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In an exciting development aimed at promoting cross-cultural learning and global engagement, The University of New Mexico (UNM) and The University of the West Indies Five Island Campus, Antigua and Barbuda, recently created a new partnership designed to...

Each year, in what has become a tradition as part of Spring and Fall commencement, the University Communication and Marketing team highlights Lobos who have inspired us through their exceptional leadership, courage, and perseverance during their time at...

Lillian Walker remembers as a child when money was tight as the family bounced between low and middle income and having an injury meant waiting to see if she was hurt enough to be taken to a doctor. Healthcare bills meant struggling to pay for food and...

Former United States Sen. Fred Harris, a long-time political figure, activist, and professor emeritus at The University of New Mexico, created and leaves behind an impressive legacy from a political career that impacted many United States citizens and...

There aren’t too many people who would say that moving is among their favorite activities. There is the organizing. The throwing things away. The transporting heavy items (especially for all the bibliophiles out there). And the boxes. So many boxes. A...

For seven years on NMPBS, Laura Paskus, Senior Producer of “Our Land: New Mexico’s Environmental Past, Present, and Future,” has covered all aspects of climate change, From the oil and gas industry’s greenhouse gas emissions, to how human-caused warming...

Enter the Sydow home in Albuquerque and the powerful and loving bond between Mackenzie Sydow and her brother Michael is immediately noticeable.

Jessie L. Williamson, a research associate at the Museum of Southwestern Biology at UNM, is the recipient of the 2024 Tom L. Popejoy Dissertation Prize, which will be awarded during UNM’s fall graduate commencement ceremony on Dec. 12. Williamson is a...

On Friday, Dec. 6, UNM hosted its annual Hanging of the Greens (HOTG) on campus. Hundreds of students, alumni, family, and Lobo friends gathered to view luminarias that illuminated the University in an orange hue.  Many families and students look...

Harris Smith, dean of UNM Fine Arts, recently announced the appointment of Assistant Professor of Art Stewart Skylar Copeland as director of ARTSLab, a transdisciplinary research facility and exhibition space serving UNM and the greater New Mexico...