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Faculty at the internationally-renowned UNM School of Architecture + Planning (SA+P) are being recognized for their service and contribution to the industry. Roger Schluntz, dean emeritus and SA+P professor, was recently awarded the Silver Medal for...

The UNM Gives Campaign ends this Friday, Nov. 17. The annual campaign allows the Lobo community to direct support, whether it be a financial donation or a pledge of volunteered time and talent, to programs and nonprofits of their choosing. In an effort...

This week on NMiF, correspondent Russell Contreras sits down with cartoonist and writer Lalo Alcaraz. They discuss Alcaraz’s work as a cultural consultant on the new film “Coco” and how he sees his role as a cartoonist in the current political...

The 9th annual Navajo Rug Auction, benefitting Navajo weavers and the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, will take place Saturday, Nov. 18 at the Prairie Star Restaurant in Bernalillo. More than 200 traditional and contemporary handmade rugs by weavers of...

The University of New Mexico College of Fine Arts announced recently that Friends of Music, Inc. has generously established a $500,000 endowed scholarship for students attending the Department of Music. The Friends of Music/Marian Ausherman Chavez...

One of the most widely used systems on campus is getting a complete overhaul – including a fresh look, more streamlined user interfaces and easier processes. Many people on The University of New Mexico campus are unfamiliar with the Banner system, even...

What do poop, cancer and snails have in common? They are the topics of the three winners of the LoboBITES competition, held Nov. 8 as part of the Shared Knowledge Conference. 1st place James Fluke Characterization of Bacterial Impairment along the Rio...

The UNM Arts Entrepreneurship student organization is hosting its first juried art exhibition, Lux & Umbra, in January 2018 at the CFA Downtown Studio. Students and anyone from the community is invited to submit their work. The theme of the exhibition...

Sandra Biedron, a research professor in The University of New Mexico’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), was chosen to receive the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ (IEEE) Particle Accelerator Science and...

Living abroad is an opportunity to get outside of your comfort zone—learn what it means to adapt and live in another culture where norms and values are different from your own. Understanding these boundaries was a huge lesson for UNM junior Brooke...