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The 2017 Lobo Triathlon, is a sprint distance race, perfect for the first time triathlete or seasoned competitor. The UNM Health Sciences Center has been providing a weekly training schedule designed to prepare interested participants for the Lobo Triathlon on Sunday, April 9.

University of New Mexico Press author Angela Morales’s debut essay collection, The Girls in My Town, has been named a finalist for PEN America’s 2017 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay. The award honors an outstanding book that...

In mid-February 2017, UNM will mail a Form 1095-C to benefits-eligible employees that details information about UNM medical coverage held or offered during 2016. The form is used to verify employee coverage each month that the employee was enrolled in...

Growing up in rural Ethiopia, in a village with no running water or electricity, University of New Mexico Assistant Professor Terefe Habteyes says he was always fascinated by light. Now, as a faculty member in UNM’s Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, his research into the interaction between light and material has earned him one of the most celebrated science awards for junior faculty in the nation.

International students at The University of New Mexico have been affected by the recent Executive Order signed by President Trump Friday, Jan. 27, 2017.  The Executive Order, which restricts visa issuance and entry to the United States for individuals...

Biomedical researchers have engineered the first examples of biomimetic structures composed from a mysterious class of proteins that lack any sort of internal structure. In a paper published on Jan. 30 in the journal Nature Chemistry, researchers from...

The University of New Mexico undergraduate student government will be coming to the New Mexico State capitol Monday, Jan. 30 to participate in UNM’s yearly “UNM Day.”

The University of New Mexico will utilize a number of safety precautions in connection with a speaking engagement by British author and social media provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos. Yiannopoulos, who was invited to campus by a chartered student...

NMiF correspondent Gwyneth Doland is joined by expert guests who share insights on the state budget process. They discuss where the budget is transparent, and where it isn’t, in the context of the current discussions about budget fixes in Santa Fe. NMiF...

History is full of remarkable women; but one whose papers are on display at UNM literally took women's achievement to a new height.  Nicknamed "The Flying Schoolgirl," Katherine Stinson was one of the most famous names in early aviation. Many...