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This week on New Mexico in Focus, the panel interviews several lawmakers as well as Hanna Skandera, Education Secretary designate, about teacher evaluation policies and class size. In addition, NMiF gets an overall legislative preview from state ...

Remember Maslow’s hierarchy of needs – if basic physical and safety needs aren’t met, then self-actualization isn’t achieved. It is easy to see then, that student success is dependent upon the health and wellbeing of the student. “Health and academic ...

Tuesday, Jan. 21 is both the start of the spring semester as well as the start of the legislative session and the University of New Mexico Parent Association is helping students find a solvency fix for the Lottery Scholarship. The Parent Association ...

The University of New Mexico Provost Committee for Staff (PCS), under the direction of Provost Chaouki Abdallah, has chosen the recipients for the Academic Support Scholarship for the spring 2014 semester.     They are: Vanessa G. Kline, ...

On Wednesday, the Senate Finance Committee (SFC) heard from both the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) and Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) on their respective budget recommendations for the coming year.  Legislators will use these as ...

The Not-for-Profit Art Gallery in the University of New Mexico School of Law features a new exhibit of alumni and staff work. An opening reception set for Tuesday, Jan. 21 from 5 - 6:30 p.m. Johnny Alson, Afro-Native flutist, will entertain. Shrimp ...

MRIGlobal recently announced the conclusion of a five-year program to produce a mannequin robot and high-containment chamber to test protective clothing under a range of conditions for the U.S. Department of Defense. University of New Mexico alumnus Ma

Knowledge is power, we’ve heard, but most probably don’t know that a lack of knowledge can have an impact on one’s health and quality of life. Veronica Plaza’s medical Spanish class at the University of New Mexico studied the Spanish language versions ...

The UNM Parent Association hosts the fifth annual Parent Day at The Pit on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. The event day begins with a pre-game reception at the Student Support and Services Building located 1155 University Blvd. SE, just north of the Pit. ...

The University of New Mexico Alumni Association has announced the 2014 recipients of its prestigious James F. Zimmerman Award - Gerald McNerney, Bernard S. Rodey Award - James Anaya, Erna S. Fergusson Award - Breda Bova and Faculty Teaching Award - Fer