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The Office of the Chief Information Officer at UNM is sponsoring the 11th Annual App Contest, providing an opportunity for undergraduate students from UNM and CNM to develop and apply app design and presentation skills to plan useful mobile applications...

Enrollment at The University of New Mexico in Albuquerque is on the rise once again, highlighted by the University’s largest first-year class of all time. New first-year student registrations at the Albuquerque campus for Fall 2023 are up 3.1 percent,...

Professor and Chair of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Peter J. Fawcett has been elected as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America (GSA). This honor is bestowed by the Society Fellowship to recognize the best in their...

The University of New Mexico (UNM) is partnering with the National Hispanic Institute (NHI) to host the statewide 2024 Dionisio “Dennis” Chavez New Mexico Lorenzo de Zavala (LDZ) Youth Legislative Session for high school students. UNM Main Campus will...

Ruby Kraft follows in her alumnus grandfather’s footsteps in the Art Department at The University of New Mexico. Kraft, who recently won a scholarship for drawing, is a senior who looks forward to graduating in December with a B.F.A. in Studio...

The unique, impactful work being done at El Centro de la Raza’s El Puente Research Fellowship is getting additional, well-deserved attention.  Program Director Alejandro Mendiaz-Rivera and four Graduate Fellows just highlighted El Puente’s years of...

The University of New Mexico Dean of Students Office announced Paula Smith as the first-ever associate dean of students and director of student rights and responsibilities. The newly-created position is part of the office’s restructuring plan which also...

In a tradition spanning 17 years, The University of New Mexico’s Parking & Transportation Services (PATS) Shuttle division launched a spirited competition among its skilled drivers. Recently, the vibrant atmosphere at PATS heralded the 15th installment...

One University of New Mexico educator is taking on a bold, new national role in the teaching world. Cheryl Torrez, chair of the Department of Teacher Education, Educational Leadership and Policy in UNM’s College of Education & Human Sciences (COEHS) has...

Land, Body and Archive, an exhibition by current MFA students from The University of New Mexico, Arizona State University, and University of Arizona, is now on exhibit at the John Sommers Gallery at UNM. This exhibition speaks to the practices of 13...