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When administrators, faculty and staff from the University of New Mexico decided to provide doctoral education programs for faculty members from Ecuador, everyone knew it would require creativity and conviction. It also requires those same traits – and...

A new initiative proposed by faculty in the University of New Mexico College of Education that is designed to increase the number of Native American elementary and secondary teachers was recently funded by the ECMC Foundation for a two year total of...

More and more as climate change increases temperatures globally and alters regional rainfall, scientists are finding that the activity and foraging behaviors of animals must also change in order to adapt to the ever-changing environmental conditions.

From cancer to coffee, the recpients of the 2015 Presidential Award of Distinction have portfolios of research accomplishments that separate the scientists from many others in their fields. Both, C. Jeffrey Brinker amd Patricia Crown, have dedicated...

It’s a magical evening before Lobos go home for the winter break to spend time with family and friends for the holidays when the University of New Mexico campus comes aglow with over 14,000 luminarias for the annual “Hanging of the Greens.” Join the UNM...

Many international students attending the University of New Mexico are familiar with the concept of Thanksgiving learned from American films, television, the Internet. In the United States, Thanksgiving has become more a secular holiday, one that...

Sanjay Krishna, director of the University of New Mexico’s Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM), was one of 77 members of the Optical Society of America (OSA) elected to the latest class of OSA Fellows who have served with distinction in the...

UNM Anderson alum Ann Rhoades was named a member of the initial list of 100 Influential Leaders of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). AACSB is the premier accreditation body for institutions offering undergraduate,...

UNM faculty members Shiv Desai, Todd Ruecker and Vanessa Svihla have been named prestigious National Academy of Education (NAEd) / Spencer Postdoctoral Fellows due to their research and dedication to the field of education. The National Academy of...

Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico have been awarded the 2015 Gold Award in Green Technology for the development of the CO2 memzyme.   It was selected as one of the 100 most technologically significant new projects of the...