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A faculty member advocating the rights of undocumented students, a university staffer reminding the campus community of the necessity of kindness and a student committed to furthering the rights of marginalized and troubled youth – these are just a few...

Seven alumni from The University of New Mexico School of Engineering (SOE) were honored with Distinguished Alumni Awards at a ceremony Nov. 2 at Embassy Suites in Albuquerque. The theme of this year’s event was “A Celebration of Our Student Stars, Past...

It’s the time of year where cooler temperatures and shorter days prompt New Mexicans to get creative with their outdoor activities. Now that daylight saving is over, The University of New Mexico (UNM) Golf Courses will be operating under lower, off-peak...

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a private investigator, investigating everything from internet stalkers to missing persons? Meet “Jessamyn Jones” a.k.a. Jessamyn Lovell, senior lecturer and visual artist at The University of New Mexico’s...

The UNM Alumni Association in partnership with UNM School of Medicine is inviting Lobo alumni and community members to the Lobo Living Room: Live Longer, Be Happy—Protect Your Heart. The event starts at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16 at the Domenici...

The University of New Mexico Board of Regents has unanimously selected Garnett S. Stokes as its 23rd president. Stokes, 61, will succeed Interim President Chaouki Abdallah, who has served in the role since the beginning of 2017. Stokes will take office...

Martin Pfeiffer, or Marty as he prefers to be called, knows his way around our state’s nuclear fallout site—he’s dug through the debris left behind in this remote part of the desert. You could call him curious, but the fact is, as Ph.D. student in...

Elizabeth Ferry presents the XLII Journal of Anthropological Research (JAR) Distinguished Lecture, “Glitter, Grit and Graphics: How do the gold and gold market look from the perspective of a historic Mexican mining city,” on Thursday, Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m....

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Correspondent Antonia Gonzales and Producer Sarah Gustavus travel to the Navajo Nation for the series “Reconnecting with a Healthy Lifestyle.” They explore what’s being done to fight diabetes and obesity by reducing...

The Division of Student Affairs and the BeKind UNM team are collecting new toys from now through Friday, Dec. 1 for Los Ojos de la Familia's annual holiday basket drive to help those in need. Every year, Los Ojos de la Familia brings joy to over 300...