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The University of New Mexico continues to lead in sustainable water management, with UNM Utility Services earning its fourth Impact on Water Efficiency & the Environment (IWEE) Award for improving water efficiency in campus cooling tower...

The first cohort of UNM faculty from departments across campus are poised to resubmit research funding proposals after completing the Grant Revision for Outstanding Wins to Level-up (GROWL) pilot program.

In 2012, fossils from a rare Homo habilis skeleton were uncovered along the shores of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya. Scientists who made the find turned to University of New Mexico anthropologist Osbjorn Pearson, a professor and...

Nominations for the 2025 Sarah Belle Brown Community Service Award are now open. Presented annually, the Sarah Belle Brown Community Service Award recognizes faculty, staff and students who serve as examples of social responsibility and have, over an...

Munji Kahalah never expected that a degree rooted in zeros and ones would one day lead him to importing viral snacks from around the world. But today, The University of New Mexico alumnus is the creative force behind Monaco Market, New Mexico’s largest...

The University of New Mexico Student Health and Counseling (SHAC) ASAP Acute Care Clinic is set to receive a new name and a complete remodel. A crucial step in this transformation took place Jan. 13, during a dedication ceremony attended by colleagues,...

The University of New Mexico’s Anderson School of Management recently announced its 2026 Hall of Fame and Young Alumni honorees. The Anderson Hall of Fame is an annual celebration that highlights alumni from around the country based on their dedication...

The bi-annual Paul Ré Peace Prize has opened the 2026 nomination cycle. Artist and author Paul Ré is recognized internationally for promoting world peace and harmony through his masterful creations. For five decades, Albuquerque resident Ré has shown how...

The University of New Mexico Native American Alumni Chapter will host a dinner social Wednesday, Feb. 19, at D.H. Lescombes Winery & Bistro in Albuquerque as the chapter seeks new leadership and recognizes outgoing leaders for their service.

For many viewers around the world, New Mexico is synonymous with television crime dramas and desert backdrops. For University of New Mexico graduate student Gabriela Guajardo, that narrow image leaves out the people, histories and lived realities of the...