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UNM Communication & Journalism Professor Michael Lechuga is not only paving the path for research on virtual reality, but an all too real one.  Lechuga has just co-authored and published the book Migrant World Making, a harrowing collection of...

Advance at The University of New Mexico is hosting a variety of spring faculty development workshops. The lineup this semester includes workshops in collaboration with the Faculty Research Development Office on the proposal review process. This series...

It was Christmas morning in 2021 when, on behalf of 8 billion current humans, 10,000 future observers, 20,000 engineers and technicians, 100 scientists worldwide, and three space agencies, the greatest telescope ever made took off from Europe’s Spaceport...

What choices do mapmakers face when representing land and geographic space? What can maps reveal about the political, commercial or even personal dynamics at play during their creation? The exhibit, Borders: Created, Contested & Imagined, on display in...

New Mexico researchers and collaborating institutions are known to send some unique and unusual plants and vegetables into space – take for instance the green chile launch of 2019 – and next week, UNM Biology Professor David Hanson and his team are...

This week, New Mexico in Focus discusses the ongoing FBI investigation of possible corruption at the Albuquerque Police Department. Last week, federal agents raided the homes of several APD officers — most of them assigned to the department's DWI unit....

In 1924, the Aldo Leopold Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico became America’s first designated wilderness, predating the Wilderness Act by four decades. In recognition of the 100th anniversary of this significant milestone in our country’s...

UNM Center on Alcohol, Substance Use and Addiction (CASAA) Associate Professor Joshua Grubbs is making sure veterans can trade wagering with a chance to focus on recovery. Grubbs is dedicating his research to this already vulnerable population, in...

The Global Education Office and the Office of the Vice President for Research are accepting nominations for the Globally-Engaged Research Awards to highlight the dynamic international research conducted by UNM faculty and students. For the purposes of...

As much of the U.S. is recovering from record-breaking cold and winter storms, more people may be reflecting on how they feel during the winter season. Seasonal Depression, also known as Seasonal Affective Disorder or S.A.D., is the topic of discussion...