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This week, New Mexico in Focus continues its election coverage with the race for commissioner of public lands. Correspondent Gwyneth Doland sits down with both candidates, Republican Michael Perry and Democrat Juan De Jesus Sanchez, to discuss a long...

General Obligation Bonds, or GO Bonds, come before New Mexico voters every two years and provide an important source of funding for capital improvements at higher education institutions across the state. The bonds help colleges and universities modernize...

A University of New Mexico undergraduate student is building a path toward a career in research through mentorship, hands-on experience, and opportunities that began with El Centro de la Raza’s student programs. 

Healthcare is one of New Mexico’s largest and most essential industries, with leaders working across hospitals, health systems, and other organizations to improve care and strengthen the communities they serve. Among those leaders are graduates of The...

The University of New Mexico has received a federal Open Textbook Grant for $1.55 million, recognizing its commitment to advancing education through Open Educational Resources (OER). With this grant funding, UNM will expand the New Mexico Open...

The University of New Mexico celebrates International Open Access Month, Oct. 1-31. The University Libraries, Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center, and the Law Library have collaborated to bring exciting, fun events throughout October that...

A new University of New Mexico co-led research paper on ancient food production in tropical Belize was published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment and provides evidence that people in the Maya speaking region were dedicated farmers thousands...

On Sept. 3, The University of New Mexico, UNM Law, and the State Bar of New Mexico’s Young Lawyers Division (SBNM-YLD) launched a brand new initiative for UNM pre-law students to pair with both young professional lawyers and UNM law students for mentoring opportunities.

Workplace gossip is often viewed as negative, but research from The James & Gail Ellis School of Business Leadership has shown that it can play a more complex role in organizational...

“Our family doesn’t do math.” Jeffrey Houdek has heard versions of that sentence from parents throughout his years as a mathematics educator. It is an ordinary enough comment, sometimes offered with a laugh or a shrug. A parent struggled with...