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This week on New Mexico in Focus, host Gene Grant sits down with current provost and former president of the University of New Mexico Chaouki Abdallah. He is leaving his 30-year career at UNM to take a position at his alma mater, Georgia Tech. Abdallah...

School of Public Administration Director Bruce Perlman was honored by the University of Guadalajara, because of the institute’s unique ties to UNM.  “Three of the last five General Rectors, or presidents, of UdG have been graduates of the UNM Master of...

UNM students signing up for classes online will soon notice changes to the registration system. Starting Aug. 1, students registering online for fall semester courses will have the option of using a BETA version of the new registration system being...

Barbara S. McCrady, distinguished professor of psychology and director of The University of New Mexico’s Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, & Addictions (CASAA) will step down as the director of CASAA effective July 31. McCrady has led CASAA since...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a five-year, $6.4 million grant in new support of the Sevilleta Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) site in central New Mexico with a research focus on environmental changes in dryland ecotones. The...

Stephen Hull will take over as the new director of UNM Press and professor of practice in publishing, following a national search. The UNM Press and College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences announced Hull will start on Sept. 17. He will be...

1,300 and growing. That is number of Veterans and their dependents attending The University of New Mexico. As this student population expands, so does the need to understand how to help these students succeed. Veterans typically don’t have much in common...

New Mexico in Focus is New Mexico PBS’ prime-time news magazine show covering the events, issues, and people that are shaping life in New Mexico and the Southwest. New Mexico in Focus takes a multi-layered look at social, political, economic health,...

The University of New Mexico has announced three finalists for the position of chief legal counsel. The finalists include: Loretta Martinez and Eric Bentley. Finalist Jim Pottorff withdrew from consideration late last week. Finalist interviews will...

Progress has been made on Johnson Gym since its partial closure earlier this summer. While additions and renovations continue, there are many closures and activity relocation changes.  Relocation and closure updates: The main gym will be closed July 30...