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The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has announced the election of University of New Mexico Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Research Professor of Physics and Astronomy Carlton Caves as a member. This prestigious honor is one of the highest...

University of New Mexico Master’s of Fine Arts candidate Robbin Bates installed her thesis exhibition on March 16, her artist talk was scheduled for March 25, and a reception for March 27. In the end, only four people saw her exhibition before COVID-19...

The COVID-19 shutdown has brought about its fair-share of negative news. However, a group of students at The University of New Mexico decided they were not going to sit around, and let the negativity pile up. They were going to do something about...

The history of the Earth and of life on Earth is written in sedimentary rock layers. To understand the history, you must understand the rocks. Sedimentary rock layers of 541- 485 million years old, from the Cambrian Period, provide a record of incredible...

The University of New Mexico will reopen both of the University’s golf courses, The UNM Championship Golf Course and the UNM North Golf Course, with limited operations on Saturday, May 2 following new guidelines issued by the New Mexico Department of...

Now more than ever, Lobos are coming together to give back. Lobos can unite their effort globally by participating in #GivingTuesdayNow on May 5. Giving Tuesday typically follows Thanksgiving as an effort to signify the beginning of the charitable...

With more than 96,000 food service jobs, the restaurant industry makes up about 11 percent of employment in New Mexico. Recent statewide orders mandating restaurants limit their service to curbside or delivery have many food service staff jobless – a...

This week on New Mexico in Focus correspondent Megan Kamerick talks with researchers at The University of New Mexico who are among hundreds of scientists around the world working to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus that has led to the death of...

Summer is coming and while many students at The University of New Mexico are busy making their plans to complete coursework to graduate, there are others who are planning their summer, which for many, includes taking classes during summer sessions in an...

University of New Mexico faculty and students are adjusting to a whole new reality of remote learning this semester, and some Lobos are having a little fun with each class project. “Half of these projects are group work,” Assistant Professor Andisheh...