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Spacing, Scaping, Urbing and Zerving – the terms may seem unfamiliar now but perfectly accentuate the fun, zany, hands-on opportunities being offered through the new Architecture + Design Summer Academy (ADSA) at the UNM School of Architecture + Planning...

UNM is honoring the outstanding directors, employees, student employees and departments that make up the Division of Student Affairs through the Lucy Awards. This year the Lucy Awards will be held in a virtual, pandemic-safe was, as recognition of those...

Lt. Col. Thomas Chae is departing as head of the UNM Army ROTC program at the end of the month to continue his military service at Fort Sill in Oklahoma. Chae worked at UNM for two years—over half of which was encompassed by the pandemic.  “It wasn’t...

Associate Professor Anna Nogar of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at The University of New Mexico and UNM Mexico Studies Chair Lorena Ojeda-Dávila, professor at the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, recently collaborated on a...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) research initiative recently awarded UNM-Taos’ new training program a $500,000 Agricultural Workforce Training grant UNM-Taos and UNM-Taos Hive (Hub of Internet-Based...

The Maxwell Museum education department will offer virtual summer camp sessions so children ages 6 through 12 can learn about Anthropology and Archaeology. Virtual Summer Camps will be led by Maxwell Museum educators on Zoom. The museum remains...

UNM Library Information Specialist Joseph Lane was announced as the recipient of the 2021 Staff Council Jim Davis Award. Lane is a dedicated councilor, committee member and the co-chair of the Staff Council Rewards and Recognition Committee who has...

KUNM news staff took home dozens of awards this year for radio coverage ranging from podcasts to breaking news. The awards are especially notable after a year of immense challenges where reporters struggled to keep communities informed on COVID-19 and...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Sen. Ben Ray Lujan joins the program from Washington, D.C. to talk about the federal government’s plans to pay for and expand access to broadband internet service. It’s been a major challenge in New Mexico. Correspondent...

In April, UNM-Valencia Campus Chancellor Alice Letteney was selected to participate as a panelist for La Academia de Liderazgo’s seminar, “Overview of a President’s Role in Advocacy & How do Institutions of Higher Education Make Their Best Case to Policy...