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Cynthia Rooney has been appointed to serve as the full-time interim executive director of the UNM Los Alamos campus announced by Provost Chaouki Abdallah. Rooney, who is currently the dean of Instruction at UNM-Los Alamos, begins her new duties on Aug. 1.

The Center for Voting, Elections and Democracy at the University of New Mexico announced the release of a report examining the Bernalillo County Clerk’s office administration of the November 2014 general election in Bernalillo County from early voting to election day.

The University of New Mexico is one of 13 colleges across the state to receive a grant that will fund the TRIO Student Support Services program, which helps provide support for low-income and first-generation college students, as well as students with...

Randall Wilson teaches sculpture in the University of New Mexico College of Fine Arts. But he inspires more than just great art. Robert Wilson – no relation – took Wilson’s carving class last summer and was inspired to seek a grant to help Wilson’s...

The University of New Mexico Alumni Association recently elected eight new members to its Board of Directors for 2015-16. They include: John Brown, president and Chief Executive Officer, Silent Falcon UAS Technologies, Albuquerque (’72 BBA) Veronica...

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the UNM Staff Council, committee members dressed as Superheroes recently to remind staff members that they are all a super important part of helping the university run efficiently and smoothly.

For the 15th consecutive summer, Dr. Eliseo “Cheo” Torres, UNM vice president for Student Affairs and professor of Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies, in conjunction with the UNM Women’s Resource Center, hosts the “Traditional Medicine ...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, producer Sarah Gustavus sits down with two community organizations to talk about the proposed changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as EBT or Food Stamps.

The University of New Mexico School of Engineering seeks nominations for its 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award. Awards will be given out to alumni from each of the school’s six departments, plus a young alumni award, which can be from any department in the...

Most students come to law school to get a full time job as a lawyer. Eighty percent of the University of New Mexico School of Law Class of 2014 are employed...