News Archive

On Feb. 21, 2024, The University of New Mexico celebrated its second UNM Big Give, a unified day dedicated to philanthropy across the university, benefiting a wide range of participants, including students, athletes, patients, educators, and the broader...

The University of New Mexico is commemorating 135 trips around the sun with its annual Lobo Day celebration: Lobo Day 2024. To join in, head to the Cornell Mall, east of the Student Union Building (SUB) on Wednesday, Feb. 28, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m....

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor speaks to attorney Ahmad Assed and journalist Julia Goldberg about the ongoing trial of armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and the pending trial of actor/producer Alec Baldwin, each charged...

1969 was a historic time, and while 55 years later you can easily remember to commemorate man walking on the moon, the Stonewall riots and the first ever Woodstock festival, another 2024 milestone took place right here at UNM.   The Black Student...

The Child Health Grand Challenge team at The University of New Mexico is undertaking a two-year study on child maltreatment incidence. The study, led by principal investigators Rebecca Girardet, professor of Pediatrics, and Gabriel Sanchez, professor of...

The University of New Mexico’s Institutional Support Services (ISS) announces the appointment of Anne Jakle as the director of Sustainability, a newly established role at UNM. Jakle will officially assume her duties on March 1, 2024. Reporting directly...

An interdisciplinary team of Indigenous and western scientists from around the globe recently received the 2024 Newcomb Cleveland Prize from the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for their research on the evolution of...

A team of researchers from The University of New Mexico’s Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) reported unexpectedly high levels of chemical contamination in wild birds and mammals at Holloman Air Force Base, near Alamogordo, N.M. in new research...

The next installment of the permanent collection exhibition series, Hindsight Insight 4.0: Portraits, Landscapes, and Abstraction from The University of New Mexico Art Museum, recently opened to the public. The hybrid project space and exhibition...

Over the years, and again in 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued guidance on how institutions can best comply with applicable federal and state law, and promote an ethical and compliant culture both academically and professionally. One...