Health Sciences Center

While other 8-year-old kids played at the park with their parents, Diana Martinez-Nava had other responsibilities.  Before fully learning how to read and write herself, she was in charge of interpreting for her father and mother during their medical...

Ramon Baca was 7-years-old when a childhood injury shifted how he saw nursing. “I thought only women could be nurses,” he remembered telling the male nurse treating his broken wrist. The nurse laughed and replied, “We all take care of people...

As Sofia Olay prepares to walk across the graduation stage with a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from The University of New Mexico College of Population Health (COPH), she’ll carry with her more than a diploma. She carries a sense of purpose,...

Information provided by The University of New Mexico communications teams through a variety of sources is the primary way it keeps various audiences and stakeholders informed and up-to-date on all the latest news and events occurring at the state’s...

The University of New Mexico Utility Services and UNM Hospital recently received a water conservation award from Industrial Water Engineering (IWE), the water treatment partner of the University. The Impact on Water, Efficiency, & the Environment (IWEE)...

The 9th annual Health Professions Symposium (HPS), set for April 12, offers students opportunities to explore careers in health care. The HPS, held at UNM’s North Campus in the Domenici Center for Health Sciences Education, is New Mexico’s largest health...

The Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) has announced the selection of Dr. Clint Brayfield, as one of two recipients of the fifth annual Kugel & Zuroweste Health Justice Award.  Named after Candace Kugel, former specialist of Clinical Systems & Women’s...

Faculty members from The University of New Mexico School of Engineering and Health Sciences Center will collaborate with the University of California, Berkeley on a $10 million, six-year project grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT)...

The University of New Mexico celebrated the contributions of its 2024 Gerald W. May Outstanding Staff Award recipients during a ceremony in the Student Union Building. Established in 1990 by former UNM President Gerald W. May, this prestigious award...

UNM President Garnett S. Stokes has announced the appointment of Dr. Mike Richards as the Executive Vice President of UNM Health Sciences and CEO of the UNM Health System, effective immediately. This decision comes after Dr. Richards' successful tenure...