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To improve the safeguards that protect sensitive financial data from cyber threats, Multi-factor Authentication (MFA), also known as two-factor authentication, will be added to the Bursar Account Suite, commonly known as TouchNet, on May 18. Many...

The answer to a topic of debate among researchers about the anatomy of our ancient human ancestors may lie in the quirky life of a wealthy New York socialite who raised a chimpanzee named Suzy to live like a human child in the 1930s.

The University of New Mexico has joined the City of Albuquerque’s “Wi-Fi on Wheels” program, an initiative designed to offer free internet access at various parking lots across the city in an effort to help those without internet access during the...

University of New Mexico President Garnett S. Stokes, in consultation with University leadership, announced on Monday an extension of the institution’s current limited operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic from May 18 to June 1. UNM moved to limited...

The University of New Mexico’s Children’s Campus Director, Daniela Baca, has been appointed to serve on the state’s newly-formed COVID-Safe Practices (CSP) subcommittee for Early Childhood.  Daniela Baca Cabinet Secretary for the Early Childhood...

University of New Mexico School of Law Professor Clifford Villa and UNM SOL Professor Emeritus Eileen Gauna are adding to growing influence of the School of Law’s Natural Resources and Environmental Law Program (NREL) with the release of the third...

University of New Mexico Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs James Holloway has named Robert Alexander González as dean of the School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P) effective July 1, 2020. “I am excited to bring Robert...

Three current Ph.D. students and two recent graduates from The University of New Mexico have been selected for the prestigious Fulbright Awards this year. The 2020 awardees from UNM are Carter Barnwell, Laura Steele, Martin Watkins, Jacqueline Hirsh...

The University of New Mexico’s Division for Equity and Inclusion (DEI), along with the Black Faculty Alliance (BFA) and University Libraries, hosts a virtual Town Hall titled Combating Anti-Blackness at UNM on Tuesday, May 12 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on...

The Udall Foundation recently announced the 2020 Udall Scholars and three students from The University of New Mexico were recognized.  Jakeem Paul was awarded the scholarship, and is one of fifty-five scholars selected from 429 applicants...