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It is often said that UNM is a “city within a city.” The New Mexico Environment Department agrees, and has designated UNM as a “large water system” due to over 40,000 people using UNM’s water consistently. Because UNM is a “large water system,” it is...

The dedication and grand opening of the Zimmerman Library Learning Commons is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 22. The renovated collaborative space for students on the eastern end of the first floor has proven highly popular with students since...

Daniel Feezell, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of New Mexico, has received a $500,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award.

The University of New Mexico Maxwell Museum of Anthropology hosts the Ancestors Lecture with senior archaeologist for the Yukon Government, P. Gregory Hare on Thursday, Jan. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hibben Center. This event is free and open to all. ...

The 2015 session of the NM Legislature commences Tuesday Jan. 20, at noon with the opening session featuring Governor Susana Martinez delivering the State of the State. For the next 60 days, legislators and the executive branch will be wrangling with a great many varied issues, though none will be more important than crafting the FY 16 state budget.

 The fourth annual New Mexico Film Festival hosted by University of New Mexi­co Valencia Campus is set for Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 4-5 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Student Community Center on the south side of the campus.

UNM has a number of funding priorities for the 2015 New Mexico Legislative Session, but the coming budget battle may make it difficult. Falling oil and gas prices are welcome to consumers, but...

This week, New Mexico in Focus examines renewed efforts to tap the state's $14 billion land grant permanent fund to support early childhood programs. Advocates say that despite steady increases in early childhood funding each year, New Mexico needs a...

University of New Mexico African American Student Services presents their 30th Annual Black History Month Kick-off brunch in the Student Union Ballroom on Saturday, Jan. 31 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. This year’s speaker is Roslyn M. Brock, who will focus on...

Distinguished Santa Fe preservationist Nancy Meem Wirth has been selected as a 2015 George Pearl Fellow by the UNM School of Architecture and Planning. Her Pearl Fellow presentation, "Preserving What Matters,” is Friday, Feb. 6 at 5:30 p.m. in the...