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University of New Mexico President Garnett S. Stokes today applauded the continued efforts by UNM leadership and the university community to mitigate the advance of COVID-19, pointing to strict health and safety practices and protocols that have resulted...

The University of New Mexico was ranked No. 256 in the recently released U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 Best Global Universities rankings. The rankings, now in its seventh year, evaluate nearly 1,500 research universities across 86 countries on academic...

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) awarded two of its 2020-21 fellowships and grants to scholars at The University of New Mexico. The following women received the AAUW fellowship and grant: Natasha Ribeiro, a recipient of a Selected...

The University of New Mexico is joining hundreds of other institutions and organizations this week to celebrate Corporate Compliance and Ethics Week, to reflect on the importance of these two pillars of our institutional integrity. Compliance Week...

One can tell a lot from the composition of the gasses coming from active volcanoes about what is happening deep beneath. It is even possible to predict when an active volcano will erupt causing widespread damage, yet gathering this critical data can be...

The student dorm buildings Santa Clara, Laguna and DeVargas (SCLDV) are hosting a record painting event as a way for students to relieve election day stress and practice their artistic abilities. Students from anywhere on campus are welcome to join the...

Her peers know her as an exceptional engineer. But to some Indigenous people, Sandra Begay is legendary.   “Like many Native American students in STEM, I knew of Sandra before I met her,” said Suzanne Singer, who is Navajo and interned under Begay at...

When you turn on your kitchen faucet, do you know where your water comes from? Kerry Howe does, and he can tell you where it was before it got there and where it goes after disappearing down your drain. He is the director of the UNM Center for Water and...

Elaborately decorated skull art, whispers of Papel Picado, flickering candles and the fragrant scent of Marigolds – Día de los Muertos is on the horizon and with it comes the memories of family members and friends no longer with us. Día de los Muertos...

A group of researchers from The University of New Mexico Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, led by Distinguished Professor Hua Guo, have teamed up with colleagues from Texas A&M University to understand more about the photochemistry of Earth’s...