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NASA scientists opened an untouched rock and soil sample from the Moon returned to Earth on Apollo 17, marking the first time in more than 40 years a pristine sample of rock and regolith from the Apollo era has been opened. It sets the stage for...

The University of New Mexico School of Engineering celebrates its 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award winners at a Nov. 7 dinner at Embassy Suites in Albuquerque. Honorees are from each of the School’s six departments and one young alumnus, which can be...

Nearly 40 percent of incoming students at The University of New Mexico identify as being the first in their family to go college. For many first-generation students, being the 'first' is a dream come true.  Despite the excitement, being a trailblazer...

Today, UNM President Garnett S. Stokes sent a letter to the campus community announcing the retirement plans of long-time Chancellor of Health Sciences, Dr. Paul Roth, who will transition back to an area that has been his passion for the past 40 years -...

This week, New Mexico in Focus interviews Thomas Saenz, the national president of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF). Saenz has been a key figure in the Martínez/Yazzie v. State of New Mexico lawsuit, the case that is...

The UNM Student Activities Center hosts the 12th Annual 'Lobo’s Got Talent' show on Friday, Nov. 8 starting at 7 p.m. in the Student Union Building Ballrooms A and B. Lobo’s Got Talent was designed to showcase UNM Students and show the community what...

Family, friends and colleagues will come together Sunday, Nov. 10 to celebrate the life of UNM Professor Ruth Trinidad Galván. At a young age, Galván and her four younger siblings, Esmeralda, Teodoro, Juan Carlos and Abraham moved to Los Angeles,...

Chances are, if you think of Native American arts, the Navajo rug comes to mind. Every rug is a unique work of art that starts with raising the sheep and goats for wool, which is then shorn, carded, spun, dyed, and finally woven, all by hand, into a rug...

For the first time on campus students in recovery or seeking recovery from substance abuse and other addictions have an official meeting space to help them in their journey. “Hopefully, one day, we will expand programming to really serve everyone."...

It’s a long-standing tradition that The University of New Mexico celebrates and honors its veterans, military service members and their families. This Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11, the Veteran & Military Resource Center and Student Veterans of UNM –...