Schools and Colleges

The 2019 session of the NM Legislature commences next Tuesday Jan. 15, at noon with the opening session featuring Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham delivering her first State of the State after taking over for outgoing Gov. Susana Martinez on Jan. 1. For 60...

Jeremy Hogeveen, an assistant professor in the Psychology Department at The University of New Mexico, has been designated a Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science (APS). The annual APS Rising Star list recognizes outstanding...

The University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning (SAP) is encouraging grade-schoolers to explore research, design, math and science through the NM Future City Competition.  Students from grades 6 through 8 will compete in the regional...

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

The University of New Mexico Recreational Services offers World of Wellness (WOW), an ongoing series of fitness classes offered to students, staff, faculty and the community.  The Spring 2019 WOW schedule has been published and passes are now available...

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has approved a joint grant of $2 million to increase the number of students pursuing associate and bachelor’s degrees in the humanities and to support the transfer of humanities students from Central New Mexico Community...

UNM School of Architecture and Planning Associate Professor Tim B. Castillo is taking on a new role at the University to organize and direct initiatives in Santa Fe.  Interim Provost Richard L. Wood announced he appointed Castillo as UNM special...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Laura Paskus presents this month’s segment of “Our Land: New Mexico’s Environmental Past, Present and Future.”  She sits down with Sen. Peter Wirth and Rep. Gail Armstrong to talk about proposed bills...

The UNM Alumni Association is inviting all Lobos — alums, students and community members — to the Lobo Living Room: Who is Safe in Cyberspace? on Thursday, Jan. 17 at the Centennial Engineering Auditorium. Emile Nakhleh, research professor and...

Dr. James Wilterding who has served as the executive director for The University of New Mexico's Student Health and Counseling (SHAC) beginning in February 2017 is leaving the University to pursue other career interests in Boston.  Wilterding joined the...