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For the second consecutive year, The University of New Mexico’s student section of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) has been selected to receive the Samuel Glasstone Award. The award is given annually by the National Chapter of the American Nuclear...

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has been shepherding New Mexico through the COVID-19 crisis since the first case hit the state in March. NMiF senior producer Matt Grubs talks to her about trying to balance life and livelihood as she deals with the...

The NBCC Foundation, an affiliate of the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), recently selected University of New Mexico student Dèsa Karye Daniel for the NBCC Minority Fellowship Program for Doctoral Counselors (NBCC MFP). As an NBCC MFP...

The University of New Mexico’s Student Fee Review Board (SFRB) is accepting applications for Fiscal Year 2022. Applications are due Friday, Sept. 11 at 5 p.m. SFRB is a student committee comprised of undergraduate and graduate representatives who are...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 37,968 people in the US were diagnosed with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, during 2018. In this same year, at least 15,820 HIV-positive Americans died. Modern medicine has made impressive...

Many people understand the environment as a force of nature that cannot favor or disfavor different populations. However, similar to all things on Earth, the environment is subject to human influences. Unfortunately, these influences often tend to lower...

The LAII has announced the appointment of Dr. Frances Hayashida as Director of the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII). Hayashida brings to the LAII a distinguished record of scholarship and teaching on Latin America in the field of Archaeology,...

University of New Mexico Associate Professor of Linguistics and Hispanic Linguistics Naomi Shin has been awarded the prestigious 2020 Arts and Sciences Teaching Excellence Award.  “This award is a tremendous honor to me. I care so deeply about teaching...

In a virtual ceremony set for Thursday, Aug. 6, winners for the annual Paul Ré Peace Prize will be recognized. Winners will be named in several categories including one winner in the general category, four lifetime achievement awardees, three career...

Life after law school has been anything but sedentary and sedate for Professor Emerita Sherri Burr. Burr officially retired from teaching three years ago after a distinguished career that spanned 30 years, a noteworthy span that saw her become the first...