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With thousands of employees, The University of New Mexico bids farewell to several dozen employees a year through retirement. Though their roles are no less important, many of these workers’ exits go unnoticed outside their immediate workgroup or area of...

Rebecca Nez, a sophomore Regents' Scholar and a member of the Navajo Nation, has been selected as a 2025 Udall Scholar. The prestigious national award, administered by the Udall Foundation, honors students committed to leadership and public service in...

For Mark Freeland, graduating with his bachelor's degree is a lifelong dream he will soon realize. In just two years, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in liberal arts, two minors in communication and political science and a certificate in honors...

Three individuals will receive honorary doctorates at The University of New Mexico spring 2025 undergraduate commencement ceremony on May 17. Honorary degrees are awarded to recognize individuals’ contributions to a specific field or to society in...

UNM-Taos Massage Therapy Program Director Susan Myers has been awarded the 2025 Meritorious Award by the American Massage Therapy Association–New Mexico Chapter, a recognition given to one standout member in the state each year for exceptional volunteer...

While other 8-year-old kids played at the park with their parents, Diana Martinez-Nava had other responsibilities.  Before fully learning how to read and write herself, she was in charge of interpreting for her father and mother during their medical...

When Kamyrn Zachek began as a freshman at UNM, there’s a good chance that she may have expected to find a faculty mentor. However, this economics and philosophy student might not have guessed that that mentor would be in a completely different field:...

The University of New Mexico Libraries is honored to announce the receipt of a remarkable gift from the estate of Antoine Predock, the internationally celebrated architect and UNM alumnus who died last year. Valued at over $7 million, this donation...

Manali Girish Narkhede is driven by a passion for creativity and innovation. Born in India, she grew up watching her father work as an electrical engineer for the state government and was raised with the values of integrity, humility and service. From a...

Evany Lopez, an art history major, is the winner of this year’s UNM Excellence in Undergraduate Arts Research Award. Lopez is also a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow.