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Professors Olga Perez Flora and James “Jamie” Flora are new faculty members in The University of New Mexico music department teaching and it’s no coincidence they share the same last name. They are a married and musical couple. Olga is an assistant...

In the fall of 2019, a group of researchers from Google released a paper boldly claiming that the company had achieved “quantum supremacy,” or the use of a quantum system to perform calculations that would be practically impossible using classical...

It’s been more than 50 years since the Apollo missions, and in that time, chemical analyses of the recovered lunar materials have revolutionized our understanding of planetary materials. One of the major findings as a result of this research is the...

A University of New Mexico graduate student has shattered the fastest known time for a self-supported hike by a female on the 485-mile Colorado Trail. Mikaela Osler is a second-year MFA student studying creative nonfiction in the Department of English...

Assistant Professor Paulo Dutra of The University of New Mexico Department of Spanish and Portuguese is a 2020 semifinalist for the highly prestigious Prêmio Oceanos, the Oceanos Prize for Literature in the Portuguese Language. His book, Abliteraçōes,...

The National Science Foundation has awarded researchers at New Mexico Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NM EPSCoR), The University of New Mexico (UNM) and partner institutions a total of $739,619 in research grants to address the...

University of New Mexico President Garnett S. Stokes and Provost James Holloway are featured speakers at a town hall on Tuesday, Sept. 8 focused on strengthening the national foundation for advanced modeling and simulations (M&S) at HBCUs/MIs. Hosted by...

The goal seemed unattainable for most; gain access and interview a handful of NBA players for a dissertation. A University of New Mexico doctoral graduate did better than that as he aimed to illustrate the importance of mentorship, but most importantly,...

Dr. David Scrase, cabinet secretary for the Human Services Department, knows that as the Labor Day weekend approaches, New Mexicans will want to gather and may be tempted to flout public health rules on masking and social distancing. NMiF producer Matt...

UNM University Libraries (UL) is re-opening in a limited way, in order to maintain safe and health COVID-19 practices.  Library buildings will reopen to the UNM Community on Tuesday, Sept. 8. A current Lobo Card will be required to enter.   Zimmerman...