Inside UNM

On this week's edition of "New Mexico in Focus", the weekly news and public affairs series from New Mexico PBS, the conversation is about the future of Spaceport America near Alamogordo. The programs air Friday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. on New Mexico PBS 5.1 and ...

On Monday, Feb. 4 at 11:02 a.m., the University of New Mexico will conduct a test of its emergency notification systems. The test will include all parts of the University's warning systems including sirens, e-mail, text messaging, social media page ...

Peace Talks Radio premiered as a monthly program on KUNM, 89.9 FM, in January 2003. To mark the 10th anniversary, they recently presented a program of engaging and inspiring clips from episodes featured on Peace Talks Radio in the last ten years. Among ...

Dr. Terry K. Crowe, occupational therapy professor in the School of Medicine, has been selected for a Fulbright Specialists project in Global Health. She will work with the Occupational Therapy (OT) Department at Riga Stradins University ...

The University of New Mexico will host two finalists for the position of director of the Global Education Office (GEO). This position will oversee the various functions of GEO including Study Abroad, International Admissions, International Student & ...

The UNM Recreational Services Department, which oversees Johnson Center, will maintain regular business hours after it began a move to reduce hours to make up for a budget shortfall spurred by the recent minimum wage increase. When the department created ...

Call it ERB boot camp. Legislators on the House and Senate education committees got a comprehensive briefing on education pensions and solvency issues at this morning's joint session. What we didnt hear was debate on any of the pension solvency ...

The House is working today, scheduling a 10 a.m. floor session. The Senate will reconvene again on Monday at 11 a.m. However, Senate Education will meet in joint session with House Education at 8 a.m. on Friday to learn about the ERB solvency proposal. ...

The solvency proposal for education retirement that was crafted over many months by Education Retirement Board stakeholder groups has passed its first committee hearing of the 2013 legislative session by a 5-4 vote.HB 64, sponsored by Rep. Mimi Stewart ...

Pension solvency will be on committee agendas for the next several days:House Labor will hear H 64, Rep. Stewart's ERB stakeholder proposal - Thursday, Jan. 24, at 1:30 p.m. in Rm. 305.House Education and Senate Education will jointly hear ERB and PERA ...