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Each year, in the days leading up to Spring and Fall Commencement, the University Communication and Marketing team spotlights graduating Lobos whose stories reflect exceptional leadership, resilience, and perseverance at The University of New Mexico....

Veronica Lopez has spent the last two years getting her master’s degree in Chicana and Chicano Studies. Her area of focus was researching ways to support Chicano students and teachers in urban areas, and she did it all while working full time as a high school teacher in Chicago.

For Ian Widrick-Martinez, walking across the stage to celebrate the completion of his Master of Public Administration will be the culmination of a journey that began with a conversation with his father and has taken him across the region, all while...

Understanding the physics of ‘mature’ faults helps us understand the general mechanics of the earth's crust, which improves earthquake hazards models globally The March 28, 2025, Myanmar earthquake is giving scientists a rare look into how some of the...

An ancient Greek philosopher once said, “The only constant in life is change.” Guillermo Caraveo knows this as well as anyone. He has become highly adept at pivoting through the many detours life has given him.  This fall semester, Caraveo will graduate...

Amber Gallup, who received her Ph.D. from The University of New Mexico in 2024, is the recipient of the Tom L. Popejoy Dissertation Prize for 2025, which will be presented at the UNM graduate commencement ceremony at University Arena on Dec. 11.

Taos, N.M. — Under the expansive skies of Northern New Mexico, UNM-Taos recently celebrated a major milestone with the groundbreaking of the Cielo Centro amphitheater on Klauer Campus—the first step in creating a transformative space for education,...

“I have always cared about my education.” Growing up in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas, Araceli Ramirez knew early on that college would be part of her future. By middle school, she was already telling her strong, independent mother that she...

The University of New Mexico will celebrate the fall class of 2025 in two separate commencement ceremonies on Thursday, Dec. 11 and Friday, Dec. 12 at University Arena.

A new study led by The University of New Mexico researchers has uncovered a surprising pattern in how deserts of the southwestern United States produce dust over long climate cycles. Unlike most of the world—where dust emissions peak during cold, glacial...