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UNM’s El Centro de la Raza is collaborating with Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity, Inc. to bring a celebration of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) to campus this fall. Lobos and the campus community are invited to join in the three-day commemoration for...

After a nationwide search, Joseph Silva has been selected to be UNM’s Chief of Police, effective November 1, 2021. “At a time when the nature and face of law enforcement is under pressure to improve and progress, we are thrilled to welcome a new leader...

University of New Mexico President Garnett S. Stokes has named Nathan Bush as interim Chief Government Relations Officer effective Monday, Nov. 1, 2021. The leadership transition was prompted by the departure of Barbara Damron, who decided to return...

UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) honored 16 scholarships recipients during its fall 2021 scholarship luncheon. Among the scholarship recipients were a mother-daughter duo, Carra and Candace Webster. “Being awarded a scholarship is such an honor, but it is truly...

Dozens of people got a first look at the University of New Mexico Lobo Food Pantry’s new location on campus – a telling moment, seven years in the making, of passion and dedication to continue to meet the needs of student Lobos. Wednesday, students,...

Jacqueline (Jacque) Kocer, an UNM Anthropology doctoral student, is being honored with a  2021-22 American Fellowship by The American Association of University Women (AAUW). As one of the world’s oldest leading supporters of graduate women’s education,...

A new book, co-authored by Catherine Rhodes, assistant professor of Anthropology at The University of New Mexico, examines a town that saw a 1,000-plus percent increase in Mexican residents, rising from less than 1 percent of the population to almost a...

Louise Lamphere, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Emerita at The University of New Mexico, has been named among the Top Influential Anthropologists Today by AcademicInfluence.com. The anthropologists on this list are major contributors to the...

The University of New Mexico’s Physics and Astronomy and Interdisciplinary Science building, affectionately known as PAÍS, was recently awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Gold status, the United States Green Building Council's...

It’s that time of the year again. UNM Gives has finally announced Gary Bednorz as the winner of the 2021 Salsa Showdown. Bednorz will receive one year of free parking courtesy of UNM’s Parking and Transportation Services.   The Salsa Showdown commenced...