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In his book "Miracle on the Mesa", Bud Davis notes that two students - Marie Pope Wallis and Hector H. Lee - were the first to get their doctorates at the June 7, 1947 commencement.Lee's degree was in English - American Studies, American Civilization, ...

Reading a Spanish Colonial epic from a Chicano perspective is the focus of a talk on Wednesday, March 28, at noon in Hibben Center, Room 105. The epic is Villagrá's Historia de la Nueva Mexico, 1610; and the speaker is Genero Padilla.Padilla offers a ...

Rudolfo Anaya's novel Bless Me, Ultima turns 40 this year, and if that's not enough reason to celebrate, the film version of the novel is scheduled for release in 2012 as well. Just last month Anaya received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the L.A. ...

Engineering and science students are invited to attend the NASA Awareness Day on Friday, March 30 from 11:45a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Centennial Engineering Center. The event will offer various professional development opportunities and training to help ...

An exhibition on the deconstruction of the Werner Gilchrist house opens Friday, April 6 from 6-9 p.m. in the UNM School of Architecture and Planning's Rainosek Gallery, located at 2401 Central NE. The show will be up until May 1.The installation A sum of ...

Author Sandra K. Schackel speaks about and sign copies of her new book, "Working the Land: The Stories of Ranch and Farm Women in the Modern American West" (University Press of Kansas) on Thursday, March 29 at 1 p.m. at the UNM Bookstore. The book ...

The second lecture in the Co-Evolution Series, which is part of the Co-Evolution: Art and Biology in the Museum seminar, will be held Thursday, March 29 beginning at 5 p.m. in rm. 102 at the Science & Math Learning Center (SMLC). The lecture, which is ...

The annual Art of Systems Biology and Nanoscience event, sponsored by two of UNMs interdisciplinary research centers including The Spatiotemporal Modeling Center and the Cancer Nanotechnology Training Center, will be held Friday and Saturday, March 30-31 ...

The University of New Mexico's Department of Educational Specialties presents "The Art of Gaman," with author Delphine Hirasuna, Wednesday, March 28 at 7 p.m. in Travelstead Hall. A reception will follow.Gaman is art created by Japanese Americans in U.S. ...

The University of New Mexico Feminist Research Institute presents "Contemporary Afghan Women: A Lecture and Film Screening with Discussion," on Tuesday, March 27, with the lecture and discussion at 5:30 p.m., and a film and discussion at 6:45 p.m. in the ...