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‘Lobo Fever' theme for 2010The University of New Mexico will celebrate its 86th annual homecoming, Sept. 28 - Oct. 2, when leisure suits and platform shoes return with the theme, ‘Lobo Fever." The weeklong celebration will feature more than 50 separate ...

By Helen Gonzales, vice president, Human ResourcesSaving for retirement continues to make national headlines. Senator Jeff Bingaman introduced the Automatic IRA Act of 2010 to require employers who have 10 or more employees and do not offer a qualified ...

Faculty Forum on University GovernanceBy Vic Strasburger, Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee ChairAF&T – academic freedom and tenure – is a constitutionally designated faculty committee, composed of senior tenured faculty, which reviews and renders ...

University of New Mexico Professor Hector Torres and graduate student Stefania Gray were murdered by Gray's former boyfriend last spring. A conference, which is free and open to the public, honors them on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 27-28, beginning at 9 ...

This year as part of the 86th annual Homecoming celebration, the silent auction, which has been held exclusively for the past 16 years as part of the UNM Alumni Association's Southwest Lobo Fiesta Tailgate on gameday, will also be available online.A ...

by Frances StrongFriends, colleagues, and students of UNM Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Peter Dorato were saddened to hear of his passing on Saturday after a short illness. Dorato was 77.An emeritus professor with ECE, Dorato's commitment ...

The UNM Staff Council seeks nominations for the Gerald W. May Outstanding Staff Award, sponsored by the Office of the President and managed by Staff Council's Rewards and Recognition Committee. Nominations are due by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 5.Recipients ...

Ultra, a respected K-9 member of the UNM Police Department since 2004, will formally retire on Friday, Sept. 24, at 2 p.m. in a ceremony at the University Police office in Hokona Hall. Ultra and his handler Sgt. Eric Miller are a familiar site to crowds ...

Towards the end of the last glacial period about 19,000 years ago, a young adult died in Northern Spain. It is not known whether El Miron Cave was the original place of death, but at some point the bones were stained with red ochre, possibly placed in an ...

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Resource Center at the University of New Mexico serves people of all genders and sexual orientations through training, education, support and advocacy. The center opened in August 2010. Visit the ...