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Open forums featuring the candidates for UNM’s Executive Vice President for Health Sciences begin Thursday and Friday, July 16-17. The candidates include: Dr. Veronica T. Mallett, Dr. Elena Fuentes-Afflick, Dr. Cheryl Heaton and Dr. Douglas...

University of New Mexico School of Law’s Lora Morgan Church (Navajo) was selected recently for the 2020 Rural Summer Legal Corps Fellowship through a partnership between the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) and Equal Justice Works, which work...

Inequality. Racism. Oppression. Resistance. These are the words penetrating news media across the United States as the country wages war against systemic patterns of disparity. From peaceful protests to violent clashes, society is slowly breathing life...

Over a year ago, Tamarind Institute at The University of New Mexico invited artist Ellen Lesperance to be the 2020 Frederick Hammersley Artist in Residence. The timing seems eerily synchronistic; Lesperance creates intricate paintings based on garments...

As baby boomers continue to retire at a fast rate, local communities and business leaders struggle to fill industrial manufacturing positions; turning to The University of New Mexico’s Gallup branch to help fill the void with the development of a new...

The Provost’s Committee for Advising (PCA) seeks nominations for the Excellence in Advising for Academic Advisors and the Excellence in Advising for Integrated Advisors awards. To nominate a staff advisor in an integrated or academic unit, visit:...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, host Gene Grant celebrates the third anniversary of the show’s monthly series Our Land with environmental journalist Laura Paskus, who talks about the state’s outlook and attitudes toward the environment. Paskus also...

Can you hold a successful international scientific conference amid a global pandemic? Yes! Establishing a new tradition of collaboration and research excellence, the Virtual SynCell2020 Symposium was held online in late-May with 715 registered virtual...

After two months of around-the-clock mask making at the COSMIAC research facility south of campus, The University of New Mexico’s 3D-printed mask production for the community and medical workers involved in the COVID-19 pandemic has moved to main campus...

UNM Staff Council is kicking off a webinar series devoted to educating staff on issues of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. The quarterly discussions will focus on topics including combatting racism and will take place during the Staff Council Brown Bag...