Inside UNM

Starting this June, the majority of Johnson Center on main campus will be closed until early spring 2020 for major renovations and expansions.  “A lot of thoughts and opinions went into planning this project,” said Jim Todd, recreational services...

The UNM North Golf Course has been coined as a hidden gem—Albuquerque’s Central Park. Built in the 1940s, the 79-acre — now nine-hole course — was known for its beauty and tree lined galleries. But, what was once new, had become old and decisions had to...

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...

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...

Netflix has just released season 2 of 13 Reasons Why, the controversial show that made headlines last year – and some psychiatrists are very worried about the impact it will have on New Mexico teens. The show, about a teenager girl who commits suicide...

The University of New Mexico’s Department of Civil Engineering now has a new name: the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering. The name change was approved by the UNM Faculty Senate in late April. Mahmoud Taha, department chair...

When Rob Burford first got involved in Staff Council, it was because he saw a need for strong, fair leadership for campus employees. Now, five years later, the UNM Clery Act Compliance Officer is in the prime position to provide that, as he takes over as...