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The UNM Main Campus Physical Plant Department Lock Shop opens its new location Monday, Aug. 10 in Building 220 located at 1837 Lomas Blvd. NE, just west of the Planning, and Campus Development building (203) at Lomas and Yale.

Edl Schamiloglu, Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of New Mexico, was awarded two Defense University Research Instrumentation Program grants from the Department of Defense.  

It’s called Mentor 2.0. The Big Brothers Big Sisters modern, technology-based mentoring program is designed to help students graduate from high school, set goals for their future and overcome adversity. It may also be the single most influential factor...

New Mexico in Focus looks at fracking across New Mexico with Producer Sarah Gustavus discussing the controversial method with local community activists from the Navajo Nation and Mora County. They share concerns about what hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, could do to the water and land in their communities.

Cynthia Rooney has been appointed to serve as the full-time interim executive director of the UNM Los Alamos campus announced by Provost Chaouki Abdallah. Rooney, who is currently the dean of Instruction at UNM-Los Alamos, begins her new duties on Aug. 1.

The Center for Voting, Elections and Democracy at the University of New Mexico announced the release of a report examining the Bernalillo County Clerk’s office administration of the November 2014 general election in Bernalillo County from early voting to election day.

The University of New Mexico is one of 13 colleges across the state to receive a grant that will fund the TRIO Student Support Services program, which helps provide support for low-income and first-generation college students, as well as students with...

Randall Wilson teaches sculpture in the University of New Mexico College of Fine Arts. But he inspires more than just great art. Robert Wilson – no relation – took Wilson’s carving class last summer and was inspired to seek a grant to help Wilson’s...

The University of New Mexico Alumni Association recently elected eight new members to its Board of Directors for 2015-16. They include: John Brown, president and Chief Executive Officer, Silent Falcon UAS Technologies, Albuquerque (’72 BBA) Veronica...

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the UNM Staff Council, committee members dressed as Superheroes recently to remind staff members that they are all a super important part of helping the university run efficiently and smoothly.