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The University of New Mexico's Native American Studies (NAS) department is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. To mark the event, the NAS hosts its 16th annual Viola F. Cordova Symposium Wednesday, Feb. 19, starting at 10 a.m. in the Student...

He was an English novelist, journalist and social critic -- and this month he is the topic of a free public discussion: Doublespeak and Fake News: How George Orwell Matters Today. The event, sponsored by the Rio Grande Chapter of the Society of...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, “Our Land” correspondent Laura Paskus follows up on a story she broke last weekend. She talks to leaders at the New Mexico Environment Department about the low levels of PFAS toxic chemicals that have been found in some...

In 2018, the National Museum of Brazil was ravaged by a fire that destroyed a huge collection of irreplaceable historical artifacts. In a New York Times article, Dalton de Souza Amorim, a professor of biology at the University of São Paulo, was quoted as...

Michael Millman is joining The University of New Mexico Press as a senior acquisitions editor. Millman will work towards acquiring books in the subject areas of American, U.S. Western and military history; anthropology and archaeology; environmental...

After moving to New Mexico from Puerto Rico, Vazquez came to The University of New Mexico in 2010 to join the Army ROTC program. He is now a two-time alumnus, with a bachelors in University Studies and a master’s in Public Administration (MPA) and is...

With love in the air, everyone is looking for their valentine this February.  However, with the Associated Students of The University of New Mexico’s Community Experience’s blood drive, you’ll always be someone’s type. The Associated Students of the...

Each year, two programs make it their mission to prepare undergraduate students for admission into graduate school to pursue master’s and doctoral degrees. The McNair Scholars and the Research Opportunity Program (ROP) are currently seeking applicants...

Comadre a Comadre is a community-based intervention program addressing breast cancer disparities in New Mexico through education, navigation, the provision of support and resources for the most vulnerable women in NM who need low-cost or free mammograms,...

In light of a proposal to use UNM-owned land south of the State Laboratory for the City of Albuquerque’s Gateway Center, the University will be hosting a series of open forums this week and next to provide information and answer questions community...