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In a first of its kind event, Steve A. Darden (Diné/Navajo and Cheyenne) will share his research on Diné traditional concepts around death, the afterlife, and burials in a presentation called, “Diné/Navajo Stories about Death, the Afterlife, Grief...

Two new exhibitions at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at The University of New Mexico will highlight Native North American baskets from the museum’s collection of more than 2,700 baskets from around the world. The two new temporary exhibits,...

UNM’s role as an Adobe Creative Campus has become even more connected to the Cloud. After nearly three years, the Adobe Creative Commons opened to student, faculty and staff imaginations on the first floor of the Zimmerman Library on Nov. 9. UNM...

It will be a study they’ll hopefully never forget. UNM Professor and  Director of the Psychology Clinical Neuroscience Center in Psychology Vincent Clark is heading up new memory research in partnership with Santa Fe company NeuroGeneces, Inc.  Thanks...

The village of Zumaia, on the Basque Coast (north coast) of Spain, hosted a meeting recently (October 26-28, 2022) of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), the 60th anniversary of the IUGS, with representatives from over 40 counties. The...

It’s a full week to celebrate and recognize the land we stand on in New Mexico and beyond. In conjunction with the national Geography Awareness Week, Nov. 14-18 and Geographic Information System (GIS) Day, Nov. 16, The University of New Mexico’s...

Protecting an endangered language is just as consequential as safeguarding animals on the verge of extinction. The Navajo language faces threats to its vitality just as imperiled animals do. Like protecting the planet, preserving a language, and the...

The University of New Mexico recently initiated the planning process for its new, updated Integrated Campus Plan (ICP), and is looking for feedback and ideas from the campus community. The ICP will replace the 2009 Master Plan and address all UNM...

Forty-two percent of people say they can’t work out because they don’t have the time, according to a 2019 poll. Seventy percent in another poll said they don’t have a routine that works for them. Another reported 15 percent of people are just not happy...

UNM Communication & Journalism Professor and health scholar Tamar Ginossar has just received a prestigious career award for her extensive public health communication work. The American Public Health Association (APHA) is presenting Ginossar with the...