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General Manager and CEO, Polly Anderson, has been elected Chair of the National Educational Television Association (NETA), in a recent announcement by KNME. The new six person board was introduced at the organization's summer meeting held in Albuquerque. ...

Information Technologies (IT) warns the University community of two ongoing phishing attacks in the Albuquerque area. The first, and more widespread attack, is a text message that is being sent to many cell phones in the 505 area code. The text messages ...

Late at night on Sept. 15, 1810 in Guanajuato, Mexico Father Miguel Hidalgo set into motion a series of events that rallied Mexican workers to stand unified in their opposition to Spanish Colonial rule.UNM students Mikey G. de la Rosa and Michael Wolff ...

The Mind Research Network (MRN) presents a lecture by Colin G. DeYoung, "Neural and Genetic Mechanisms in Aggression, Impulsivity and Other Externalizing Behaviors," on Friday, Sept. 10, at 11:30 a.m. in the MRN large conference room in the Pete and ...

Maxwell Museum of Anthropology hosts a trip to Guadalupe Ruin, Sat., Oct. 23 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tom Windes and Nasario Garcia will lead the excursion to the outlying Chaco site.Nasario García, author and scholar, is a native of the Río Puerco valley. ...

The Coalition for Immigration, Race & Social Justice wants the University of New Mexico to start the semester right at the Back2School Summit on Saturday, Sept. 18, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Summit organizers aim to encourage dialogue around immigration issues and ...

The Western History Association has selected the UNM Press title The American Military Frontiers: The United States Army in the West, 1783-1900 by Robert Wooster as the 2010 winner of the Robert M. Utley Award. The Utley Award is given annually for the ...

Those seeking a change in New Mexico policy regarding social justice, health equity and racial tolerance are invited to engage in reflection and planning with Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on Thursday, Oct. ...

Provost Suzanne Ortega urges individuals considering travel to Mexico to inform themselves of any risks in the areas they plan to visit, how to avoid dangerous situations and who to contact if victimized. The U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular ...

Geraldine Forbes Isais, dean, UNM School of Architecture and Planning, is the first woman to serve as dean of the school. She didn't have many leadership models to follow when she made her ascent in academia. She is making sure that the next generation ...