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Officially published in the Federal Register last month, the changes to Title IX proposed by U.S. education secretary Betsy DeVos are now open for public comment. The proposed Title IX rule can be found on the U.S. Department of Education website. An...

The University of New Mexico hosts its Fall Commencement ceremony on Friday, Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. at Dreamstyle Arena. This commencement ceremony honors all doctoral, master’s, bachelor’s and associate’s degree candidates from all schools, colleges and...

One of The University of New Mexico’s own will deliver the keynote address at the 2018 Fall Commencement ceremony on Friday, Dec. 14. UNM School of Law alumna Judith Nakamura, chief justice, New Mexico Supreme Court, will present the keynote...

Students at the UNM School of Architecture and Planning (SAAP) are learning essential real-world skills, while simultaneously boosting economic innovation in rural New Mexico.  Tim Castillo, associate professor and associate dean of SAAP, co-founded the...

University of New Mexico Department of Biology Professor Felisa Smith was recently elected to the board as president-elect of the International Biogeography Society (IBS). Founded in 2001, the IBS is the primary forum for biographers worldwide. The IBS...

Picture this, you’re hungry, you have a family to feed, and your taste buds can only be satiated by the familiar flavor of large mammal meat. But, what if those large animals were difficult to find, would you settle for something smaller, less tasty—more...

During the week of the 2018 New Mexico State Fair, while half a million fairgoers were taking in concerts, riding rides, and gobbling down all things fried, Master Gardener Cody Alvstad was at work off the midway in the Floriculture Building.  Alvstad...

The University of New Mexico School of Law has welcomed two full-time faculty members, Assistant Professor of Law Sonia M. Gipson Rankin, and Associate Professor of Law Laura Spitz. “We are very pleased to have these new professors join our law school...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, host Gene Grant sits down with one of the state’s newest members of the U.S. Congress. Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) made history last month by becoming one of the first female Native American candidates to win a spot in...

During times of inclement weather, The University of New Mexico utilizes several methods of communication to alert the campus community with specific information about the Albuquerque campus regarding weather-related closures and delays including...