Health Sciences Center

Kohl’s Cares® in collaboration with UNM Children’s Hospital (UNMH), UNM Foundation and Clear Channel Media and Entertainment has engaged in a robust media campaign to highlight issues impacting New Mexico’s children.  Kohl's Healthy Kids is an ...

As you head out to shop for the little ones on your list, keep in mind that hazards may be hiding in some innocent looking items. Consumer groups are warning shoppers to watch out for dangerous and or toxic toys. UNM experts on child safety are joining

The annual payment New Mexico receives from the tobacco settlement agreement is likely to be reduced by nearly half - anywhere from $12 million to $24 million – in 2014, thanks to...

From TV to smart phones to social media, the lives of U.S. children and families are dominated by 24/7 media exposure. Despite this, many children and teens have few rules around their media use. A University of New Mexico pediatric physician is ...

The Prevention Research Center hosts a Journal Club Series discussion featuring Julia Meredith Hess on Tuesday, Oct. 15 from 12 to 1 p.m. at the Research Incubator Building (RIB) Commons located at 2703 Frontier NE. Hess, who is from the Division of ...

On Thursday, Oct. 10, UNM President Robert G. Frank, UNM Health Sciences Chancellor Paul Roth and UNM Provost Chaouki Abdallah will host a public health forum, titled "Healthy Dialogue," about establishing a College of Public Health at UNM. The public ...

Student Health & Counseling (SHAC) and UNM Hospital partner to offer free flu shots to the UNM community. The influenza vaccine will be offered to UNM students, staff and faculty (anyone 18 years old or older), Wednesday-Thursday, Sep. 25-26 and Oct. ...

The University Of New Mexico Board Regents on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution that allows the UNM the Health Sciences Center to “engage in regional and local hospital affiliations and enterprises.” The broad policy allows Health Sciences Center ...

UNM hosted the Courts, Corrections and Justice interim committee of the Legislature yesterday, with President Bob Frank on the agenda, sharing his vision for a College of Public Health. One might question what public health has to do with the corrections ...

How do our cells know what to do and when to do it? To answer this fundamental question, biologists have learned much in searching for, cataloging and discovering the complicated interplay of the proteins within our cells. They’ve discovered that some ...