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Every year, The University of New Mexico and Facilities Management (FM) implements the Winter Setback Program to conserve resources over the break. The program runs from Dec. 23 to Jan. 3. During this time, the temperatures in many unoccupied campus...

The UNM Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR), in collaboration with Academic Affairs and ADVANCE at UNM, is seeking proposals for the Spring 2022 Program for Enhancing Research Capacity (PERC). PERC supports acquisition of shared...

The University of New Mexico now offers an online Master of Chicana and Chicano Studies – the first of its kind in the country. Chicana/o culture is ingrained into the lives of New Mexicans. The culture shows in NM food, architecture, music, and more....

The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has elected their new cohort of 2021 NAI Fellows and University of New Mexico faculty member David G. Whitten made their list. Whitten is a distinguished professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological...

In 2020, Lobos stayed home for health and safety concerns. In 2021, the Pack is Back as The University of New Mexico honors graduates of both classes during its Fall 2021 commencement ceremonies scheduled Thursday, Dec. 16 and Friday, Dec. 17 at...

The University of New Mexico’s Office for the Vice President of Research has created the FRESSH Pilot Program, a cohort of Social Science and Humanities faculty, predominantly from the College of Arts & Sciences to develop research concepts and proposals...

The University of New Mexico has updated its COVID Administrative Vaccine Mandate and will now require a booster shot requirement as part of its mandate. The requirement applies to all current employees and students to receive a booster dose of the...

During times of inclement weather, The University of New Mexico utilizes several methods of communication to alert the campus community with specific information about the Albuquerque and Rio Rancho campuses regarding weather-related closures and delays...

Sandworms are a staple of sci-fi horror: giant, terrifying worms, with gaping lamprey-like maws, that live under the desert sand of Earth or a distant planet. Sandworms have horrified those who encounter them in the films Tremors, Beetlejuice, Star Wars,...

Eva Chi, a professor of chemical and biological engineering at The University of New Mexico, is studying possible ways to kill SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses using UV light and polymers. Using synthetic polymer materials, Chi and Dr. David Whitten found...