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The 2016 recipients of the Presidential Award of Distinction embody the University of New Mexico’s legacy of excellence and advancement.

As thousands of University of New Mexico students prepare to receive their diplomas, many are looking back to reflect on what it took for them to get to this point. Some may credit their family and friends for supporting them, while others may have overcome personal barriers. For one UNM marketing student though, his motivation came from an unexpected place, during a time that could have crushed him; his mother’s battle with cancer.

Five recipients, April Davidson, Manuel Martinez, Yolanda Martinez, Luis Rocha and Patricia Ann Young were honored as the 2016 Gerald May Outstanding Staff Award winners at a ceremony in the Student Union Ballroom.

The University of New Mexico hosts its annual Fall Graduate and Undergraduate Commencement ceremonies Dec. 15 and 16 at the WisePies Arena aka The Pit. The Graduate Commencement ceremony will take place Thursday, Dec. 15 at 6 p.m., honoring Doctoral and...

This week on New Mexico in Focus (NMiF), host Gene Grant, along with the Line opinion panel, will discuss what moves should be made to combat the $69 million budget deficit the state is currently facing. Grant and the Line panelists will also analyze...

The University of New Mexico, along with 10 other organizations, gathered recently to support the Global Embassy of Activist Peace (GEAP) and Indigenous Peoples from around the U.S. to discuss environmental protection. The Fourth International Encounter...

Finals are almost here, which means that Late Night Breakfast is right around the corner. The University of New Mexico Student Union Building (SUB) hosts its annual Late Night Breakfast on Sunday, Dec. 11. Stop by for some breakfast burritos, giveaways,...

Nationally urban populations have increased while rural populations have declined. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated that the 1910 rural populations were at 54.4 percent of the total US population while in 2010 they had declined to 19.3 percent. In New...

While there is a trend in the field of ecology towards collecting data with automated sensors (e.g., the National Ecological Observatory Network), individual investigators and independent research projects still generate much ecological data through...

The University of New Mexico is giving people a glimpse of just some of the experiences the Land of Enchantment has to offer UNM students beyond the classroom. It’s called “The Lobo Life” and it was recently unveiled through a new website and Instagram (@TheLoboLife) account.