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Young people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender can face hard times after coming out. On this week’s New Mexico in Focus, producer Sarah Gustavus talks with a student and local leaders about what is being done to address these issues and protect students in New Mexico.

The University of New Mexico notified students and parents recently of the final New Mexico Lottery Scholarship amounts available for 2015-16. The awards still won’t meet 100 percent of tuition, but with enrollment numbers for the coming semester low and fewer students meeting the eligibility requirement of 15 credit hours, UNM students receiving the scholarship can expect to have approximately 93 percent of their tuition paid.

Sudden cardiac arrest kills more than 400,000 people in the U.S. every year. Surprisingly, 9,000 of those are under the age of 18. Many of these deaths could have been prevented if those close by had been trained...

UNM Press author Juan Felipe Herrera was appointed Poet Laureate by Librarian of Congress James H. Billington today. Herrera will be the 21st Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2015–2016. The nation’s first Latino poet to hold the position, Herrera...

UNM’s Center for Water and the Environment recently hosted an awards ceremony recently for high school students. The students received awards from Brig. Gen. Mark Toy, commander of the South Pacific Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Thirteen nursing students at the University of New Mexico-Gallup received their Nursing pins recently. Joined by families and friends, they recited the Florence Nightingale pledge and celebrated the completion of their course of study. Families were called on to present the pins to the students, and everyone enjoyed a post-ceremony celebration.

The University of New Mexico Information Architects Group is offering two innovative classes this summer specifically designed for UNM staff. Modern Web Development is geared for web designers, content editors and other professionals with aspirations ...

Eighty days after the New Mexico Legislature adjourned sine die, ending its regular session, legislators were back in the roundhouse in a special session called by Gov. Susana Martinez to complete some unfinished business on Monday. The legislature ...

The University of New Mexico Parking & Transportation (PATS) department is conducting maintenance and repairs to “A” Lot Monday, June 8 through Friday, June 12.

Andy Martinez, a groundskeeper at UNM-Gallup, has a passion for making children happy. When he noticed kids walking around his neighborhood, he wondered why they weren’t on bikes. He fondly recalled his own youth where he’d always had a bicycle, although...