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The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center Business and Communications Center, a 104,000 square foot building and home to Project ECHO, is the latest UNM building to go green and receive LEED Silver certification. The building, commonly referred to as “1650,” because of its location on University Blvd., recently underwent major renovations.

For the next few years hundreds of young people will have their brains scanned at the Mind Research Network on the University of New Mexico’s north campus as researchers try to understand precisely how normal young brains rapidly develop the complex...

University of New Mexico Staff Council hosts a “Let’s Do Lunch!” Brown Bag lecture, “Sustainability for the Future: Albuquerque Public Transit and UNM Alternative Transportation,” Friday, Aug. 28 from noon to 1 p.m.  at the Faculty Staff Club. The ...

The UNM Student Support Services (SSS) program, part of the TRiO program, was recently awarded funding in the amount of $1.23 million from the U.S. Department of Education to support their program from Sept. 1, 2015 through Aug. 31, 2020. The award process to secure the grant was extremely competitive as the number of applicants increased and the number of programs to receive TRiO funds decreased.

New Mexico in Focus host Gene Grant and the Line opinion panelists discuss the many sides of a scandal in the administration of Albuquerque Public Schools. Deputy superintendent Jason Martinez, who resigned late last week, is facing felony charges in two...

Nominations for the Sarah Belle Brown Community Service Award are now being accepted through Monday, Sept. 28, by UNM’s Office of the President. The award, recognizes the volunteer service work done by members of the UNM community, was established and...

The University of New Mexico's University College has created new programs that not only assist freshmen academically in their first year, but to also help them feel empowered by their education. Academic Foundations courses are designed to help...

The UNM Dean of Students Office, in conjunction with the Office of Student Affairs and Roadrunner Food Bank, hosts the Lobo Food Pantry Friday, Aug. 28 from 10 a.m. to noon or while supplies last. The Lobo Food Pantry is located on the northeast corner...

Financial analysts from NM’s departments of Finance and Administration, Taxation and Revenue, and Transportation spent their summer with Legislative Finance Committee staff, reaching agreement on how much new money the Legislature will have to work with...

Monica Kowal has been named associate dean of the newly designated Office of Community Engaged Learning & Research (CELR) in University of New Mexico’s University College. Formerly the Research Service-Learning Program, CELR will serve as an...