The College of Education and Human Sciences (COEHS) honors the life of Dorothy Wooldridge Gram. Gram was a UNM Counselor Education alumna who died earlier this year; she was known for her humor, kindness, and legacy of service to families and...
Alumni, faculty, staff and government officials celebrated the opening of The University of New Mexico Lobo Welcome Center. The newly-renovated building will serve as the first impression of UNM to future Lobos. Sporting UNM’s classic adobe walls and...
The UNM Anderson School of Management is hosting its annual fall graduate programs open house on UNM’s main campus in Albuquerque on Thursday, Oct. 17, from 5:30-7 p.m. This networking event is for interested professionals and students who want to...
University of New Mexico Professor Carl Agee was elected recently as American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) Fellow, joining a distinguished group of 54 individuals in the 2024 Class of Fellows. AGU, a nonprofit organization that supports 130,000 enthusiasts...
The 2024 Provost Committee for Staff Awards ceremony was held Sept. 26 at the University Club to recognize fall 2023 and spring 2024 recipients of various awards. James Holloway, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at UNM, gave...
The newest graduates from UNM's District Partner Teacher Residency Program (DPTR), a collaborative initiative to prepare and retain educators in New Mexico, are settling into classrooms throughout the state after celebrating their spring graduation.
GALLUP, N.M. — The University of New Mexico-Gallup hosts its annual College Transfer & Scholarship Fair in October with a special visit from the Be Pro Be Proud New Mexico Mobile Workshop. The fair is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 16, from 10 a.m. to 2...
The 2024 UNM Gives United Way campaign begins Tuesday, Oct.1. Gifts make a significant difference as our community struggles with inflation, poverty, and crime. Your support, compassion, and contributions have never been more critical. This year’s...
The University of New Mexico School of Law is at the center of a proposed state constitutional amendment that could streamline the judicial nomination process in New Mexico. New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 3, which appears on the current state...
The University of New Mexico is set to embark on an innovative journey with the groundbreaking of the Center for Collaborative Arts & Technology (CCAT) on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R), this new 60,000 square-foot...
Professor Sonia Gipson Rankin is a Professor of Law at The University of New Mexico School of Law. Her work focuses on the legal and justice implications of new technologies like artificial intelligence, implicit bias, and criminal justice reform, as...
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...
Research from The University of New Mexico shows people are less likely to go back to jail if they are taking methadone treatment or other substance use treatments behind bars.
The University of New Mexico Department of Anthropology will host historian Omer Bartov, who will present Speaking of Genocide: The Holocaust, Israel-Palestine, and the War in Gaza since October 7 on Monday, Sept. 30. The presentation will be at 7 p.m....
“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...
In 2016, the 60-year-old Physics & Astronomy building on The University of New Mexico campus was a mess. The site and building were unsuitable for high-end research. The building lacked state-of-the-art teaching facilities and heating and cooling issues...
Coming out of the last glacial period, there was a sudden climate reversal observed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the Earth. The cause of these changes during this interval so enigmatic, so much so, the interval was informally...
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 University of New Mexico will be closed for Winter Break beginning Friday, Dec. 22 through Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. UNM wishes one and all a safe and happy holiday season!
This year a new balloon can be spotted in the sky, 'Cherry On Top,' the official University of New Mexico hot air balloon. UNM and Rainbow Ryders, Inc. revealed the new UNM hot air balloon ahead of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta as 'Cherry On Top' made its first public appearance on Johnson Field.
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