News Archive

In backyards around the country, grill masters are dusting off their aprons and firing up their barbecues. But as the summer cookout season kicks off, it’s important to remember the science behind a safe picnic.  Fortunately, the experts at The...

Long before history books recorded the American Revolution or the Civil War, a violent conflict began in the Rio Grande Valley, marking what some archeologists call America’s first war.  Anthropology Adjunct Research Professor Matthew...

This week, New Mexico in Focus explores what the end of federal oversight at the Albuquerque Police Department means for the city. On April 11, 2011, two plainclothes detectives killed 27-year-old Christopher Torres, shooting him three times in the back...

James Paul Holloway, who has been provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at The University of New Mexico since 2019, has been selected as president of the University of Toledo. The University of Toledo Board of Trustees approved the...

Extensive FBI investigation results in the homecoming of two Taos treasures by Taos Society of Artists Victor Higgins and Joseph Henry Sharp Aspens and Oklahoma Cheyenne (also known as Indian Boy in Full Dress), stolen off Harwood Museum walls in 1985....

Did you know that every May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month? During which organizations and community members come together to share and celebrate Asian and Pacific Islanders in the U.S.  According to...

Six University of New Mexico students and three faculty across departments are heading to Southern Spain for a month-long learning experience in Cordova. The Abriendo Mundos/Opening Worlds (AMOW) Study Abroad Program is designed to give students a...

Two students from The University of New Mexico School of Engineering were named recipients of competitive National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships. Mia Baca, a senior graduating with a degree in Chemical Engineering, and Abel Molinar, a...

Susana Ibarra Johnson (Ph.D.), a University of New Mexico alumna, has been named the 2025 University Bilingual Education Professor of the Year by the Association of Bilingual Education New Mexico. The award was announced at the 50th Annual Meeting of...

After a competitive nationwide search, the Division of Student Affairs announces Marty Apodaca, Beverly Bracker and Patrick Lopez as finalists for the Career Services Director position. This position will administer all aspects of career services, and...