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While pedestrians are only involved in around 2% of traffic crashes in New Mexico, they make up 20% of all crash-related fatalities. Researchers from The University of New Mexico Geospatial and Population Studies (UNM-GPS) hope to raise awareness...

Although only beginning his collegiate journey, Dimitri Kittrell is a man with a plan. The native of Little Rock, Ark., just completed his freshman year in the Gerald May Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at UNM and this...

The University of New Mexico is committed to the safety of everyone on campus, including students, faculty, staff, and visitors. In a proactive effort to assess and enhance the culture of safety, the Environmental Health and Safety department undertook...

While many students are lucky to call the University of New Mexico home for four years, many faculty and staff double that number. A special group of Lobos, like UNM Police Department (UNMPD) members Patricia Young and James Madrid, get that privilege...

It’s a new twist to an old program that The University of New Mexico hopes will provide an overall safer campus atmosphere utilizing a community policing initiative. UNM’s latest campus safety prevention effort is called Campus Watch, and is modeled...

The University of New Mexico’s 8th annual Campus Safety Week returns with a weeklong schedule of events Sept. 18-23. UNM’s Safety Week is held annually in conjunction with National Campus Safety Awareness Month, a declaration approved by Congress in 2008...

When current Albuquerque Police Department (APD) Chief Harold Medina enrolled at the University of New Mexico in 1992, he knew there would be some way he would one day give back to the campus community. Now, over 20 years later, that wish is becoming a...

The University of New Mexico provides a vast range of support services and resources for students experiencing issues that include mental health, physical health, community emergencies, and crime. UNM students are always able to connect to care at any...

When it comes to the exponential scale of policies, programs, and processes at The University of New Mexico, its advocacy centers and support systems can be overlooked by new or unaware students. Knowing how, when, and where to ask for help is a great...

Imagine you’re a student who is leaving home for the first time to attend college and live in a dorm. Or you’re a parent of a student leaving home for the first time. It’s likely that students and parents will have questions about safety in the dorms and...