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Neon signs lit up the night on Route 66 and beyond. University of New Mexico’s Mark Childs and Ellen Babcock flipped the neon switch once more through their new book The Zeon Files. Childs, professor of architecture and associate dean of research in the...

When you look at the image, you can easily see the intersection of two interstate highways, I-25 and I-40 is the greatest concentration of toxic vehicle pollution in the city. It’s the kind of graphic information that elected officials and public...

The Gathering of Nations has a long history of holding events at WisePies Arena, a.k.a. The Pit with support from UNM, but next year UNM has decided not to play host to the event.  UNM Executive Vice President David Harris sent a letter to the Derek...

The University of New Mexico Alumni Association is lighting the "U" red for graduates. Join the UNM Alumni Association on Wednesday-Thursday, May 4-5 between 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. at the Hodgin Hall Alumni Center for a free photo in front of the red...

Nobel Laureate John Hall is the featured speaker at the Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM) Distinguished Lecture Friday, May 6 at 10 a.m. The lecture titled, “Intracavity Nonlinear Spectroscopy, technical issues, and scientific opportunities,”...

In a new study published this week in the journal “Nature,” UNM Assistant Professor of Anthropology Melissa Emery Thompson is one of a group of researchers analyzing the way humans store fat and expend the energy from food.  

This week on New Mexico in Focus, producer Sarah Gustavus sits down with Amy Goodman, nationally-renowned journalist and host of DEMOCRACY NOW!, to talk about the 2016 elections and the value of independent media. Goodman was in New Mexico recently to...

Former UNM football player Katie Hnida has been named one of 30 Most Influential Women in College Sports. She was named no. 18 on the Sports Management Degree Guide list. Hnida is the first and only female to ever score in an FBS Division I football...

Garrett Adcock has been in the news for his intelligence, versatility on the Lobo football field, and most of all, for his extensive community service.

Students that have earned 60 or more credit hours at UNM and who have purchased a class ring can participate in the bi-annual UNM Ring Ceremony. At this event, students will receive their ring and learn about its traditions and symbolism. Students...