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The University of New Mexico’s Solar Splash team was pleased with its performance in its first year competing in the national solar boat competition. Solar Splash is an international intercollegiate solar / electric boat regatta that takes place over...

The use of medical marijuana for millions of patients suffering from a wide range of health conditions and the subsequent therapeutic benefits has long been documented. Twenty-three states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam, have determined...

Albuquerque Business First annually selects 40 honorees for its annual 40 Under 40 list. This year, five of the 40 chosen came from the University of New Mexico. UNM’s honorees include: director and research assistant professor at UNM’s Center for...

The idea of working “smarter not harder” when it comes to raising children is a mantra of Gina Cormier. Inspired by her experience as a first-time mom, she invented a product that materializes her philosophy. The Yummy Spoon was created out of a need to...

The University of New Mexico’s Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) has implemented new processes designed to speed up discrimination claims and departmental investigations. The new procedures, which went into effect June 15, will help speed up sexual...

Graduate students and early-career researchers from around the world will be gathering this summer at The University of New Mexico for the 2016 Sandia National Laboratories Nonlinear Mechanics and Dynamics Summer Research Institute, known as...

The University of New Mexico is currently displaying the monumental Alebrije (folk art sculpture) “Xólotl: Dios Perro” (Dog Diety) in the main lobby of the Center for the Arts building. The piece is on loan to UNM from the Mexican Cultural Center through...

The University of New Mexico is helping the National Park Service celebrate 100 years in 2016. UNM is a part of their history through faculty and student projects including a current initiative with the NPS’ National Trails Intermountain Region...

The Mid-Region Council of Governments has released an independent study detailing the economic impact the UNM Small Business Institute at the Anderson School of Management had made had made in New Mexico. According to the MRCOG study, between 2014 and...

With one of the highest drug overdose death rates in the country, New Mexico is now looking to college campuses to affect change in surrounding communities. A new, first-of-its-kind effort designed to curb prescription drug opioid use and underage...