Communication & Journalism

The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) recently announced the establishment of two new chapters including at The University of New Mexico in the Department of Communication & Journalism. PRSSA is an organization for students interested...

The old broadcast studio inside the Department of Communication and Journalism at The University of New Mexico is getting a makeover.

Warning labels on social media: That’s what the United States Surgeon General called for last month saying the apps are a big contributor to the mental health crisis among younger people.  

If this year’s Undergraduate Research Opportunity Conference (UROC) at The University of New Mexico is any indication, more first-year students are jumping into research. Mentors hope that through participating in research opportunities at UNM, first-year students will eventually find their lifelong research passions.

It’s not every day a Lobo becomes a published author alongside a NASCAR legend and remembers to thank their professor. UNM alumnus Dominic Aragon is celebrating the release of All of It: Daytona 500 Champion Tells the Rest of the Story. Aragon’s...

A University of New Mexico Communication & Journalism (C&J) student is being recognized as an exemplary young journalist nationwide. UNM multimedia journalism and statistics junior Lauren Lifke was just named a member of the National Association of...

Barely 20 percent of adults can name their state legislators, according to a semi-recent survey. Half couldn't say if their state had a one- or two-house legislature. Over 60 percent didn’t know if being a state legislator was a full-time job. UNM’s...

Local journalism in New Mexico is pressing forward, thanks to Press Forward.  A coalition of some of the nation’s largest nonprofit foundations has just announced that New Mexico is joining 10 other new Press Forward Chapters, as part of a $500...

UNM Communication & Journalism Professor Michael Lechuga is not only paving the path for research on virtual reality, but an all too real one.  Lechuga has just co-authored and published the book Migrant World Making, a harrowing collection of...

Four years, three surgeries and three concussions, two states and one well-earned bachelor's degree–that’s just a few of the stats for UNM senior Syaire Riley.  The kind-hearted, hardworking winter graduate is flipping his tassel with a degree in...