The first civilian in space was a Japanese newspaper reporter in 1990, Toyohiro Akiyama. Then, six months later, Helen Sharman, a distinguished British chemist won a radio contest, beating out more than 13,000 other British men and women. However, both...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, New Mexico voters had their say at the polls this week. The Line opinion panel breaks down all the big winners and losers from Tuesday’s Primary Election. They also assess some of the key races for the upcoming General...

Professor Hugh Witemeyer

University of New Mexico Professor Hugh Witemeyer died after a short illness on. Born June 10, 1939, Witemeyer died on May 1, 2022, a little over a month short of his 83rd birthday.   He is survived his wife of 35 years, Barbara Ellen Watkins...

The University of New Mexico (UNM) completed construction on its new Physics & Astronomy and Interdisciplinary Science (PAÍS) building, a $67 million project that is already changing the way research is conducted on campus. A project over 20 years in...