Women’s History Month may be over, but two University of New Mexico students are still reaching landmark achievements. Kelsey Adler and Melissa Rudden, have been chosen as 2023-2024 Goldwater Scholars, a prestigious honor only 413 students in the U.S....
Donna Riley, a recognized leader in engineering education and in bringing diverse views into the field of engineering, began April 1 as the Jim and Ellen King Dean of Engineering and Computing at The University of New Mexico. She is the 22nd — and first...
The New Mexico Consortium (NMC) Board of Directors has announced John R. Engen, Ph.D. as its next CEO. “I am thrilled that Dr. Engen will soon be joining the NMC team. I believe John’s energy, vision, and leadership will bring new directions and...
Katherine Crawford-Garrett, former UNM faculty member, and contributing UNM alumni Damon Carbajal, Kahlil Simpson and Amanda Short authored "Promising Pedagogies for Teacher Inquiry and Practice: Teaching Out Loud (Practitioner Inquiry Series)," an...
She’s a Rosenthal endowed professor, author, consultant and scholar. Now, UNM School of Public Administration (SPA) Director Patria de Lancer Julnes is taking on the title of President of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA). The top...
UNM Rainforest Innovations is organizing this year’s two-day Lobo Hackathon, where teams collaborate to create an idea to solve a challenge for a chance to win money to help commercialize their idea. The event will be held April 13-14 at the Lobo...
The University of New Mexico’s Office of the Chief Information Officer hosts Tech Days 2023 on Thursday, April 20 in the Student Union Building (SUB). The annual event offers an exclusive opportunity for the campus community to participate in no-cost...
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is recognizing one University of New Mexico student, and is paying to have even more people recognize her. Tia Donaldson. a Ph.D. candidate in Psychology, has been awarded an NIH Travel Fellowship to attend the...
Horses first emerged on the continent of North America. Millions of years of evolutionary changes transformed the horse before it became the natural companion of many Indigenous peoples and the flagship symbol of the southwest. An international team...
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...
A student event staple will soon return to campus for the first time since 2019. Thousands of students will gather on Johnson Field in less than two weeks for The University of New Mexico’s Fiestas, a music festival for students hosted by the Associated...
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...
University of New Mexico alumna Henrietta Mann, along with "Native America Calling," the live radio show that airs on UNM’s radio station KUNM, were two of the 12 recipients awarded the 2021 National Humanities Medal presented by the National Endowment...
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...
One University of New Mexico student is joining the rare ranks of Fulbright recipients for the 2023-2024 academic year. Latin American Studies master’s student Miguel Sabol just received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) award to...
“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...
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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