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The 61st Annual Central New Mexico STEM Research Challenge will be held virtually March 22-27. Nearly 200 4th through 12th-grade students will exhibit their research projects and compete virtually for the chance to move forward to the New Mexico State...

Matthew Lakin, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at The University of New Mexico, has been selected for a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for a project that seeks to use DNA nanotechnology to program the behavior of...

Since 2017, the Sitcom Boot Camp hosted by The University of New Mexico Department of Film & Digital Arts has presented a performance of an episode created and written by students to a live audience. But when the pandemic put a stop to in-person classes...

Dr. Mary Jo Daniel was officially appointed recently to the position of UNM Associate Vice President for Research (VPR) by Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs James Holloway. Daniel was appointed last fall as Interim Associate VPR...

Anderson School of Management, the New Mexico for Good program and Financing Change host the second Believe in New Mexico virtual symposium, “Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Investing in New Mexico,” Friday, March 26, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The symposium...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, The Line opinion panel looks at all that has been accomplished so far in this unique, virtual legislative session. The panelists will also delve into what work has yet to be done, and what measures may run out of time...

The annual Undergraduate Research Opportunity Conference (UROC) is taking place virtually and volunteers can sign up now to help review materials. UROC will be held on April 15, 2021. It provides undergraduate researchers an opportunity to gain...

The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at The University of New Mexico has been reaccredited by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), an honor held by only about 8 percent of anthropology museums and 16 percent of university museums. The AAM is the...

Life on earth is so diverse, in large part because individual species are restricted to particular areas. If populations were to expand unfettered across continents, communities everywhere would contain the same species. But they don’t. Why communities...

One of the greatest benefits The University of New Mexico offers staff is the ability to pursue education through tuition remission or professional development activities. To assist staff in taking advantage of this benefit, the Staff Council Student...