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Researchers from The University of New Mexico and California Polytechnic University find increased employment, especially in manufacturing, following the opening of legal recreational cannabis dispensaries. They found no evidence of declines in worker...

Director of UNM Ticketing, Leason Cherry died unexpectedly on Friday, Nov. 26. Cherry was a valued member of the University's Institutional Support Services (ISS) team since 2002 and became the director of UNM Ticketing in 2019. He was 41. A resident of...

Every year, African lungfish survive to the dry seasons in Africa by creating a cocoon that allows them to live on land for months or even years, until water returns following long periods of heat and drought. This cocoon, in which the lungfish is...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, lawmakers head back to the Roundhouse next week, for a Special Session to deal with redistricting. But, there will be some major changes for those wishing to watch the process in person. Host Gene Grant gets more details...

The University of New Mexico College of Arts and Sciences recently announced its second annual Sobel Duncan Science for Health in Indigenous Populations (SHIP) Graduate Student Research Award. UNM sits on the traditional homelands of the Pueblo of...

Associated Students of The University of New Mexico (ASUNM) is holding the 57th annual Arts and Crafts fair in the Student Union Building (SUB) ballrooms. The fair is Dec. 1-3 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.  The ASUNM Arts and Crafts Studio is an open...

Five Native American educators and academics from The University of New Mexico have been chosen by AcademicInfluence.com as top influential American Indian scholars in the nation. Gregory Cajete (Tewa), Jennie R. Joe (Navajo), Henrietta Mann (Cheyenne), Simon J. Ortiz (Acoma Pueblo), and Gerald Vizenor (Chippewa) ...

The violin making program at The University of New Mexico is hosting an open house the same evening as the Hanging of the Greens festivities Friday, December 3. Visitors will have a chance to see the tools and woods used, view the students’ work in...

The University of New Mexico will officially kick off the Directed Energy Center, a new center jointly led by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), during an event Dec. 6. The event will be held at 2 p.m. in the Roberts Room, Scholes Hall on the UNM...

The University of New Mexico’s Office of the University Secretary seeks volunteers for its Commencement ceremonies set for Thursday and Friday, Dec. 16 & 17 in University Arena. The ceremonies will recognize graduates from 2020 and 2021 in all degree...