Schools and Colleges

After years of planning and months of construction, leaders at The University of New Mexico, and local and state dignitaries are ready to cut the ribbon signifying the official opening of the Lobo Rainforest Building. The event is set for Friday, Aug. 25...

Ryan Lindquist is a popular guy, and not just because he has nearly 1,000 friends on Facebook. He’s also in charge of crafting one of the first impressions new students get of The University: Welcome Back Days. Lindquist is an iconic figure on The...

In New Mexico there are not enough resources to meet the need of our multilingual and multicultural community when it comes to mental/behavioral health. The providers in these fields do not reflect the demographics of the state’s population, meaning...

The University of New Mexico’s Art Museum opens a new exhibition titled, "Frida Kahlo - Her Photos" exhibition opening and welcome back party Aug. 25, from 4 to 7 p.m. Curated by Pablo Ortiz, Frida Kahlo – Her Photos, is an international traveling...

UNM-Valencia Professor Miriam Chávez recently received the 2017 Inspiring Leaders in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education. The Inspiring Leaders in STEM Award...

This week on New Mexico in Focus correspondent Megan Kamerick sits down with the candidates in district 3 and district 5 in this year’s city council races in Albuquerque. Additionally, Producer Sarah Gustavus talks with University of New Mexico Sociology...

Federal and state funding for America’s public television stations are under threat despite the fact that it was created to “enrich man’s spirit” and to satiate America’s “appetite for excellence.” These descriptions of public television were related in...

STC.UNM (STC), UNM’s technology transfer and economic development arm, and the Innovation Academy (iA), UNM’s innovative program for entrepreneurial students, were recently awarded a five-year, $444,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF)...

In an effort to support the University Administration’s affordability initiatives, The University of New Mexico’s Main Campus Bookstore has lowered its margin on textbooks for Fall 2017. This means almost all of the UNM Bookstore’s titles are selling...

Due to construction for the Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART) project, contractors will close the south side of the Stanford and Central Ave. intersection to vehicle traffic beginning the first day of class, Monday, Aug. 21. Travel through the south side...