Health Sciences Center

University of New Mexico researchers are studying a newly discovered hormone that releases from muscle after exercise. Irisin, named for the Greek “messenger” goddess Iris, may prevent breast cancer and boost the effects of chemotherapy drugs used in...

A reception opens a new exhibition featuring a variety of artists in the mixed-media exhibition, “Healing…For the Time Being” on Friday, Feb. 13 from 5-7 p.m. at the Jonathan Abrams, MD Art GalleryThe exhibition and reception is in the Jonathan Abrams,...

The University of New Mexico’s latest Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), Rural Health Nursing, is now open to students. This course is focused on people interested in the problems that face health care providers when resources are scarce or culturally...

The award winning film, "The House I Live In," which examines racial injustice perpetuated by United States policies, in particular the war on drugs, can be seen free on Monday, Feb. 2 at 5:30 p.m. in the Domenici Auditorium, adjacent to the medical/legal bookstore, on the UNM north campus. Light refreshments will be served.

To celebrate the University of New Mexico School of Medicine's 50th anniversary, Dr. Howard Yonas, chair of Department of Neurosurgery, will present a community lecture on Jan. 12. He will discuss fascinating new approaches UNM has developed to care for patients with complex neurological problems. The lecture will be held at Albuquerque Academy’s Simms Auditorium, 6400 Wyoming Blvd. NE, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.

New Mexico voters approved General Obligation Bonds B and C benefiting libraries, and colleges and universities statewide in Tuesday’s general election. GO Bond B will allocate $3.5 million for academic libraries, while Bond C provides $139 million in

Many Americans die from heart conditions each year. It may be in the headlines or it may happen unnoticed. In a prevention effort, the Center for Occupational Health Promotion (COEHP) announces the application process for an Automatic External ...

At a time when the state is facing a severe shortage of health care professionals, the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (HSC) has run out of classroom space. The General Obligation Bond (GO Bond) election on Nov. 4 seeks to address the ...

Student Health & Counseling (SHAC) and UNM Hospitals will partner to offer free flu shots to the UNM students, staff and faculty in October and November. Flu vaccine will be offered to anyone 18 years old or older on Tuesday-Wednesday, Oct. 21-22 and ...

The UNM Health Sciences Center (HSC), including UNM Hospitals, UNM Medical Group and the Sandoval Regional Medical Center, will move to a new email system, called HSCLink, on Monday, Oct. 6. The HSC will experience an email service outage starting at ...