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A researcher based in The University of New Mexico School of Engineering is leading one of 15 projects across the country receiving $11 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy. These projects, announced Aug. 10, are focused on exploratory...

If you travel up stream to the tip-top of the headwaters in the San Juan Range of the Colorado Rockies, you’ll reach the very beginning of the Rio Grande River, and what happens at the very top helps determine the quality and quantity of water that we...

The domino effect of how your body operates is a mystifying, but fascinating area of study. The question of ‘’why does this happen when I do that?’ generates a never ending search for answers within the College of Education & Human Sciences...

After over two decades of dedicated service to The University of New Mexico (UNM), Melanie Sparks, assistant vice president of Campus Business Services for the VP Office of Institutional Support Services, will be retiring on Aug....

Dr. Amy Lucinda Brandzel, an associate professor at The University of New Mexico with a joint appointment in American and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, died Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at home in the care of family and surrounded by cherished pets....

UNM Institutional Support Services has announced the appointment of Shawn Arruti as the new director of UNM Parking & Transportation Services (UNM PATS). Arruti officially assumed his role on Aug. 1, bringing over 25 years of comprehensive experience in...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we say goodbye to a mainstay at NMPBS, Gene Grant. Grant’s thoughtful and balanced approach to issues of the day made NMiF go-to watching for a generation of viewers. This week, we look back at the highlights of Grant’s...

Distinguished Professor Mansoor Sheik-Bahae, a faculty member in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, died of complications from cancer on July 10, 2023. There are many tributes being offered in Sheik-Bahae’s memory and all touch on one essential...

Terry Loring, distinguished professor of Mathematics and Statistics, recently published and co-authored a new research piece involving his research on K-theory with the major advances in applications to critical problems in physics. The new research...

Autumn Collins has been selected to serve as the new director for Career Services following a competitive national search. Collins has been with the department for the past 15 years and will replace long-time director, Jenna Crabb, who was recently...