Inside UNM

The University of New Mexico Staff Council is welcoming new leadership. It held elections for its Executive Committee on May 21, designating Ryan Gregg as the new president.  "I'm sincerely humbled to serve as Staff Council President, especially at this...

The American West stretches from the sandy shores of the Pacific to the peaks of the Rockies, its diverse landscapes of deserts, foothills, beaches, mesas, grasslands, and mountains boasting of sunshine in the summer and snowpack in the winter. Water is...

The grounds of The University of New Mexico (UNM) are known for unique features like the Duck Pond, public art installations, and the beautiful gardens and landscaping. But recently, two New Mexico Official Scenic Historic Markers have sprouted on north...

The role of academic advisors and support staff are critical to student success at The University of New Mexico making it important to recognize their excellence. This year, the Provost Committee for Advising (PCA) and the Provost’s Committee for Staff...

Two University of New Mexico Press books recently received awards from New Mexican organizations. Long Night Moon: A Novel, by Sue Boggio and Mare Pearl, received the 2019 Zia Book Award from New Mexico Press Women (NMPW). Long Night Moon concludes...

The University of New Mexico aims to recruit high school females from New Mexico and surrounding states into engineering and medicine by hosting the Perry Outreach Program.  The Perry Outreach Program was created in 2009 by the Perry Initiative, a...

Jin Zhang, an assistant professor in The University of New Mexico's Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, was recently awarded a $600,000 National Science Foundation CAREER grant to pursue new research on the elastic anisotropy of mantle minerals...

The New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, a research division of New Mexico Tech, recently announced the 2019 Earth Science Achievement Award for “outstanding contributions advancing the role of earth science in areas of applied science and...

As the nation heads into Memorial Weekend, the unofficial start of summer, The University of New Mexico wants to recognize and honor the men and women who died while serving in the military, those who continue to bravely serve and those who have...

Participating faculty and student teams from more than 75 member schools from across the nation recently travelled to the Small Business Institute’s® 2018 National Conference in Orlando, Fla. to receive SBI Project of the Year (POY) Awards.  After it...