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When graduate Dominic Aragon talks about NASCAR racing his eyes light up. The Communication and Journalism major lives hundreds of miles from the nearest NASCAR race track. So how did Aragon get full media accreditation to interview drivers and work...

Many University of New Mexico staff and faculty will be getting a little extra in their paycheck in August. UNM’s Board of Regents today agreed to a one-time pay supplement of $550 for employees who meet merit, time in position, and salary...

Two books published by the University of New Mexico Press won awards at the 2016 Historical Society of New Mexico Awards Banquet last month. Winners were announced on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at the Annual Awards Banquet held at the Courtyard Marriott...

Amada's Blessings from the Peyote Gardens of South Texas by Stacy B. Schaefer won the Jim Parish Award for Documentation and Publication of Local and Regional History from the Webb County Heritage Foundation in Laredo, Texas. The foundation will present...

In what’s likely the only class of its kind in the country, New Mexico Court of Appeals judges teach students how to think like a judge. In Appellate Decision Making, UNM Law School students learn how judges think about a case. They learn how judges go...

The University of New Mexico Alumni Association seeks nominations for its annual Lobo, Zia and Inspirational Young Alumnus Awards. The nomination deadline is Tuesday, May 31. The award criteria follows: Lobo Award: Presented to a UNM alumnus/a who...

For the past decade, Los Alamos Division Fire Chief-EMS Ben Stone has educated UNM students in the EMS program all the while he was finishing his own formal education and climbing a career ladder. This May, the youngest chief in the LAFD is reaching the...

With its second gift of $400,000 since 2013, the Bilinski Educational Foundation will continue to recognize excellent doctoral students in the humanities at UNM. This year, eight UNM doctoral students, including Kaitlyn Creasy, Ann D’Orazio, Shelece...

The University of New Mexico Recreational Services will host a Recreational Activities Day (RAD) Camp this summer for children ages 8 to 12 years old. The program aims to get children mentally and physically active during the summer, by giving them the...

It’s safe to say that Jenna Hagengruber knows the value of education. Hagengruber, a senior with a double major in English and philosophy, and a minor in Honors, will soon graduate as part of the Class of 2016. Hagengruber, an Albuquerque-native who...