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University and state leaders came together on Thursday, Oct. 22, to break ground on the new Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS) building. The $130.5 million building is going up on the site of the original Humanities building, which opened in 1974 and...

Ellen Fisher, who has served as vice president for research and economic development at The University of New Mexico since 2021, will be retiring from her role in the spring semester of 2027. Nominations for the interim role, including self-nominations,...

Scientists at the University of New Mexico have played a key role in identifying a rare, 4.1-billion-year-old Martian meteorite that provides new evidence that the Red Planet may have once had a wetter, Earth-like environment.  The discovery, titled “A...

October is national Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and here at The University of New Mexico, the Women’s Resource Center is partnering with Popejoy Hall to bring the national campaign to the campus. 

The UNM Office of Sustainability and Facility Services - Recycling has launched a new initiative called Green Game Day, which was initiated by students. The aim of this initiative is to collect cans, bottles, and other recyclables from tailgaters to...

The University of New Mexico Police Department has a new headquarters designed to enhance campus safety, strengthen community engagement and better support the officers who serve the UNM community. A grand opening, ribbon-cutting celebration officially...

On the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, a day that will never be forgotten in United States or world history, dozens of ROTC cadets, military officers and first responders at The University of New Mexico climbed up and down approximately 3,000...

The University of New Mexico’s Women’s Resource Center (WRC) is marking a new chapter today, Sept.9, by celebrating the grand opening of its new space in Mesa Vista Hall, room 1057. Located in the northwest courtyard, across from the fountain, the center...

The National Gallery of Art, in Washington, D.C, is currently featuring photography by Subhankar Banerjee, professor of art and founder and director of The University of New Mexico’s Center for Environmental Arts & Humanities, in the Beneath the Surface:...

The University of New Mexico is accelerating its commitment to sustainability with the largest fleet electrification effort in university history. Through a strategic initiative led by University Services, UNM has added four 2023 Ford E-Transit vans and...