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UNM Rainforest Innovations (formally STC.UNM) announced its 2020 Innovation Fellow – an individual whose work is not only driven by the pursuit of innovation and knowledge, but also by the objective of positively impacting our society. David Whitten has...

LATEST UPDATE: Oct. 13 at 11:35 a.m. The University of New Mexico is taking every precaution to help combat the spread of COVID-19, while countless Lobos work hard to responsibly “Bring Back the Pack.” UNM is beginning the fall term with hybrid...

Researchers from The University of New Mexico and a German team have written a collaborative paper about their joint project that was published this week. The article is Laser cooling of ytterbium-doped silica glass and appears in Communications...

The U.S. Department of Education announced The University of New Mexico's Student Support Services (SSS) TRIO program is one of 15 programs at colleges across the state to receive grant funding to help provide academic and other support to low-income,...

A new scholarship program has been developed to encourage first time students to begin their college journey at The University of New Mexico Los Alamos branch campus. The UNM-LA Start Here Scholarship is open to incoming first-time students to help...

The U.S. Department of Education recently released its long-awaited Title IX Final Rule. Compared to the Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) that was published in 2018, the new regulations have more than 50 substantive changes, meaning UNM has a lot of...

From the moment the first African slaves were brought to the shores of Virginia and sold to the colonists there in 1619, the battle for education for African-Americans has been hard-fought and often cruel. As the groundbreaking New York Times 1619 series...

The University of New Mexico is preparing to welcome new and returning Lobos with eight days of virtual programs for Welcome Back Days Fall 2020. Welcome Back Days is organized through Student Activities Center to help students become acquainted with...

The NBCC Foundation, an affiliate of the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), recently selected University of New Mexico student Dèsa Karye Daniel for the NBCC Minority Fellowship Program for Doctoral Counselors (NBCC MFP). As an NBCC MFP...

In detail, Myra Washington can explain the very moment media literacy seized her attention and never let go; it was during her years studying communication as an undergraduate, at Vanderbilt University where she vowed to never again consume media the...