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This week on New Mexico in Focus, producer Sarah Gustavus talks with community members who are directly affected by President Trump’s executive order on immigrants and refugees. They look at how the order is impacting families here in New Mexico and how local advocates are responding.

Nearly 30 UNM departments and dozens of students headed to Santa Fe for UNM Day at the Roundhouse. Lobos spent the day showcasing the greatness and depth of the university to our local government.

A Civil War History of the New Mexico Volunteers and Militia, by leading Civil War historian Jerry D. Thompson, won the 2016 A. M. Pate, Jr. Award in Civil War History from the Fort Worth Civil War Round Table this month. The award, which includes a...

Mortar Board Senior Honor Society is accepting applications for the 2017-2018 class. Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10 to the Student Activities Center, SUB Room 1018. Mortar Board is an active honor society of college seniors that...

The University of New Mexico’s Employee Health Promotion (EHP) has partnered with HealthyWage to offer the chance to win cash for losing weight in the 2nd Annual New Mexico Jackpot Weight-Loss Challenge. The challenge, which begins Monday, Feb. 6 and...

A new endowed fund, established by two local optometrists, will help support the most urgent needs in The University of New Mexico Department of Biology. The Dr. William Jones & Dr. Siu Wong Biology Urgent Needs Endowed Fund will provide a scholarship...

The University of New Mexico’s Office of Career Services presents Career Expo 2017 on Tuesday, Feb. 7 from 9  a.m. – 3 p.m. in the SUB Ballrooms. The Career Expo 2017 is open to UNM students, alumni and community members. The Career Expo 2017 is...

José M. Cerrato, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at The University of New Mexico, just received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award for his collaborative work with Native...

Julian Vigil is a point of pride for the Lobo pack. The Chemical Engineering senior was just named as one of the elite Churchill Scholars. The Churchill Scholarship was set up at...

After a 2012 trip to Germany shed light on the history of her discipline, University of New Mexico Senior Lecturer Lisa Whalen knew she wanted to share a similar experience with her chemistry students. Now, more than four years later, Whalen, along with another UNM professor, is getting ready to take a group of undergrads to the other side of the world as part of a rare and unique learning experience.