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A new field season in Uxbenká is in progress for Keith Prufer, assistant professor, Department of Anthropology. Every summer he takes students to the lowlands of Belize to study what was a small but flourishing Mayan city in the 10th century. This year, ...

Chance Munns, a graduate student in the UNM landscape architecture master's program, got involved with Step into Cuba, a park project in Cuba, N.M. Attila Bality, National Park Service's Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program, contacted the ...

Often called a "poet of witness," Carolyn Forche reads from her works on Thursday, June 17, noon-1 p.m. in the UNM Domenici Center for Health Sciences Education, room 3010. Forche is the author of four books of poetry, including "The Country Between Us" ...

Cynthia Leitich Smith, the best-selling author of young adult Gothic books "Tantalize" and "Eternal," will present "Talking Back to Bram: Reinventing Gothics" on June 26, at 7 p.m. in the Student Union Building, Ballroom C.She is faculty member at the ...

If you have diabetes or a family history of diabetes, testing blood glucose and Hemoglobin A1c should be part of your annual physical. High blood glucose and HbA1c, especially over a long period, can cause diabetes complications such as damage to eyes, ...

Behind Randy Boeglin's desk in the Dean of Students office is a poster-sized, framed photograph from 1970 depicting a scene from the campus protest that resulted in the National Guard and New Mexico State Police coming in to take back the ...

UNM amplified its reputation as the leading university working in immersive media with a major award earned by recent graduate Barbara Ryckman. She won the Creativity Award at the Fulldome Film Festival, an international program at the Zeiss Planetarium ...

Baseball: a game built on history, facts, stats and prognostication, but you've still got to play the games.When the UNM Lobos made it into the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1962, sports writers dug through the history, dusted off some names ...

During the past year, several new laws were implemented that impact retirement benefits for employees covered by the Educational Retirement Act. Specific changes include: Employees who have selected the Alternative Retirement Plan now have the ...

The art of peace can be hard to master. The Paul Bartlett Re Peace Prize recognizes UNM students, alumni, faculty, staff or retirees who meet that challenge.The 2010 awardees are Arti Prasad, founding executive director of UNM's Center for Life, and ...