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The 2026 edition of the annual Cherry on Top pin celebrates the centennial of Route 66, pairing The University of New Mexico’s official hot air balloon with a vibrant design inspired by the historic highway.

Journey through the Route 66 New Mexico towns in Route 66 Connected, a multimedia presentation to celebrate the Centennial. The presentation offers a unique look at the historic significance and multicultural nature of the “Mother Road” in New Mexico and...

Each year, University Communication and Marketing (UCAM) curates a Year-in-Review that captures the stories shaping the University of New Mexico—from campus milestones to research making an impact. Below is a curated selection of UCAM Newsroom’s top...

The University of New Mexico is taking part in one of the city’s most ambitious public art initiatives in decades—Route 66 Remixed, a cornerstone of Albuquerque’s Route 66 Centennial Celebration.

Madison Garay, a third-year master’s student at The University of New Mexico, has been chosen to present at the 2025 College Art Association Conference in Manhattan in February. Her presentation will cover her research into the iconic Mother Road, Route...

Baldwin Burr, a photoarchivist and oral historian at the Los Lunas Museum of Heritage and Arts, gives a lecture titled “Historic Route 66 through New Mexico” on Sept. 28 at 12 p.m. in Zimmerman Library, Frank Waters room 105. Burr earned a BA in Art...

The Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections in Zimmerman Library has opened a new exhibit, “Life and Times Along Route 66.” The exhibit is located in the Frank Waters Room 105 in Zimmerman Library and will be up through Dec. 2016.  A...

The Fall 2016 University Libraries’ Willard Lecture features authors and UNM faculty members Mark Childs and Ellen Babcock presenting, “Prismacolor and Neon: the craftwork of mid-century Route 66 signs.” Visitors will also be offered a glimpse into the...

UNM Parking and Transportation Services (PATS) is informing resident-students that the main campus will experience heavy traffic throughout the day on Saturday, July 16 due to the Route 66 Summerfest in Nob Hill. Higher than normal traffic volume is...

Donatella Davanzo, a University of New Mexico graduate student, walks along some part of Route 66 in Albuquerque almost every day, photographing the buildings, the street and the fragments of history still visible along the roadside. Officially she is ...