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The University of New Mexico helps to feed the hungry with its Lobo Food Pantry, a program that offers students in need free groceries donated by the Road Runner Food Bank (RRFB) of New Mexico. On Friday, June 24, from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. or while supplies...

On this week’s episode of New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Gwyneth Doland leads a discussion about mental health and access to firearms asking if people with mental illness should have limited access to guns. Doland will talk with Dr. Dan Duhigg, a...

The University of New Mexico School of Architecture & Planning recently hosted a group of architecture students from Anáhuac University in Mexico City. They participated in a two-week program during which they traveled cultural and historic sites in...

For about a month every other year, graduate students from across the United States come to The University of New Mexico to learn about thousand-year-old manuscripts from the other side of the world. The class, Paleography & Codicology: A Seminar in...

Based on median age, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today which counties in New Mexico had the oldest populations and which had the youngest. The U.S. median age ticked up from 37.6 on July 1, 2014, to 37.7 on July 1, 2015. The N.M. median age ticked...

The University of New Mexico’s Solar Splash team was pleased with its performance in its first year competing in the national solar boat competition. Solar Splash is an international intercollegiate solar / electric boat regatta that takes place over...

The use of medical marijuana for millions of patients suffering from a wide range of health conditions and the subsequent therapeutic benefits has long been documented. Twenty-three states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam, have determined...

Albuquerque Business First annually selects 40 honorees for its annual 40 Under 40 list. This year, five of the 40 chosen came from the University of New Mexico. UNM’s honorees include: director and research assistant professor at UNM’s Center for...

It was named by USA Today as one of the top-10 writers’ conferences in the United States and for the past 17 years, it has been held in Taos, N.M. However, this year, the Summer Writers' Conference has moved to Santa Fe and renamed, The University of...

The nomination form for the Jim Davis Staff Council Award for Meritorious Service Award is now available for those who want to recognize the significant contributions of and individual to the Staff Council. The award was established in 1999, and is...