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The Southwest Hispanic Research Institute (SHRI) at The University of New Mexico will be under new leadership when students arrive back on campus for classes. Irene Vásquez, professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies and American Studies, is the new...

It's a day that marks a new beginning for incoming freshmen at The University of New Mexico. It all starts for those students when UNM hosts Freshman Family Day on Sunday, Aug. 19 starting at 4 p.m. It's a day that recognizes all incoming freshmen,...

Smith Plaza, the center and heart of main campus at The University of New Mexico, will reopen after undergoing a major renovation completed by Jaynes Corporation. The design team included MRWM Landscape Architects, McClain +Yu Architects and Surface...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Khalil Ekulona leads a discussion about the lack of Title IX compliance in the UNM Athletic department. Title IX requires that people have equal access to education and programs at universities that receive...

The air is filled with soothing incense and rhythmic drums beat while the deep bellow of conch shells rises above the main campus of The University of New Mexico – the rich sensations draw in a circle of spectators, as the annual Curanderismo Class...

Fall semester is beginning and that means over 2,000 Lobos are moving into the dorms. Volunteers are needed during Operation Lobo Move-In to help new and returning residents settle in from Tuesday, Aug. 14 through Thursday, Aug. 18. The deadline for...

UNM employees are encouraged to join UNM Benefits and Voya financial advisor Edwin Fernandez, CPA/PFS, for the financial wellness workshop “Income Tax Planning,” on Thursday, Aug. 30 and Friday, Aug. 31 from noon to 1 p.m. The workshop will review key...

Leaders of The University of New Mexico Evaluation Lab deem the group’s inaugural Summer Institute an unequivocal success. “This is about empowering community organizations to take part in evaluation on an ongoing basis,” said Melissa Binder, director...

The UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board and the UNM-Los Alamos Fundraising Committee will host “An Evening with Dr. Terry Wallace” on Wednesday, Aug. 15 at Fuller Lodge. Wallace is the current director of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and President of...

Nurturing families and communities is the central vision of the U.S. Breastfeeding Committee (USBC), and to that end, August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month. In order to bolster and encourage these efforts, The University of New Mexico (UNM)...