president to update the campus...
Two directors from The University of New Mexico's Institutional Support Services, including Carrie Mitchell of UNM Bookstores and Wayne Sullivan of Residence Life & Student Housing, have announced plans to retire at the end of January. Carrie...
With the end of the Fall 2020 semester on the horizon, The University of New Mexico has released updated plans for the remainder of the fall semester as well as the upcoming spring 2021 semester. Students were recently provided with a message on the...
In a new study, researchers at The University of New Mexico measured the effectiveness of commercially available Cannabis flower, or ‘buds,’ for alleviating feelings of stress and anxiety. Using data collected by the Releaf App, the largest repository of...
Through virtual workshops, students learned how to fold the bags and heard a bit of history on Luminarias and Farolitos. It's part of the 2020 virtual edition of UNM's Hanging of the Greens tradition.
COVID-19 screening stickers peeled off UNMH badges and put on hospital signs remind first responders and practitioners how much they mean to our community.
For the second year in a row the Salsa Showdown helped kick off this year’s UNM Gives Campaign, which began Oct. 1. For more information, visit UNM Gives Campaign at https://unmgives.unm.edu/.
