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The UNM Institute for American Indian Research and The Alfonso Ortiz Center for Intercultural Studies host the 2012 Indigenous Book Festival, Thursday – Friday, April 12-13, to celebrate contemporary Native American writers, scholars and storytellers in ...

New Mexico in Focus tackles the past and future this week, as the 70th anniversary of the Bataan Death March approaches. U.S. Senator Tom Udall talks about his efforts, along with other members of Congress, to honor veterans of the march by awarding them ...

The RWJF Center for Native American Health Policy presents "Roadmap to Healthy Communities", a two-day conference Thursday - Friday, April 12 - 13 at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. The event is free and open to the public.The conference offers ...

Blacks vs. Whites: Self-Denomination, Soccer, and Race Representations In Brazil is the focus of a talk by Emanuelle Oliveira-Monte, Vanderbilt University, on Monday, April 9 at 11 a.m in Ortega 335. Implementing affirmative action policies in Brazil ...

Chris Gallagher, one of the nation's top experts in U.S. policy affecting research universities, will speak on "Future changes for University Research and Commercialization: The Impact of the America Invents Act and Recent Court Cases." Gallagher will ...

The University of New Mexico has renamed the games room in the Student Union Building to Louie's Lounge. A grand reopening ceremony is Wednesday, April 4 from noon – 2 p.m. on the SUB Plaza level next to the Lobo Card office."I'm excited about the ...

Keioshiah Peter is a recipient of the 2012 Udall Scholarship. The Morris Udall & Stuart Udall Foundation awards scholarships of $5,000 to junior and senior college students committed to careers related to the environment, tribal public policy or Native ...

The Mexican Consulate in Albuquerque awarded $35,908 to the UNM Cancer Center to fund Ventanilla de Salud, or Health Window, an innovative partnership designed to provide New Mexican Hispanics with culturally relevant health information and referrals to ...

The University of New Mexico Parking and Transportation Services (PATS) announced recently that through the end of May, current UNM students, staff, and faculty are eligible for the reduced fare rates on the New Mexico Railrunner Express. The reduced ...

Provost Chaouki Abdallah announced the appointment of Kymberly Pinder as dean of UNM's College of Fine Arts, effective July 1. Provost Abdallah said, "I am pleased to announce and welcome Dr. Pinder to the University of New Mexico. She is an accomplished ...