Health Sciences Center

The next meeting of The University of New Mexico's Health Sciences Book Club features Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skills by Mattieu Ricard on Thursday, Sept. 28. The HSC book club meets on the fourth Thursday of the month in...

The University of New Mexico's Health Sciences Book Club will discuss Devils Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea on Thursday, Aug. 24. In May 2001, a group of men attempted to cross the Mexican border into the desert of southern Arizona, through the deadliest...

On a weekend in May – and again in October – dozens of volunteers gather at trailheads on the north and south rims of the Grand Canyon to engage hikers embarking on the arduous rim-to-rim traverse.  It’s not for the faint of heart. The trip covers 24...

The University of New Mexico’s Health Sciences Center Book Club meets again Thursday, July 27 to discuss the book Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Sklotts. The HSC book club meets on the fourth Thursday of the month in the Dean’s Large...

Before the advent of fetal surgery, operations took place after birth. Today, with innovative intrauterine procedures, surgeons are able to operate while the fetus is still in the womb. The ability to treat birth defects, such as spina bifida, in utero...

The University of New Mexico’s Health Sciences Center Book Club discusses Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness, a book by Elyn Saks on Thursday, June 22 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Dean’s Large Conference Room on the first floor of Fitz Hall on...

The University of New Mexico’s Summer Institute in Community Based Participatory Research for Health, hosts a presentation titled, Uneven Power Relations, the Built Environment, and Policy Tools for Community Based Participatory Research, on Friday, June...

As a UNM transfer student back in the 1980's, Bridgette Wagner Jones ventured off to New York City, never finishing her degree. Years later, she made her way back to New Mexico and has been a UNM staff member for nearly 20 years.

As an undocumented student, Estefania Montanez came to UNM to  advocate for other underrepresented students. Now, she is graduating with a B.S. in Psychology and has already accepted a full ride scholarship to become a doctor at the UNM School of...

The University of New Mexico’s Health Sciences Center Book Club talks about Flight Behavior, a book by Barbara Kingsolver on Thursday, May 25. Flight Behavior is a book that discusses a timely and controversial topic – climate change.  The HSC book club...