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Gregory Treverton, chairman of the United States National Intelligence Council discusses global security trends for the next two decades in a keynote speech for the National Security Studies Symposium at the University of New Mexico’s Student Union...

The University of New Mexico Dean of Students office recently hosted the fifth annual ‘Alternative Spring Break’ (ASB) trip. Eight students visited New Orleans with staff members Lisa Lindquist and Anna Trio. Students and staff assisted Camp Restore, a nonprofit organization, with several community-based partners to continue aiding the community 10 years after Hurricane Katrina.

From James Fenimore Cooper to Gary Cooper, stories set in the American West have served as vehicles for topical commentary. More than any other pioneer of the genre, Owen Wister turned the Western into a form of social and political critique, touching on such issues as race, the environment, women’s rights and immigration.

The UNM School of Architecture and Planning and the Latin American and Iberian Institute (LAII)  host three finalists next week for the position of Assistant Professor of Latin American Development Planning.

The University of New Mexico Department of Civil Engineering hosts the 2015 Rocky Mountain Regional Conference of the American Society of Civil Engineers from April 9-11.

The UNM Biology Department hosts its 24th Annual Research Day and Open House this Thursday and Friday, March 26-27. The annual event is a showcase of student research celebrating discovery and education in the biological sciences.

The UNM Staff Council begins a new Brown Bag lecture series Friday, March 27 with “Emergency Preparedness: We Are All Stakeholders.” The lecture, scheduled from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. at the Faculty Staff Club, features UNM Emergency Manager Byron Piatt discussing emergency preparedness.

Crowds of students packed into the auxiliary gym at Johnson Center for exercise of a different sort recently.  No, they were not attending class, dribbling basketballs or running laps. They were taking part in a drill to test how well New Mexico is...

It was over with a whimper. In the words of Rep. Andy Nunez to the New Mexico State Senate, “we want to inform you that the House has 'sine died' and we want you to quit too.”

It’s an event unlike any other. LoboTHON, the University of New Mexico’s fundraising dance marathon, takes students through an amazing journey for more than 13.1 hours as they remain dancing and standing to benefit the kids of UNM Children’s Hospital....