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An Albuquerque apartment hiding a dark secret and a young teacher running from her past are at the center of a novella written by UNM alumnus Victoriano Cardenas.

The University of New Mexico is ranked No. 52 on the recently released Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents in 2025, a list published by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

Diana Gamba, an assistant professor of biology at The University of New Mexico, brings extensive international research experience from Colombia to the Andes, has been selected as the herbarium curator for UNM’s Museum of Southwestern...

This week, New Mexico in Focus catches up to some of the biggest recent headlines with the local journalists who broke and kept an eye on those stories.

Julia Fulghum has held a variety of positions at The University of New Mexico during her over 20-year tenure here. A professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, she has been a faculty member in two separate colleges. She served as an...

Schistosomiasis (shis-tō-sō-my-uh-sis) is one of the world’s most prevalent neglected tropical diseases, currently infecting over 200 million people, mostly residing in Africa. This disease, caused by parasitic worms living in the human blood, has also...

The Center for Teaching and Learning, in partnership with the Faculty Senate Teaching Enhancement Committee, invites faculty from across UNM’s Albuquerque and branch campuses to come together for two days of conversation, learning and connection at...

For Michelle Coons, leadership has never been about a single title — it has been about adaptability, relationships and understanding people. Coons, Executive Director at WaFd Bank and previous NM Regional President at WaFD, graduated...

For decades, working mothers have been judged by a quiet assumption: that caregiving makes them less committed employees. In many workplaces, unconscious bias continues to shape how working parents—particularly mothers—are perceived.

Warigia Bowman, a University of New Mexico School of Law professor and affiliated faculty member in the Africana Studies department, was recently recognized as part of African American Day at the Legislature, in observance of Black...