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People everywhere are talking about Arizona's controversial new immigration reform law, and the debate will likely play a key role in this fall's general elections. How does one have an honest conversation on the issue of immigration reform when both ...

The Church of Beethoven's August line-up features three UNM poets: Department of English Language and Literature Faculty Amy Beeder, Master of Fine Arts student in creative writing Richard Vargas and English student Jessica Lopez. The Church of Beethoven ...

A book of essays about the history of New Mexico has won a national award from The American Association for State and Local History. Regents Professor of Anthropology Marta Weigle, New Mexico History Museum Director Frances Levine, and UNM alumni Louise ...

UNM graduate students have an opportunity to apply for fellowships for a Professional Master of Science Degree in Nanoscience and Microsystems. This program allows students to learn the fundamentals of nanoscience, receive hands-on training in ...

New Mexico has put itself on the map when it comes to solar energy in recent years. But, will this renewable energy option still burn bright in the years and decades to come? It's a question many people are asking, especially after the recent struggles ...

University Libraries has begun work on a project to digitize songbooks and archival resources from the New Mexico Federal Music Project. The project will be led by Amy Jackson, digital initiatives librarian and funded by the New Mexico Historical Records ...

In the past two years, with the assistance of Lobo Energy, Inc., the students, staff and faculty of the University of New Mexico have reduced the institution's energy use by more than $7.5 million. As a result of this university-wide effort, UNM was ...

Security at the Los Alamos National Labs has always been a concern and on this week's episode of "New Mexico in Focus" Glenn Walp will talk about his new book, "Implosion at Los Alamos: How Crime, Corruption, and Cover-Ups Jeopardize America's Nuclear ...

Recently, University of New Mexico political science professor Lonna Atkeson released her research on the 2008 election in New Mexico. Atkeson discussed her research, "Assessing Electoral Performance in New Mexico Using an Ecosystem Approach," with UNM ...

Three History department graduate students present talks on tumultuous times in New Mexico history. Listening to this streaming audio on your computer is an easy way to learn about interesting times as New Mexicans grappled with the issues of the day in ...