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NASA's Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) has selected the University of New Mexico for a new cooperative agreement, which includes a three-year, $1.8 million grant, to manage the agency's “Swarmathon" challenge.

José M. Cerrato, an assistant professor in the UNM Department of Civil Engineering, has received the Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award.

Mottaleb Hossain, a doctoral student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the optical science and engineering program at the University of New Mexico, has won the 2015 IEEE Albuquerque Section Outstanding Graduate...

The University of New Mexico School of Law student-edited general legal journal New Mexico Law Review (NMLR) has published a special issue that analyses contemporary legal issues related to the storyline of “Breaking Bad.”

Susan Longhenry, executive director of the University of New Mexico Harwood Museum of Art in Taos announced her resignation to accept a similar position with another museum.

As part of its continued campus safety efforts, the University of New Mexico has signed a Memo of Understanding (MOU) with Albuquerque Metro Crime Stoppers (AMCS) that provides rewards of up to $1,000 for crime-solving tips. AMCS is a central New ...

Representatives from Cellular One visited the University of New Mexico-Gallup campus recently to recognize nursing student Sean Wallace as the “#BeUNLIMITED Scholarship Challenge” winner. The goal of the scholarship challenge is to honor the hard work ...

Ron Lumia, a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of New Mexico, has received a Fulbright Scholar award for research and teaching in Thailand. It is second time he has received a Fulbright.  

The Faculty Senate Teaching Enhancement Committee and the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) recently announced its annual Outstanding Teacher Awards. A few of the award-winners include: 2015-2017 Presidential Teaching Fellow - Tema Milstein, Communication and Journalism Milstein; 2014-2015 Outstanding Teacher of the Year - Judy Bieber, History; and 2014-2015 New Teachers of the Year - Amaris Ketcham, Honors College and Naomi Shin, Spanish Portuguese and Linguistics.

This week, New Mexico in Focus acknowledges Albuquerque's new designation as a 2030 District. 2030 Districts are regions within the United States where local business leaders take steps to address climate change by reducing water use and carbon emissions.