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University of New Mexico Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs James Holloway has appointed Ellen Fisher as Vice President of Research effective Feb. 22, 2021. Fisher is currently the Assistant Vice President for Strategic Initiatives...

 Students of this new decade have not only had to be flexible but endure the unpredictable. The 2020 Fall graduating seniors from the Fine Arts Department at The University of New Mexico have had to make peace with their senior exhibition presented as...

In a historic move, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden selected New Mexico Congresswoman, and UNM alumna, Deb Haaland to serve as the first Native American interior secretary. Haaland isn’t a stranger to shattering glass ceilings. The democratic...

Two students from The University of New Mexico’s Anderson School of Business recently took top honors in the Fall 2020 RNMKRS (pronounced “Rainmakers”) international College Sales Skills Competition. Ryan Mora, a senior who just completed his BBA in...

The University of New Mexico’s Facilities Management Department (FM) will implement its annual Winter Setback Program across campus, conserving both financial and environmental resources. The program, which will run from Wednesday, Dec. 23 through...

The American Geophysical Union (AGU) recognized more than 30 individuals with the highest honors bestowed by the AGU for their excellence in scientific research, education, communication, and outreach announced at its annual General Meeting recently....

Of the nearly six thousand missing and murdered Indigenous women reported each year in the U.S., many are never identified. This is due in part to an outdated database.  Correspondent Gwyneth Doland talks to UNM professor Heather Edgar, who has been...

Casa Urraca Press emphasizes New Mexico and Southwestern writers of poetry and nonfiction. The press also focuses on educational opportunities, enabling readers and aspiring writers to take workshops with authors – and it’s done through the hard work of...

Inspiration comes in many different forms including people, place and experiences. Sometimes it’s a combination of factors as in the case of University of New Mexico 2020 graduate Destinie Angel Otero.   For Otero, a first-generation graduate,...

The University of New Mexico Division for Equity and Inclusion (DEI) has added several new additions to its staff for the FY21 academic year. Kathy L. Powers and Marissa Greenberg will join DEI as the 2021 DEI Academic Leadership Faculty (DEI-ALF)...