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The University of New Mexico again joins colleges and universities across the country to recognize the student workforce during National Student Employment Week April 12-18.

Modern science has created a dilemma for humankind. Now that we know billions upon billions of microorganisms live in the world around us and even within our own bodies, it’s easy to understand why some people proudly proclaim, “I’m a germaphobe!” How...

Norman Frederick Roderick, former chair of the Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Department in the School of Engineering, died April 6 from natural causes.

On Friday, April 17, the UNM Department of English Undergraduate Committee hosts an open house for undergraduate majors and prospective majors to answer questions about fall classes and facilitate networking between faculty and students.

Harrison Higgins “voted with his feet” when he chose to live in Albuquerque. Now, he’s voting with his assets by creating an endowment that will leave a multi-million dollar gift to support the University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning...

The University of New Mexico Board of Regents approved an innovative tuition model that offers an incentive for students to graduate in four years and predictability in financial planning for students and the university.  

The University of New Mexico Global Education Office (GEO) hosts the International Festival, Thursday, April 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Cornell Mall on the UNM campus. The event is free and open to the public.

The director of the National Intelligence Council speaks in an open forum at UNM discussing future social trends his agency predicts nationally and internationally.

Forty years after the United States’ withdrawal from Vietnam, warhead components still remain underground in Southeast Asia. This week on New Mexico in Focus, local journalists Karen Coates and Jerry Redfern discuss with correspondent Gwyneth Doland the...

With less than a day left to act on bills, Gov. Susana Martinez signed the FY 16 state budget this afternoon. Even with partial vetoes, the $6.235 billion budget features an increase of 1.3 percent and $84.2 million in new spending.