Schools and Colleges

It’s something we all need, but do not always think we deserve: a vacation. Beaches, secluded mountains, and all-inclusive resorts are top notch destinations, and believe it or not, they can be found before you even leave campus.  UNM’s Outdoor...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, executive producer Jeff Proctor talks with Trip Jennings, executive director of New Mexico In Depth, and Emma Green, program coordinator with the state’s Public Education Department, about a pilot program aimed at...

The University of New Mexico houses one of the few programs in the country, which was just chosen for a competitive and worthwhile grant by the Prevent Cancer Foundation.  The organization Comadre a Comadre was awarded $25,000 for the next year, under...

It’s a difficult, impressive feat on its own to help children work through speech problems. It’s even more inspiring when you take into account the bridge of language itself.  Carlos Irizarry-Pérez That’s a path just crossed by UNM Speech & Hearing...

Plant-based eating and veganism have been around for decades, but more people are choosing plant-based diets than ever before. Plant-based eating means eating more fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains and beans while eating less or no meat, dairy or animal...

When it comes to the exponential scale of policies, programs, and processes at The University of New Mexico, its advocacy centers and support systems can be overlooked by new or unaware students. Knowing how, when, and where to ask for help is a great...

The University of New Mexico is an R1 university, a term reserved for doctoral universities with very high levels of research activity, and the only university in the state with this prestigious designation. Coming into the research community can seem...

UNM Institutional Support Services has announced the appointment of Jessica Ramos as the new director of UNM Capital & Space Strategies (CSS). With a career spanning over two decades at UNM, Ramos brings a wealth of experience and expertise to this...

The word ‘crisis’ is hardly an exaggeration when you look at the state of climate and drought in the Southwest. It’s even less of one, when you’re evaluating water supply in New Mexico. Crisis is, unfortunately, the most accurate possible descriptor when...

A researcher based in The University of New Mexico School of Engineering is leading one of 15 projects across the country receiving $11 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy. These projects, announced Aug. 10, are focused on exploratory...