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The University of New Mexico has been notified that the Bernalillo County Water Authority is replacing and realigning old water lines that are in conflict with the proposed Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART) Project. Commuters to UNM should expect traffic...

Nearly a 140 participants gathered at The University of New Mexico Student Union Building recently to discuss the various water problems facing the state of New Mexico. The conference was sponsored by UNM’s Center for Water and the Environment. Concerns...

Shaggy, heavy-shouldered bison have grazed the wide open spaces of the American Southwest for thousands of years. They made a tempting target for the hunters who walked the empty landscape between 9,000 and 13,000 years ago. The bison were attracted to a...

Bernalillo County officials announced a water conservation project in collaboration with The University of New Mexico that breaks ground on campus next month. UNM’s Physical Plant Department (PPD) will install an underground, 4,700 foot pipeline from...

The Department of Safety & Risk Services oversees the UNM Watershed Basin permit and works to keep UNM’s storm water runoff as clean and pollution-free as possible. Storm water runoff occurs when precipitation from rain or snowmelt flows over the ground;...

Two faculty members from the University of New Mexico School of Engineering will lead research activities for a new National Science Foundation Grant. Assistant Professor Ricardo Gonzalez-Pinzon and Associate Professor Andrew Schuler, both in the UNM ...

The University of New Mexico, the City of Albuquerque, and RWL Water were the hosts of the first Southwest Water & Energy Summit on April 22. Presenters and attendees examined the challenges, solutions, and opportunities surrounding water issues.

Marc Powell, owner of Albuquerque-based transportation company ReCARnation, is donating the use of two vehicles benefiting two initiatives in the UNM School of Engineering: the Lobo MotorSports Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (FSAE) team, and outreach and research efforts led by the Center for Water and the Environment.

It is often said that UNM is a “city within a city.” The New Mexico Environment Department agrees, and has designated UNM as a “large water system” due to over 40,000 people using UNM’s water consistently. Because UNM is a “large water system,” it is...

The University of New Mexico, like much of the metro area, is still cleaning up and assessing water damage from the storm this past weekend. UNM Physical Plant Department is in the early stages of evaluating the more than 30 buildings...