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University of New Mexico Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs James Holloway has named Dr. Mike Holtzclaw as chancellor for the UNM-Los Alamos branch campus, effective July 18, 2022. Holtzclaw has more than 27 years of experience in...

After serving as a leader of UNM-Los Alamos since 2015, Cindy Rooney has announced that she will be stepping aside as chancellor, effective on June 30, 2022. The timing of the decision will allow the campus to conduct a nationwide search and...

Los Alamos Commerce & Development Corporation (LACDC) recently announced Cynthia Rooney, chancellor of the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos, received the Institutional Leadership Award from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). “Her...

UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA), UNM School of Engineering and the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) recently celebrated the creation of a program in mechanical engineering to meet local workforce needs.  UNM-LA hosted an event Monday, June 7 to recognize...

The University of New Mexico Los Alamos (UNM-LA) and the UNM School of Engineering (SOE) are collaborating to expand an existing two-year pre-engineering program into a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) program on the UNM-LA campus....

A new scholarship program has been developed to encourage first time students to begin their college journey at The University of New Mexico Los Alamos branch campus. The UNM-LA Start Here Scholarship is open to incoming first-time students to help...

The UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) Library hosts an exhibit from February 17 – March 31, which celebrates women who supported the Manhattan Project, as scientists, support workers, wives and mothers living in Los Alamos. "The Women of Los Alamos during the...

The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) hosted three new vice presidents from The University of New Mexico (UNM) main campus recently including: Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration Teresa Costantinidis, Vice President for Equity...

University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) Chancellor Dr. Cindy Rooney, along with a group of presidents and chancellors from other northern New Mexico institutions of higher education including UNM-Taos, was honored to participate in the Los Alamos...

University of New Mexico Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs James Paul Holloway and Senior Vice Provost Barbara Rodríguez traveled to Los Alamos recently to visit UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) and Los Alamos National Laboratory...