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The UNM Alumni Association is seeking nominations for its 2012 Zia and Lobo Awards. Recipients of these awards will be honored during the All University Breakfast as part of UNM's Homecoming festivities in October. Deadline to submit nominations is ...

The UNM College Enrichment and Outreach Programs was recently awarded $2.223 million from the U.S. Department of Education for a five-year term for the High School Equivalency Program (HEP). Funding for this new grant begins July 1. Additionally, UNM HEP ...

July is Staff Appreciation Month at UNM. The 2012 line-up includes events from the traditional Staff Breakfast and Staff Picnic to mini tours and lectures on a wide range of topics. All events except the Staff Picnic and Staff Council Reception are free, ...

The Unites States Army Research Office has awarded Andy Schuler, associate professor of civil engineering, a three-year, $418,000 grant to harvest energy from bacterial metabolism in wastewater treatment.Wastewater contains a variety of waste compounds, ...

Math proficiency has long been a concern of UNM academic leadership. Approximately 2,300 students per year attempt intermediate algebra (Math 120) with a pass rate of less than 50 percent. Since Math 120 is one of the gateway courses for UNM students, ...

Studying French as an undergraduate came in handy for UNM Mechanical Engineering doctoral student Ben Rael, who is studying the fabrication and physical characterization of nano-composites during his summer internship in Nantes, Frances.Rael was invited ...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, panelists discuss the recent Supreme Court decision regarding immigration and its impact on New Mexicans, as well as the landmark decision on the Affordable Health Care Act on Thursday.New Mexico PBS' one hour public ...

The UNM Information Architects group has arranged a hands-on Scrum project management course with certified Scrum Master, Chantal Forster. Scrum is a game changing agile framework for completing complex projects. The course is particularly useful to ...

The 14th annual Taos Summer Writers' Conference is set at the Sagebrush Inn and Conference Center in Taos from July 15-22. Opening night kicks off with a buffet dinner and keynote reading by bestselling author Dani Shapiro, whose books include the ...

UNM University Communication and Marketing (UCAM) have developed the "UNM Election Experts Site" to aid the media and the general public in being informed about the issues central to the 2012 presidential campaign.While New Mexico isn't considered a ...