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The 2016 recipients of the Presidential Award of Distinction embody the University of New Mexico’s legacy of excellence and advancement.

As thousands of University of New Mexico students prepare to receive their diplomas, many are looking back to reflect on what it took for them to get to this point. Some may credit their family and friends for supporting them, while others may have overcome personal barriers. For one UNM marketing student though, his motivation came from an unexpected place, during a time that could have crushed him; his mother’s battle with cancer.

The University of New Mexico hosts its annual Fall Graduate and Undergraduate Commencement ceremonies Dec. 15 and 16 at the WisePies Arena aka The Pit. The Graduate Commencement ceremony will take place Thursday, Dec. 15 at 6 p.m., honoring Doctoral and...

The University of New Mexico, along with 10 other organizations, gathered recently to support the Global Embassy of Activist Peace (GEAP) and Indigenous Peoples from around the U.S. to discuss environmental protection. The Fourth International Encounter...

Nationally urban populations have increased while rural populations have declined. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated that the 1910 rural populations were at 54.4 percent of the total US population while in 2010 they had declined to 19.3 percent. In New...

While there is a trend in the field of ecology towards collecting data with automated sensors (e.g., the National Ecological Observatory Network), individual investigators and independent research projects still generate much ecological data through...

The University of New Mexico is giving people a glimpse of just some of the experiences the Land of Enchantment has to offer UNM students beyond the classroom. It’s called “The Lobo Life” and it was recently unveiled through a new website and Instagram (@TheLoboLife) account.

A combination of UNM sociologists, a political scientist and a geologist are conducting innovative academic and evaluative research on one of the most successful science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education alliances in the country.

In an effort to stimulate research at the undergraduate level, The University of New Mexico College of Arts & Sciences funds nearly two dozen proposals every year through a program called the Undergraduate Research Initiative (UGRI).

The holiday spirit is dancing through Albuquerque and The University of New Mexico. From the tumbleweed snowman on I-40 to the collectible holiday ornaments in the UNM Bookstore, signs of the season are popping up all around. UNM’s 2016 ornament is the...