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Long-time University of New Mexico employee, Cheryl Wallace, whose most recent role was director for the Student Union Building (SUB), is set to retire on June 30. You could say she’s going from directing a building to building a new direction in her...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, a group of New Mexico Black community leaders and elders tell us about the importance of celebrating Juneteenth. In the first of three conversations, Senior Producer Lou DiVizio asks Joe and Rita Powdrell about the roots...

The UNM Anderson School of Management’s Center for Responsible Entrepreneurship hosted a pitch competition June 6 in Santa Fe, concluding its inaugural cohort of the entrepreneur-focused Accelerator Program. The Accelerator Program is a rigorous...

While pedestrians are only involved in around 2% of traffic crashes in New Mexico, they make up 20% of all crash-related fatalities. Researchers from The University of New Mexico Geospatial and Population Studies (UNM-GPS) hope to raise awareness...

Jonathan Porter, Professor Emeritus of Chinese History and Asian Studies at the University of New Mexico, died peacefully at his home on March 26, 2024, in Chupadero, New Mexico, after surviving more than two decades with metastatic prostate cancer. He was 86.

Researchers from The University of New Mexico Hand and Machine Lab in the Department of Computer Science recently traveled to Hawaii for the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing...

The University of New Mexico’s College of Arts and Sciences recently announced its new Regents’ Professors for the Annual Years 2025-2027. Regents’ Professor is a special title bestowed on selected full professors who, in the judgment of the dean and on...

UNM Parking and Transportation Services (PATS) invites students, faculty, and staff to a virtual town hall on Tuesday, June 18, from 2 to 3 p.m. As part of the first informational session of the year, attendees will learn about upcoming construction...

The Political Science Honors Program at The University of New Mexico gives undergraduate students a taste of graduate school, along with the opportunity to explore the research process and write a senior thesis about their research with the help of faculty mentors...

Tara Drake, an assistant professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at The University of New Mexico, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award. The award is NSF’s most prestigious award in recognition and support of...