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A crowd of more than 300 flooded Keller Hall recently to hear 2006 Nobel Prize winner John C. Mather speak on the James Webb Space Telescope and the principles of its operation. If all goes according to plan, said Mather, this uniquely powerful ...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Gwyneth Doland continues the series of one-on-one interviews with candidates competing in November’s general election. NMiF welcomes New Mexico congressional District 1 Representative Michelle Lujan Grish

UNM's Student Organization for Latin American Studies (SOLAS) hosts a concert and lecture featuring Karla Lara on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. Lara is on the road in support of her "Respect, Dignity and Resistance Tour 2014." The free concert, ...

With SATs, GPAs, campus tours and recruitment fairs, so much effort is spent on getting into college, but what isn’t so frequently addressed is getting out. The business of a University encompasses the entire continuum of learning, not just of ...

At a time when the state is facing a severe shortage of health care professionals, the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (HSC) has run out of classroom space. The General Obligation Bond (GO Bond) election on Nov. 4 seeks to address the ...

University of New Mexico alumna Margarita Chavez has been selected as a 2014-15 Health Graduate Fellow by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) and helped lead a panel discussion at the institute’s recent conference in Washington D.C.

The University of New Mexico Latin American & Iberian Institute celebrates its 35th anniversary on Friday, Oct. 24 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, Salon Ortega, 1701 4th St. SW.  The evening includes historical reflections, ...

It began as an experiment. New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) Pollution Prevention Program manager Jill Turner had federal grant money she could use to provide technical assistance to utilities and businesses.Shortly thereafter, Turner began talk

It’s lightning! The University of New Mexico hosts its first Lightning Lounge titled "Flora, Fauna and Facebook" on Thursday, Oct. 23. Additional Lightning Lounge events are scheduled for Nov. 13 and Dec. 10. Each will be held at the Facutly-Staff ...

Student Health & Counseling (SHAC) and UNM Hospitals will partner to offer free flu shots to the UNM students, staff and faculty in October and November. Flu vaccine will be offered to anyone 18 years old or older on Tuesday-Wednesday, Oct. 21-22 and ...