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The U.S. Department of Education announced The University of New Mexico's Student Support Services (SSS) TRIO program is one of 15 programs at colleges across the state to receive grant funding to help provide academic and other support to low-income,...

A new scholarship program has been developed to encourage first time students to begin their college journey at The University of New Mexico Los Alamos branch campus. The UNM-LA Start Here Scholarship is open to incoming first-time students to help...

A virtual welcome is not the typical greeting University officials normally plan for when welcoming incoming freshmen to The University of New Mexico, but that’s what it’ll be for students entering UNM in the fall of 2020 in the midst of a pandemic. New...

Nathan Jackson, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at UNM, is the sole principal investigator for a project called “Development of Multifunctional Flexible Piezoelectric Materials for MEMS.” The three-year project began July 31. The...

The U.S. Department of Education recently released its long-awaited Title IX Final Rule. Compared to the Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) that was published in 2018, the new regulations have more than 50 substantive changes, meaning UNM has a lot of...

This is the last month UNM faculty and staff can subscribe to the 2020-2021 Popejoy Presents season in Popejoy Hall at half price and secure their seats for Hamilton. Broadway in New Mexico subscribers are guaranteed seats to Hamilton, which has been a...

The University of New Mexico is part of a team that was recently awarded a $2.5 million award from the Department of Energy to lower automobile manufacturing costs by modifying the composition of catalytic converters. The project, led by Washington...

From the moment the first African slaves were brought to the shores of Virginia and sold to the colonists there in 1619, the battle for education for African-Americans has been hard-fought and often cruel. As the groundbreaking New York Times 1619 series...

The University of New Mexico's Division for Equity and Inclusion (DEI) welcomes several new additions to the staff for the FY21 academic year. Professors Nancy López and Elizabeth Quay Hutchison will join DEI as Associate Vice Presidents while Mónica...

A University of New Mexico research center has recently been awarded a $19 million award to conduct communications, positioning, navigation and timing projects, which have been deemed a priority to the U.S. Space Force and other military and governmental...