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Composer and pianist José Luis Hurtado, an associate professor in The University of New Mexico’s Department of Music in the College of Fine Arts, is one of the 2020 winners of...

Last year, Kristina M. Jacobsen, associate professor of Ethnomusicology and Anthropology (Ethnology) at The University of New Mexico, traveled to Italy on a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award in Cultural Anthropology and Ethnomusicology. The grant would allow...

If you asked University of New Mexico Associate Professor David Weiss what he envisioned as he planned his sabbatical abroad for the 2020 Spring semester, self-isolating in a single-room apartment and teaching strategic planning and political...

It didn’t take long after news of the global pandemic of the coronavirus hit for members of The University of New Mexico’s School of Engineering to begin using their ingenuity, looking for ways to help. In particular, news that those on the front lines...

The University of New Mexico’s Mortar Board Senior Honor Society has announced its new members in a unique way. Amid UNM’s limited operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Maia Chapter was forced to get creative. “Every year we host...

Three finalists for the position of Dean of College of Fine Arts have been invited to participate in zoom campus interviews during the weeks of April 16- April 24, 2020.  The candidates include: Karen Hutzel –professor and chair, Department of Arts, The...

Local hospitals are experiencing an outpouring of support from the community, especially restaurants, during the around-the-clock response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Food donations for health care workers are very much appreciated if they...

During a time when most the world is moving online, the UNM Esports Club is making it easier for families to connect, collaborate and challenge one another both virtually and in person. “Gamers are creative problem solvers, it’s what we do,” said...

UNM Continuing Education’s mission is to offer valuable learning opportunities and certification programs that invest in the local workforce and economy, and despite the suspension of face-to-face classes, learning has not stopped. UNM Continuing...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Megan Kamerick talks with officials from the City of Albuquerque and nonprofits helping those without housing. They discuss efforts to help curtail COVID-19 spread among people experiencing homelessness and...