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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, recently announced $25 million in authorized funding for the continuation of the nationwide STARBASE program, which motivates fifth grade students to explore Science,...

The University of New Mexico recently earned distinction with Tier 1 recognition for its workplace policies by Family Friendly New Mexico, a statewide project developed to recognize companies that have adopted policies that give New Mexico businesses an...

Ruth Luckasson, distinguished professor and the chair of the Department of Special Education in The University of New Mexico's College of Education has been recognized nationally as a champion for people with disabilities. Luckasson was recently given...

Elba Saavedra, program director with Comadre a Comadre, and Cathy Landavazo, a breast cancer survivor who is now a peer educator and navigator for other women, were featured recently in an interview on fighting breast cancer through peer support and...

University of New Mexico Press author Angela Morales’s debut essay collection, The Girls in My Town, has been longlisted for PEN America’s 2017 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay. The award honors an outstanding book that...

Celebrating the holidays is a joyous time, but did you know that between Thanksgiving and New Year’s household waste increases by more than 25 percent?  Food waste, wrapping paper, and packaging add an additional four million tons to landfills.   There...

The University of New Mexico Human Resources Department is requiring all employees to take a special online training before the end of this year.

Gabriel P. López, vice president for Research and professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at The University of New Mexico has been named a 2016 Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The NAI announced today that it has chosen a...

Lawrence Roybal has been named acting director of the LGBTQ Resource Center. As acting director, Roybal will oversee the mission and day-to-day activities of the center and ensure that its constituents have a seamless experience. The appointment is...

The Board of Regents and President of The University of New Mexico have reached an agreement for an early exit from the presidency by Robert G. Frank. The agreement specifies that Frank will leave office as of Dec. 31, 2016. “The Board of Regents has...