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University of New Mexico alumna Cindy Nava will be the keynote speaker for UNM’s 2022 Fall Commencement set for Friday, Dec. 16 at 6 p.m. in University Arena, The Pit. Nava, who came to the U.S. as a child from Chihuahua, Mexico, grew up as an...

For the first time since 2020, the Southwest Quantum Information & Technology (SQuInT) annual workshop was able to meet in person at Berkeley, Calif. The three-day event held recently was co-hosted by the Center for Quantum Information and Control...

The 2022 recipients of the Gerald W. May Outstanding Staff Award at The University of New Mexico were recently announced.  The award recognizes outstanding staff members who have made significant contributions to the University. This year’s recipients...

One of the world’s most seismically-active faults has produced six earthquakes with a magnitude of seven or greater in the last century alone – yet very little is known about it. University of New Mexico Regents’ Lecturer Lindsay Lowe Worthington and her...

The term “inventor” may bring to mind images of gears and light bulbs, but modern inventions look a little different. Picture lasers, chemical detection and the tools that help build your smartphone. Ravi Jain, a former University of New Mexico...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, host Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel discuss the Governor's possible decision, as she considers a list of nominees for the Public Regulation Commission.  The panel also debates the state’s announcement...

She speaks Taiwanse, Mandarin Chinese, English, and is learning Japanese and Navajo. It’s no secret Yiling Lin is a master of all trades. This fall, she is earning her third degree in 12 years from the University of New Mexico. The Educational...

The University of New Mexico School of Engineering honored eight of its graduates Dec. 1 as recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award. The event, which was held at Hotel Albuquerque, featured a welcome by UNM President Garnett Stokes. Honorees are...

The 4th of November was filled with bitter winds, good food, laughter, and the release of the second issue of Chamisa: A Journal of Literary, Performance, and Visual Arts of the Greater Southwest. Hosted by the chief co-editors, Irene Vasquez, Leila...

Kristina M. Jacobsen, associate professor of Ethnomusicology and Anthropology (Ethnology) at The University of New Mexico, recently traveled to South Africa on a trip that burnished her credentials as a researcher and artist. While there, Jacobsen...