Government Relations

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) visited the Office of Medical Investigator (OMI) at The University of New Mexico last week to see the work being done by forensic anthropologist Heather Edgar and her team to improve the identification of Native American...

The 2021 session of the New Mexico Legislature begins soon and The University of New Mexico has developed its legislative priorities for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) while being mindful of the continued pandemic and its impact on the state budget. The session...

The UNM Libraries Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections (CSWR) will soon receive the congressional papers, photographs, audiovisual materials, digital files and memorabilia of New Mexico Senator Tom Udall. Following a distinguished...

Every two years, New Mexicans have the opportunity to take to the voting booth and approve funding that goes towards higher education through General Obligation Bonds. This year, the ballot will feature GO Bond C for Higher Education to help provide New...

The state’s flagship university is working with the New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency to get face shields and masks to frontline workers battling COVID-19. "The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented event that truly calls for all...

Hundreds of Lobos packed the Roundhouse in Santa Fe for the annual UNM Day at the Legislature.  Schools, departments and programs decked out tables in cherry and silver, showing off all the opportunities offered to students at The University of New...

UNM departments, schools and colleges will soon paint the Roundhouse cherry for the annual UNM Day at the Legislature. Every year, a variety of departments, faculty, staff and students travel to Santa Fe to fill the Rotunda with tables and displays,...

The 2020 session of the NM Legislature begins soon and UNM has been hard at work identifying this year’s legislative priorities. The state's abbreviated legislative sessions in even numbered years typically focus on state finances and a handful of policy...

University of New Mexico President Garnett S. Stokes has named Connie Beimer as interim vice president of Alumni Relations effective Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. The leadership change was prompted by the departure of Dana Allen, who recently accepted a...