News

The New Mexico Local News Fellowship and Internship Program has just launched its fifth cycle with a record seven fellows and eight interns who will work in newsrooms around the state. That is double the normal number of young journalists. The growth...

Spaniards first arrived in the 1500s in what is known today as the southwestern State of New Mexico, bringing with them a now-antiquated form of the Spanish language. They encountered and then merged  ̶  often by force  ̶  with the Indigenous populations...

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...

The Film and Digital Arts (FDMA) Class of 2023 graduates at The University of New Mexico hosted its Capstone Premiere at Rodey Theater in Popejoy Hall recently. The free, black-tie event gave students the opportunity to showcase the final films of their...

The University of New Mexico division of Continuing Education, in partnership with ABQ Pickleball Club, is proud to launch its newest course, Beginning Pickleball, starting Saturday, June 17 at Montgomery Park Tennis Courts. This program will help...

UNM’s Communication & Journalism (C&J) Local News Fellowships and Internships Program is gaining steam for its next generation of journalists.   After four years, the career training program is being expanded thanks to a state appropriation of an...

Project for New Mexico Graduates of Color (PNMGC) recently recognized two outstanding faculty members at The University of New Mexico with signature awards at its annual Faculty of Color Awards (FOCA) ceremony.  Project for New Mexico Graduates of...

The University of New Mexico Office of the Vice President for Research is hosting its annual State of Research this Wednesday in the PAIS Auditorium from 4-6 p.m. UNM is the only university in the state with an R1 designation – reserved for doctoral...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel take up the issue of housing, around the state and in the city of Albuquerque.  The panel discusses a recent vote from Albuquerque City Council against the creation of new...

A new international partnership is official, between the University of New Mexico and the University of Nagasaki. Dr. Shigeru Kono, President of The University of Nagasaki and his team of advisors visited UNM today to establish a new exchange program...