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With a recent uptick in new COVID-19 cases and as vaccination rates stall in parts of the country, questions surrounding the level of protection offered by vaccines remain prominent. One researcher at The University of New Mexico is taking that question...

Diana Northup, a visiting associate professor in The University of New Mexico’s Biology department, was recently featured in an episode of Alien Worlds, a new docufiction series streaming on Netflix for her cave...

Exceptionally hot and dry weather this summer has fueled dozens of wildfires across the western U.S., spewing smoke across the country and threatening to register yet another record-breaking year. More than a century of fire exclusion has created dense...

The University of New Mexico announced it will require COVID-19 vaccinations of its faculty staff and students to help protect the health, safety and welfare of the UNM campus community. The requirement is pending UNM Board of Regents approval in a...

The UNM Alumni Association invites alumni and community members to the Lobo Living Room: Johnson Center Renovations Tour and UNM Volleyball Team Talk with Head Coach Jon Newman-Gonchar Thursday, Aug. 12 at 6:30 p.m. Join the Alumni Association for...

The Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (the Foundation) has awarded UNM Professor Reed Benson the Clyde O. Martz Teaching Award, making Benson the first recipient of the award at UNM.  “I am very honored to receive this award, and grateful for all...

Tucked into a corner of the Albuquerque Museum sculpture garden just off the historic Old Town Plaza is A Garden: The Living Room. The public art + agroecology project was created by Land Arts of the American West...

For the last 14 years University of New Mexico Distinguished Professor Barbara McCrady has led research studies that are cutting edge and at times life-changing that have been recognized across the United States and internationally, but she says that her...

In less than 24 hours the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games will begin and athletes from across the globe will compete at the highest level, including former Lobo runner Josh Kerr. To prepare for weather conditions in Tokyo, Kerr turned to The University of New...

Lenscratch photography journal has named mk, a photography student at The University of New Mexico, as one of its 2021 26 to Watch. “We wanted to shine a light on 26 photographers that you should have (and keep) on your radar, artists who may be at the...