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When fires break out, it’s not always flames that do the only damage – sometimes the scorched earth can cause even more destruction in the form of landslides. That’s why Chris Lippitt, assistant professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at The University of New Mexico, is working on a project that would give emergency management crews state-of-the-art imaging technology to mitigate potential slides before they happen.

The University of New Mexico recently appointed Portia Vescio as archivist for the Special Collections and Center for Southwest Research. It’s a return to New Mexico for her, by way of NMSU, her first job out of Graduate School. When describing her...

Effective Dec. 1, 2016, employers, including UNM, must be in compliance with the revised overtime rule established by the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). It is set forth under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).  On May...

New Mexico Senator Tom Udall invited members of the UNM-Gallup American Indian Business Association (AIBA) to a recent Town Hall meeting to help introduce the new CREATE Act, which would benefit local artists an business owners. The Comprehensive...

UNM Parking & Transportation Services (PATS) would like to inform "T" permit holders that scheduled T Lot maintenance and repairs will take place starting the morning of Friday, Aug. 12 through Friday, Aug. 19.  

The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) is proud to announce that Ana Andzic Tomlinson, J.D., has accepted the interim executive director position for Research Compliance on Main Campus after a competitive search. Carlos Romero, who led...

Barbara McCrady, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, and Director of UNM's Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions (CASAA), received the Research Society on Alcoholism RSA Marlatt Mentorship Award at the RSA’s annual meeting in New...

The University of New Mexico’s Freshman Family Day is set for Sunday, Aug. 21 at 4 p.m. at Popejoy Hall. This multi-event celebration is intended to welcome incoming students and their families to the UNM community. Freshman Family Day includes: the...

After a nationwide search, Luis Campos, associate professor of the history of science at The University of New Mexico, has been selected to serve as the next Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C.

Bárbara Reyes has been appointed director of the UNM Southwest Hispanic Research Institute (SHRI). Reyes, an associate professor of History, has research interests that include Chicano History, Southwest History, U.S. Immigration History, Gender and...