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Dr. Carmela Roybal has been hired as the new executive director of the University of New Mexico’s Native American Budget and Policy Institute. In her new role, Roybal will direct and oversee research, budget and policy analysis, policy advocacy, and will...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded researchers at the University of New Mexico (UNM), New Mexico Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NM EPSCoR), and partner institutions from five states in the western half of the U.S....

Pulitzer Prize winning Diné composer and sound artist Raven Chacon, who earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in music at The University of New Mexico, will debut a new composition in performances and make a rare personal appearance as a performer this...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, the Line Opinion Panel talks through the arrest made in the killing of four Muslim men, and how the Albuquerque Islamic community can recover from such a tragic incident.   The Panel also explores the issues facing...

When University of New Mexico alumnus David McBride first came to NASA’s remote outpost in the Mojave Desert in 1982 as a cooperative education student, he didn’t imagine becoming its center director. “I was expecting to be here for one semester, but...

Dallas Loretto knew he needed to make changes in his life and he knew adult education was the key to opening new doors. The door he opened led him to the Taos Education & Career Center (TECC) at UNM-Taos. “TECC was a refuge where I could forget about my...

The University Libraries (UL) is excited to welcome new and returning patrons into its innovative and historic spaces this fall. One of the newest features is the installation of ID-tap turnstile systems at the entrances of all central campus libraries –...

Recently, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), NASA’s largest and most powerful space science telescope, began transmitting incredible, never before seen images of distant stars, galaxies and planets down to Earth to the wonder and amazement of JWST...

The University of New Mexico hosts a series of First-Year and Welcome Back events to provide Lobos with opportunities to explore and get-to-know campus. Beginning with Friday Night Live, there are countless opportunities for you to get involved at UNM,...

The UNM Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) has been awarded a Title VI Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) grant from the U.S. Department of Education. LAII will receive $978,784 toward student fellowships over the next four years to promote...