Announcements

Although it’s not quite the celebration, pomp and circumstance of the traditional commencement, The University of New Mexico will once again host a virtual ceremony due to COVID-19 precautions in recognizing the incredible accomplishments of the Fall...

When he was a senior at La Cueva High School in Albuquerque, Ian Hucke had major surgery to remove a mass from his brain due to a congenital condition. While still in rehabilitation, and not wanting to delay college, he made a deal with his parents:...

University of New Mexico Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs James Holloway recently announced the appointment of Dr. Mary Jo Daniel as acting/interim Vice President for Research (VPR), effective immediately. Daniel will serve as...

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...

U.S. Senator Tom Udall thanked University of New Mexico senior Manuela Ramirez Cruz for her work in his Washington, D.C., office as a legislative intern. During her tenure working on Capitol Hill, Ramirez Cruz worked closely with the legislative...

The University of New Mexico has announced the departure of Patrick Valdez, chancellor of the UNM Taos Branch Campus. In 2017, Valdez was named Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the UNM Taos Branch Campus, after leaving the College...

The Maxwell Museum at Anthropology recently welcomed a new curator of Archaeology, Kari Schleher, who holds a joint position as assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology. Schleher earned her Ph.D. in Anthropology from UNM in 2010. She comes...

As the deadly COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc around the world with no end in sight, new ways in which to stop the spread or mitigate the effects of the disease are few. Although most experts agree that a vaccine would significantly slow or...

Outgoing U.S. Sen. Tom Udall talks with correspondent Laura Paskus about climate change and the environment, two issues the New Mexico senator has spent much of his career working on. Addressing rumors that the Biden administration was considering him as...

Anyone who took high school biology might have encountered the genus Drosophila. Also known as the fruit fly or the vinegar fly, the insect is prized by researchers because they have a simple, prolific reproductive cycle, making it easy to study many...