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Chicano culture runs deep in New Mexico. It’s in the food, the politics, the music, the art – shaping nearly every corner of the state and flowing through the veins of many who call the Land of Enchantment home. That tremendous influence is what’s...

The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Duke City each year to watch nearly 600 balloons soar into the crisp blue New Mexico sunrise. Now a new exhibit designed and built by University of New Mexico...

The University of New Mexico Board of Regents has chosen five finalists for the 22nd president of The University of New Mexico, adopting the recommendation of the Presidential Search Committee. They include, in order of their scheduled visits to...

The annual Parish Library Lecture series begins on Wed. Oct. 18, with the first of four lectures by University of New Mexico faculty presenting original research on socioeconomic issues. Additional lectures are scheduled for Oct. 25, Nov. 1 and Nov....

The Jonathan Mann Health and Human Rights Lecture, an Annual College of Population Health Lecture is set for Monday, Oct. 9 at 5:30 p.m. in Mitchell Hall Rm. 101. The lecture, titled “Global Health Equity and Urban Design” features Dr. Marco Akerman, a...

On a quiet Tuesday afternoon, the earth started to shake in South-Central Mexico. Mexico City and other surrounding cities suffered a devastating 7.1 magnitude earthquake that took the lives of hundreds of people and many of the homes, schools and...

University of New Mexico Professor Elizabeth Hutchison presented a talk at Columbia University as part of a forum titled “Beyond Prevalence: The Next Generation of Research on Campus Sexual Assault.” The panel, held in the Case Lounge of Jerome Greene...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Correspondent Megan Kamerick talks with three New Mexico women about efforts to correct the gender imbalance in technology and get more women and girls interested in coding and stem-related fields. Also, Native...

Students at The University of New Mexico are ensuring the history of organized labor in New Mexico is not forgotten, by preserving it for future generations to study. “Working People’s History of New Mexico is intended to gather stories of people who...

There are approximately 200 employees at the Physical Plant Department (PPD) who drive around campus on a daily basis. Driving at The University of New Mexico can be challenging with thousands of pedestrians, bicyclists and skateboarders zig-zagging...