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This summer, kids throughout Albuquerque with a love for math got to engage in a truly unique camp experience, thanks to the Department of Mathematics & Statistics. The Science and Mathematics Learning Center (SMLC) came alive with 47 campers aged 9-16,...

The return of students has once again brought The University of New Mexico campus back to life, with new faces and aspirations filling the dorms, libraries and classrooms. The UNM Class of 2027 is the largest first-year class in school history, with...

UNM undergraduate students have an opportunity to receive recognition and prize money for research projects completed in...

Enrollment at The University of New Mexico in Albuquerque is on the rise once again, highlighted by the University’s largest first-year class of all time. New first-year student registrations at the Albuquerque campus for Fall 2023 are up 3.1 percent,...

Professor and Chair of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Peter J. Fawcett has been elected as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America (GSA). This honor is bestowed by the Society Fellowship to recognize the best in their...

Ruby Kraft follows in her alumnus grandfather’s footsteps in the Art Department at The University of New Mexico. Kraft, who recently won a scholarship for drawing, is a senior who looks forward to graduating in December with a B.F.A. in Studio...

The unique, impactful work being done at El Centro de la Raza’s El Puente Research Fellowship is getting additional, well-deserved attention.  Program Director Alejandro Mendiaz-Rivera and four Graduate Fellows just highlighted El Puente’s years of...

The University of New Mexico Dean of Students Office announced Paula Smith as the first-ever associate dean of students and director of student rights and responsibilities. The newly-created position is part of the office’s restructuring plan which also...

One University of New Mexico educator is taking on a bold, new national role in the teaching world. Cheryl Torrez, chair of the Department of Teacher Education, Educational Leadership and Policy in UNM’s College of Education & Human Sciences (COEHS) has...

Scientists from The University of New Mexico (UNM), and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have detected and validated two of the longest-period exoplanets found by TESS to date. These long period large exoplanets orbit a K dwarf star and belong...