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This week, New Mexico in Focus looks back on some of the key stories of the last few months that will have lingering impacts around the state.  Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus speaks with Mario Atencio, whose family lives on the eastern Navajo...

The solution for crime reduction in New Mexico is not a simple mix of crime and punishment. It does not fall on the shoulders of just the courts, just police, or just the jails, to fix. That’s why a statewide, multi-organizational collaboration is...

With the 2020 General Election on the horizon, New Mexico is among many states looking at how to continue developing free, fair, safe and secure election processes. “The public must perceive that voting is easy and accessible, while at the same time...

The University of New Mexico will reopen both of the University’s golf courses, The UNM Championship Golf Course and the UNM North Golf Course, with limited operations on Saturday, May 2 following new guidelines issued by the New Mexico Department of...

Every 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau undertakes a mammoth task: counting all the people residing in the United States. Not only is the count mandated by the U.S. Constitution, it also affects the allocation of funding for our community’s public...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, producer Sarah Gustavus looks at why it is important for students who identify as Latino, African American, Native American or Asian to see their culture reflected in textbooks, lessons and images in their classroom. A...

Several University of New Mexico departments are partnering with ACLU of New Mexico to put on a free speech event.  "Free Speech in the Age of Trump: Challenges, Threats and Dilemmas that Divide" takes place Wednesday, May 2 from 12-1:15 p.m. in the...

A new, National Science Foundation (NSF) grant is allowing researchers at The University of New Mexico to study how people are responding to the current political environment in the United States. Earlier this spring, the NSF awarded UNM Political...

A combination of UNM sociologists, a political scientist and a geologist are conducting innovative academic and evaluative research on one of the most successful science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education alliances in the country.

A new report from The University of New Mexico Institute for Social Research (ISR) could help change the way cities, counties and states deal with homelessness. The study, which researchers say is one of the most comprehensive looks at the economic impact of homelessness to-date, shows it actually costs less to house chronically homeless people than to leave them on the streets.