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New research has found that dietary specialization among herbivores, specifically caterpillars, indicates whether or not they are better able to hide themselves from predators such as birds. The research suggests those herbivores who dine on a wide ...

The Tamarind Institute of the University of New Mexico invites the public to an exciting range of events as the summer draws to a close. The LandMarks project, partially funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, brought together two groups of ...

The University of New Mexico Latin American and Iberian Institute offers a unique opportunity to visit the nation of Cuba to discover the diversity of the island and its religious beliefs and practices. This 7-day non-denominational tour is ...

The Annual Summer Biomedical Research Sym­po­sium with a focus on students from New Mexico who are interested in careers in Math, Science, or Engineering is set for Friday, Aug. 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Science and Math Learning Center on UNM’s ...

Allen Cooper began his work as an activist in 1959, just after he left the U.S. Navy. Born and raised in Albuquerque, he says the Navy opened his eyes. He learned about racism and sexism and began to rethink his original intention to become an Episcopa

Sonny Hodge is a sentry of sorts. The volunteer security guard for Noon Day Ministries has spent the past two years keeping an eye out on the First Baptist Church property located at Central and Broadway. It will be the future home of UNM’s community i

The UNM School of Architecture and Planning presents a series of three courses in Historic Preservation and Regionalism this fall. Each course offers three credit hours. The series is presented by Professor Chris ...

UNM Professor of Anthropology Wirt H. Wills, and two former graduate students, Brandon L. Drake and Wetherbee B. Dorshow, have authored a paper released by the Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences today that challenges the notion that the Anc

More than 60 individuals from 22 higher education institutions in New Mexico were represented recently at the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Summit held at the University of New Mexico.

The cancer drugs, radiation therapy and cancer surgery available today help millions of people survive their cancer. People like Dr. Olivier Rixe have made these advances in cancer treatment possible. “When my peers started to use chemotherapy in the ...