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University of New Mexico alumna Cynthia Chavez Lamar has been named director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, effective Feb. 14. She is the third director of the National Museum of the American Indian and the first Native...

Throughout a distinguished career and years of service to the Albuquerque community, Judy Zanotti will be honored by The University of New Mexico with an honorary doctoral degree during the fall commencement ceremony, Friday, Dec. 17. “I’m truly...

The University of New Mexico School of Engineering honored 16 of its graduates as recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award. The 2020 and 2021 awardees were honored at a ceremony Dec. 2 at Hotel Albuquerque. Honorees are from each of the School’s six...

Five Native American educators and academics from The University of New Mexico have been chosen by AcademicInfluence.com as top influential American Indian scholars in the nation. Gregory Cajete (Tewa), Jennie R. Joe (Navajo), Henrietta Mann (Cheyenne), Simon J. Ortiz (Acoma Pueblo), and Gerald Vizenor (Chippewa) ...

The Lobo Language Acquisition Lab at The University of New Mexico will present Trisha Moquino of Keres Children's Learning Center (KCLC) describing her quest to create a school that would nurture children in the Keres-speaking community. Her...

An alumnus of The University of New Mexico has made a generous gift to the UNM Sustainability Studies program to establish an endowed fund in the name of his beloved late wife. The substantial gift will be used to support the Sustainability Studies...

The University of New Mexico is proud to recognize veterans, military service members, and their families every day, and particularly Veterans Day. Veterans Day is a federal U.S. holiday set aside as a time Americans express their gratitude and...

The two podcasters who got their start at The University of New Mexico have seen considerable listener growth over the past few years. Throughout the years, The Breaking Math Podcast (formerly associated with KUNM) has grown significantly. Currently,...

Today, University of New Mexico alumna Kate Anderson received an award from the U.S. Clean Energy Education & Empowerment (C3E) for her contributions, leadership and accomplishments in clean energy. Anderson was honored with the Social, Economic, and...

Dozens of students, staff, faculty and alumni gathered at UNM's University House for the president's annual S’mores Roast - kicking off Homecoming 2021. This is the second year President Garnett S. Stokes and Jeff N. Younggren have hosted the...