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This week on New Mexico in Focus, beyond mineral extraction and film production, how can New Mexico grow its economy? Correspondent Megan Kamerick talks to Economic Development Secretary Alicia Keyes about plans to attract larger companies and nurture...

New research project aims to study interactions of boron and ribose in groundwater on Mars Does life exist beyond Earth? Human beings have pondered this question since we first gazed up at the stars. Today, planetary scientists turn to our solar system...

The entire campus community is invited to join President Garnett Stokes and her husband, Jeff, at a reception in honor of several outstanding academic leaders who have served in critical roles at UNM to advance our Flagship mission. The reception, which...

Tamarind Institute presents No Modifiers, an exhibition showcasing lithographs by University of New Mexico graduate students and professional guest artists, created in collaboration with the Tamarind Institute Printer Training Program Class of 2019. The...

After a long, thoughtful debate that included varying funding strategies, The University of New Mexico Board of Regents passed tuition, fees and a compensation plan for the upcoming 2020 fiscal year.  At a full-board meeting the Regents were presented...

Leadership changes are coming to the UNM School of Architecture and Planning (SA&P). Long-term Dean Geraldine Forbes Isais recently announced she will be stepping down and returning to the faculty. Mark Childs, SA&P professor and associate dean of...

The 2019 Jim Davis Staff Council Award for Meritorious Service has been awarded to longtime Staff Council representatives Nancy Shane and Gina Urias-Sandoval. Nancy Shane (Precinct 22) is a program evaluator in the Program Evaluation, Education and...

Established as a way to recognize the nation’s most talented students, the Goldwater Scholarship is one of the top academic honors a college student can hope to receive. Recognized for his impressive academic and research credentials, Lobo undergrad Eric...

University of New Mexico Professor Emeritus and Distinguished Professor of Spanish Enrique R. Lamadrid was recently awarded the National Prize “Enrique Anderson Imbert” 2019 of the North American Academy of the Spanish Language (ANLE). This award – the...

UNM Championship Golf Club will host a local U.S. Open qualifier on Tuesday, April 30. The 18-hole qualifier will feature 61 players competing to move along the road to Pebble Beach. This year’s qualifier in the Sun Country region will be the fourth...