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The University of New Mexico celebrated the contributions of its 2024 Gerald W. May Outstanding Staff Award recipients during a ceremony in the Student Union Building. Established in 1990 by former UNM President Gerald W. May, this prestigious award...

The University of New Mexico’s Museum of Southwestern Biology, Natural Heritage New Mexico, and the New Mexico BioPark Society have announced the launch of a new website, the New Mexico Rare Arthropod Resource (NM-RARe). This site, located at...

It’s (Probably Not) Rocket Science (IPNRS), the podcast, says we may need to carve a few years off the Grand Canyon's age after the Arizona National Park was found to be younger than previously thought. This revelation challenges long-held assumptions...

Mala Htun, author and Distinguished Professor of Political Science at The University of New Mexico, died Friday after living with cancer the last few years. She was 55. Services have been set for Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 3 p.m. at Congregation Albert,...

UNM Anderson School of Management graduate student Kiana Alvarez took first place in the National Collegiate Sports Sales Championship, Corporate Partnerships division. The final round was held recently in Atlanta, Ga., and hosted by the Atlanta Hawks in...

Jason Quinn has been promoted to director of engineering after serving as NMPBS manager of broadcast technology announced Franz Joachim, general manager and CEO of New Mexico PBS, Joachim says Quinn deserves the promotion because of his...

The University of New Mexico has chosen Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects (TWBTA) and SMPC Architects as the firms that will design the new Humanities and Social Sciences facility. This partnership combines SMPC’s New Mexico-based expertise with...

The University of New Mexico hosts Carnegie Mellon University Professor Po-Shen Loh, who will deliver two special events Feb. 7-8 as part of the UNM-PNM Math Contest. Loh is a social entrepreneur and inventor, working across the spectrum of mathematics,...

Join the UNM Bookstores to learn about exciting updates on how course materials will be provided through a new Equitable Access (EA) program across campus starting in the 2025-2026 academic year.  This session, scheduled virtually for Jan. 30 from 2 – 3...

New Mexico already has an excise tax on alcohol but UNM research shows increasing that tax could lead to fewer drunk driving fatalities in the state.