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The Grand Canyon is one of the supreme geologic laboratories on Earth and, after about 140 years of geologic investigation, one might think that its secrets have been mostly resolved. This is especially true of the flat-lying layered rocks that are so...

Advocates say humanizing people on the streets helps address other concerns for the health and well-being of people who are experiencing instability in their housing. This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Antonia Gonzales leads a conversation...

Pathologist Favia Dubyk is petite. Her blue lab coat hangs off of her 5-foot-2-inch frame as her gloved hands delicately work splicing critical samples of tissue onto microscope slides. Her face is accentuated by big, beautiful dark eyes, which beam...

Now a national celebration full of rainbow colors and vibrant expressions of humanity, the history of Pride Month is rooted in the weight of the Stonewall riots of June 28, 1969. The following year, on the anniversary of the riots, marked the first Gay...

For the third year in a row, The University of New Mexico will have a team competing in the national Solar Splash solar boat competition June 5-9 in Springfield, Ohio. Cameron Pouncey UNM’s team, made up of students from the departments of Mechanical...

Imagine leaving your home to go on a walk around the block, a familiar path you’ve walked many times. After a few steps into your walk, you look around and begin to feel like you don’t know where you are - nothing looks familiar. For aging adults,...

Ten scientists at the University of New Mexico were recently selected for the 2018 Women in STEM awards. Their work on eight separate projects includes research on smart grass that could generate energy, the effects of head injuries in professional...

Patrick Schaefer, executive director of the Hunt Institute for Global Competitiveness at the University of Texas at El Paso, has been selected for the 2018 Zhi-Xing China Eisenhower Fellowship (EF) Program. Schaefer is one of nine individuals selected...

The University of New Mexico School of Engineering will be a partner for the 2018 Sandia National Laboratories’ Nonlinear Mechanics and Dynamics (NOMAD) Summer Research Institute. The summer program, which brings together graduate students and...

To many in New Mexico, Memorial Day is the unofficial beginning of summer and all of the festivities that entails. The upcoming long weekend is loaded with backyard barbecues, camping trips and picnics. The New Mexico Poison and Drug Information Center...