This year’s Sitcom Boot Camp from The University of New Mexico Film and Digital Media Arts program will be both a first and a last. For the first time, the production will be written for an animated feature. And the production will be the last for the...
A series created by students in a class in the Film and Digital Media Arts Department at The University of New Mexico recently won an award and may be on its way to the TV screen. Drifteen, a short film created by FDMA students...
New Mexico has a long, distinguished history in the film industry. Tom Mix made silent movies in the early 1900s and award-winning classics such as Easy Rider and No Country for Old Men were filmed in northern New Mexico. Over the last several years, the...
The University of New Mexico College of Fine Arts hosts its first-ever ArtsSplash, a showcase of the Fine Arts on Wednesday, Sept. 28. The event will be held on Cornell Mall in front of the Student Union Building from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be...
At the age of 60, Matthew Hickel didn’t believe it when his brother told him he was losing his hearing three years ago. But he went to an audiologist who confirmed Hickel was indeed going deaf. As a nurse, Hickel found his hearing loss impacted his...
This month’s Lobo Living Room will feature The University of New Mexico’s chair and associate chair of Film and Digital Arts to discuss, The Transformative Power of Digital Media Education. The UNM Alumni Association’s event will be held at Mesa del Sol...
The University of New Mexico College of Fine Arts is hosting its annual ArtsUnexpected event live all day on Friday, April 22, 2022, at various locations on-campus and is seeking participants. ArtsUnexpected gives CFA students an opportunity to share...
The fifth annual Sitcom Boot Camp production is under way as University of New Mexico students, under the direction of UNM alumnus and Hollywood director/writer/producer Brian Levant, create a television-type comedy to be presented to a live audience on...
We Are Here, A Culmination of Passion will feature the work of UNM Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts (BAIA) Capstone 2021 students Alex Galindo, Amber Carrillo, Flannery Cowan, and Matthew Hickel. Artist presentations and exhibitions will be...
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...
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 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...
Linda Hall, Distinguished Emerita Professor of History at The University of New Mexico, died at her son’s home on Sept. 30, 2022. A memorial service is set for Saturday, April 1, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the UNM Alumni Memorial Chapel to coincide with the...
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...
“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...
It’s an extraordinary way to heal, that’s been mentioned in history books and headlines for generations. Now, after 500 years, the teaching of curanderismo is continuing to expand across the Southwest and at The University of New Mexico. “You know, we...
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...
A new gateway to The University of New Mexico was recently unveiled on the northwest corner of Central Ave. and Girard Blvd. ASUNM was awarded funds from the NM State Legislature for the project in 2020. Students, visitors and alumni are invited to take photos with the 3D UNM monogram to show their Lobo pride.
The University of New Mexico will be closed for Winter Break from Friday, Dec. 23 through Monday, Jan. 2. UNM wishes one and all a safe and happy holiday season!
Pathways and sidewalks were illuminated with luminarias as part of The University of New Mexico’s annual Hanging of the Greens event recently. More than 14,000 luminarias dotted the campus landscape as part of UNM’s oldest tradition hosted by the UNM Mortar Board. Photo by Sarah Carsrud, UCAM.
"Stone, Paper, Scissors," located outside of Zimmerman Library on UNM's main campus, was created by Kevin Box in 2013. It's part of the UNM Art in Public Places exhibition commissioned by the State of New Mexico's Department of Cultural Affairs.
Heaven’s Tears, located in the UNM Student Union Building, was created from porcelain, wood and string in 1992. It's part of the UNM Art in Public Places exhibition commissioned by the State of New Mexico.
The UNM Fountain Sculpture was dedicated in 1962 in honor of Herb Goldman (1922-2012), an Albuquerque sculptor who received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from UNM in 1949.
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