La Po Goes Global, an annual Spring semester dining event, is back by popular demand. The event, presented by University of New Mexico Food at La Posada, takes place Tuesday, April 4 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year’s menu includes a global selection of...
Students and faculty from the UNM Department of Mechanical Engineering attended the ASEE Gulf-Southwest (GSW) Section conference March 15-17 in Denton, Texas, hosted by the University of North Texas, and several came away with awards. Tariq Khraishi,...
Faculty from The University of New Mexico School of Engineering are leading a new National Science Foundation-funded project in collaboration with Arizona State University that will focus on diversity, equity, inclusion and justice in STEM higher...
Milad Marvian, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a member of the Center for Quantum Information and Control (CQuIC) at The University of New Mexico, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER...
UNM’s Exercise Science program will keep working out, and onward. The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) has awarded initial accreditation to the College of Education & Human Sciences’s (COEHS) Exercise Science...
The University of New Mexico’s English Department is offering a Graduate Certificate in Technical and Professional Communication (GCERT TPC) this semester to community members and existing graduate students who already possess a degree but wish to...
It’s not all that often scientists, within the field of biology, discover a new cellular process, but Vojo Deretic, Ph.D., can speak from experience and he will as he shares the breakthrough and central importance of autophagy with colleagues,...
A new book edited by Heather Edgar, professor of Anthropology at The University of New Mexico, and Cathy Willermet, professor of Anthropology at Central Michigan University, explores how Mexican populations have been shaped both culturally and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Environmental justice and gender violence may seem like separate issues, but a new paper from a University of New Mexico professor argues the two are closely linked.
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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