Schools and Colleges

The University of New Mexico’s Nancy López was recently elected as the vice president of Sociologists for Women in Society, serving a two-year term from 2019 through 2021. The Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS) is an international organization of...

In conjunction with the national Geography Awareness Week, Nov. 12-17 and GIS Day, Nov. 14, The University of New Mexico’s Earth Data Analysis Center (EDAC), Student Association of Geography and Environmental Studies (SAGES), Department of Geography and...

In Latin American societies where inequality is extremely high, climate change is increasingly disruptive, economic liberalization is rapid and radical, and globalization is overwhelming local cultures, rural transformation is happening. Despite...

The first high quality ancient DNA data from Central and South America—49 individuals some as old as 11,000 years—has revealed a major and previously unknown exchanges between populations. Unprecedented details about the ancestry of the people of...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Megan Kamerick looks into the deal Mayor Tim Keller signed to bring Netflix’s new production hub to Albuquerque. She talks with a union president and leaders in the film offices of Albuquerque and Santa Fe...

Voters in New Mexico decisively backed General Obligation Bonds B and D – affirming their support of higher education and libraries.  Bond B allocates $4 million each for higher education libraries, public libraries and public-school libraries – every...

The University of New Mexico’s Department of Human Resources hosts two Financial Wellness workshops on Thursday, Nov. 15 from 12 to 1 p.m. on Main Campus at the UNM Business Center 1016, and Friday Nov. 16 from 12 to 1 p.m. on North Campus at the HSLIC...

The National Hispanic Cultural Center presents a free public event to celebrate bilingualism and New Mexico Spanish. The event will celebrate a book launch of Bilingualism in the Community on Thursday, Nov. 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the National Hispanic...

Over the years, The University of New Mexico has been a treasure trove of mentors for the organization Big Brothers Big Sisters’ (BBBS) Mentor 2.0 program. BBBS is hoping once again the university comes through as it continues its search for volunteers...

The University of New Mexico Department of Theatre and Dance presents As You Like It, a play by William Shakespeare directed by Shepard Sobel. The play is a timely tale of transformation amidst the trials and triumphs of every kind of love. One of...