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The University Libraries Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections recently announced the addition of A Book of Cranes to its permanent collection. This collaborative masterpiece brings together 12 New Mexico poets and artists to capture the...

This week, New Mexico in Focus looks back on some of the key stories of the last few months that will have lingering impacts around the state.  Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus speaks with Mario Atencio, whose family lives on the eastern Navajo...

Jesse Alemán, Interim Dean of Graduate Studies, has been named the 2023-2024 Mellon Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the American Antiquarian Society (AAS) in Worcester, Mass. He will be the senior fellow in residence at the AAS, where he will...

University of New Mexico Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs James Holloway has named interim deans across several areas including the Honors College, University College and Graduate Studies. The interim dean appointments include...

For centuries, nomadic pastoralists have been moving their livestock with the seasons between camps at the headwaters of the Yenisei River in Tuva in Russia and northern Mongolia. In new research, Adjunct Associate Professor of Anthropology at The...

The University of New Mexico-Gallup has hired an employee who has worked for the branch campus for 17 years as the new dean of instruction effective July 1, 2023. John Zimmerman, the chair of the UNM-Gallup Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences...

A faculty member from The University of New Mexico Department of Nuclear Engineering is the lead on two grants from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy University Programs that total more than $1 million. Eric Lang, an assistant professor of...

The University of New Mexico Art Museum (UNMAM) newest exhibition Pelton & Jonson: The Transcendent 1930s showcases works from the museum’s collection to illustrate the aesthetic achievements and personal connections between American painters Agnes...

This summer, University Communication & Marketing is getting outside, and hitting the road with its  newest series: "Adventure Abound at UNM." We will explore the Outdoor Adventure Center, a unique UNM amenity with biking, getaways, classes, and...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and The Line Opinion Panel react to the 7-2 U.S. Supreme Court decision preserving a system that gives preference to Native Americans in adoption and foster care proceedings related to Native children. Then,...