Schools and Colleges

A book published by UNM Press focused on travelling in New Mexico is getting recognition on the national stage.  “Eco-Travel New Mexico: 86 Natural Destinations, Green Hotels, and Sustainable Adventures,” by Ashley M. Biggers, was awarded third place in...

Open Access is the free, immediate, online availability of scholarship, coupled with the rights to use these resources fully in the digital environment. The complex issue has multiple viewpoints and is the subject of much debate in the country right...

Centennial Science and Engineering Library (CSEL) will be temporary closed during Fall Break for maintenance. The building will be closed Thursday, Oct. 11 - Saturday, Oct. 13 while sewer lines are replaced in the area.  Some necessary excavation...

Author and film historian Jon Bowman will present the annual fall Willard Lecture, focusing on the first filmmakers in New Mexico.  The lecture, titled “New Mexico’s First Filmmakers: Revisiting the Stars and Directors of the Silent Era” will be held...

The University of New Mexico is part of a statewide consortium on a $20 million, five-year grant that aims to modernize the electrical grid to make it more resilient, reliable and ready to handle renewable technologies of the future. The award from the...

The recently re-organized basement in Parish Memorial Library is now a little brighter, thanks to a freshly unveiled mural on one of the walls.  “Arid, Mountainous and Roadrunner” was painted over the course of the summer by MFA student Robbin Lou...

Members of the campus community are invited to view the new Parish Memorial Library mural at an opening reception next month.  The reveal and reception will be held on Sept. 5 at 2 p.m. in the basement of Parish. It will celebrate the completion of a...

The University of New Mexico Libraries’ Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections (CSWR) is announcing its fall People and Places lecture series lineup.  All lectures in the series are free and open to the public and will be held in the...

Stephen Hull will take over as the new director of UNM Press and professor of practice in publishing, following a national search. The UNM Press and College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences announced Hull will start on Sept. 17. He will be...

A UNM library information specialist is being honored by two prestigious programs. Stephanie Akau was named one of the American Library Association’s 2018-2019 Spectrum Scholars. Since 1997, ALA has awarded more than 1,000 Spectrum Scholarships to...