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The UNM Alumni Association is seeking nominations for its 2012 Zia and Lobo Awards. Recipients of these awards will be honored during the All University Breakfast as part of UNM's Homecoming festivities in October. Deadline to submit nominations is ...

The UNM College Enrichment and Outreach Programs was recently awarded $2.223 million from the U.S. Department of Education for a five-year term for the High School Equivalency Program (HEP). Funding for this new grant begins July 1. Additionally, UNM HEP ...

July is Staff Appreciation Month at UNM. The 2012 line-up includes events from the traditional Staff Breakfast and Staff Picnic to mini tours and lectures on a wide range of topics. All events except the Staff Picnic and Staff Council Reception are free, ...

Math proficiency has long been a concern of UNM academic leadership. Approximately 2,300 students per year attempt intermediate algebra (Math 120) with a pass rate of less than 50 percent. Since Math 120 is one of the gateway courses for UNM students, ...

Studying French as an undergraduate came in handy for UNM Mechanical Engineering doctoral student Ben Rael, who is studying the fabrication and physical characterization of nano-composites during his summer internship in Nantes, Frances.Rael was invited ...

The popular summer course, "Traditional Medicine without Borders: Curanderismo in the Southwest and Mexico," takes place at the University of New Mexico from July 16-27. Dr. Eliseo "Cheo" Torres, UNM vice president for Student Affairs and professor of ...

Erin Corriveau, M.D. and senior resident in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, has been appointed to the Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME). COGME is the 17-member body appointed by Secretary Kathleen Sibelius of the Department ...

Last week, I wrote about the opportunities and responsibilities related to local engagement. The past several days have gotten me thinking about how we communicate and engage at the national level and how UNM is perceived beyond our state's boundaries. ...

UNM Parking & Transportation Services is hosting a memorial service for Dong Glenn on Tuesday, June 26 at 10 a.m. in the UNM Alumni Memorial Chapel.Glenn passed away on June 20, 2012 after a short illness. He joined UNM Parking and Transportation in 2006 ...

UNM President Robert Frank, UNM Foundation President Henry Nemcik and Mauricio Ibarra Ponce de Leon, Consul of Mexico in Albuquerque, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding signifying their continued collaboration to offer and support higher ...