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Manali Girish Narkhede is driven by a passion for creativity and innovation. Born in India, she grew up watching her father work as an electrical engineer for the state government and was raised with the values of integrity, humility and service. From a...

Maya Shamsid-Deen has a few titles - mother, teacher, and now, Doctor. A love for plants as a child grew into a decade-long academic career, crossing the finish line with her Ph.D. in Biology from The University of New Mexico in May.

As NASA prepares for a new era of lunar exploration, University of New Mexico planetary scientist Charles “Chip” Shearer will explain how future missions hope to complete scientific goals during the Apollo era. Shearer is a member of the Sustainable...

New Mexico in Focus is the New Mexico PBS prime-time news magazine show covering the events, issues, and people shaping life in New Mexico and the Southwest. NMiF takes a multi-layered look at social, political, economic health, education, and art issues...

The New Mexico AI Consortium (NMAIC) has named its first class of AI Scholars at universities around the state. The selected graduate students will work with faculty at The University of New Mexico, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, and New...

This week New Mexico in Focus examines the state budget and some of the bills Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham vetoed. Most of this week’s show revisits four stories that remain important today. It has been five years since the COVID pandemic hit the state....

From Santa Fe to Silver City and beyond, University of New Mexico communication and journalism students are making headlines — literally. The New Mexico Local News Fellowships and Internships program has named its largest and most geographically diverse...

The University of New Mexico Utility Services and UNM Hospital recently received a water conservation award from Industrial Water Engineering (IWE), the water treatment partner of the University. The Impact on Water, Efficiency, & the Environment (IWEE)...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Politics Correspondent Gwyneth Doland sits down with two groups of journalists to discuss the ins and outs of this year's 60-day legislative session.  Hundreds of bills made their way through the Roundhouse — Doland...

Grasslands in New Mexico play an important role in the state’s economy, environment and culture, supporting industries like agriculture and tourism, while also contributing to local wildlife and water conservation.  Beyond their economic and cultural...