News Archive

This week, New Mexico in Focus looks at the health problems associated with e-cigarettes. Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned against vaping, especially by children, teens and other vulnerable parts of the population. Senior...

Kristina M. Jacobsen, associate professor of Ethnomusicology and Anthropology (Ethnology) at The University of New Mexico, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award in Cultural Anthropology and Ethnomusicology. Jacobsen holds a Ph.D. in Cultural...

Students interested in pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from The University of New Mexico's Anderson School of Management can attend an informational graduate programs open house on Wednesday, Sept. 4, from 5 – 7 p.m. in the...

The University of New Mexico’s National Security Studies program host s a special talk and presentation titled, “Religion, Repression, Rights and Resistance in the Middle East,” featuring Rami George Khouri on Wednesday, Sept. 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m....

The University of New Mexico African American Student Services Black Cultural Conference will be held Sept. 19-21 at UNM. Hosted by the African American Student Services, the African American Student Services Black Cultural Conference is an...

Football season kicked off over the weekend and the Lobo community is buzzing for New Mexico’s biggest rivalry—the UNM v. NMSU game— happening at the end of the month. Red Rally, a massive pep rally, is the place for Lobos to be to express their cherry...

Parenthood is an adventure like no other, but for first-time parents it can also be overwhelming. Hailey Heinz, a University of New Mexico alumna and research scientist at UNM's Cradle to Career Policy Institute, is a mother of two, so she understands...

An international team of scientists, studying evidence preserved in speleothems in a coastal cave, illustrate that more than three million years ago – a time in which the Earth was two to three degrees Celsius warmer than the pre-industrial era – sea...

Parasites play significant roles in human health, wildlife biology, and agriculture, but for most parasites, researchers still lack an accurate picture of their distributions, host associations, or ecology. Museum specimens play a fundamental role in...

About 1 in 6 people in New Mexico, and 1 in 4 children, are suffering from food insecurity, according to USDA statistics from 2017 – unsure of where they will get their next meal and how to gain consistent access to food. It is difficult to pinpoint...