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The University of New Mexico has an important message for its students, staff and faculty representing numerous cultures, identities, and nationalities—you are welcome here. As part of a nationwide campaign, the University is voicing its appreciation for...

Movies, books and television shows have all had popular series where a laser, microwave, or particle beam weapon is used to battle the bad guys. Over the past few decades the U.S. military has been working on making this fantasy a reality. They’re called...

The invitation was simple, come experience the culture of the Southwest—learn about the people, traditional food and see the landscape that produces tumbleweeds. Twelve German educators from across Deutschland accepted the invite and boarded a plane....

UNM students Joseluis Ayala, Erin Bush, Matthew Chavez and Annie Edwards received the prestigious Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Award this year—doubling the number of CLS awards received over last year. UNM’s Global Education Office (GEO) played a...

On Thursday, Sept. 1, UNM's Global Education Office (GEO) hosts its annual Study Abroad Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m on Cornell Mall, between the Student Union Building and Mesa Vista Hall. Over 80 countries will be represented at the fair along with more...

Seventeen students from The University of New Mexico (UNM) recently returned from a summer study abroad program in Limerick, Ireland led by David Wright, director of Education Abroad. The trip was geared toward service-learning, a teaching strategy that...

The Innovation Academy for Women of the Americas (The Academy) is a first-of-its-kind partnership between UNM, Universidad La Salle México and Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán. It is a pilot program bringing together undergraduate women from New Mexico...

During the month of June, The Innovation Academy for Women of the Americas, “The Academy,” will be hosted on UNM’s main campus. Designed to facilitate more women in the STEM+Architecture fields to pursue graduate study, the program is unique as it...

After an extensive consultation, planning and regents approval process, Provost Chaouki Abdallah has announced the establishment of the UNM Global and National Security Policy Institute Program(GNSPI) and the appointment of Emile Nakhleh as its part-time...

University of New Mexico students from International Business Students Global (IBSG) participated in The Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) conference in San Francisco recently to gain support for their World Folk Art Movement Project. IBSG’s...