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The University of New Mexico has partnered with Albuquerque’s Emerging 2030 District, a nationwide initiative—with established, grassroots districts in Seattle, Pittsburg, Cleveland, Denver, Dallas, Los Angeles and San Francisco—formed to meet the urban...

It's a one-way ticket to Mars and University of New Mexico student Zachary Gallegos has been named as one of 100 people still participating in the Mars One Astronaut Selection Process for the trip to the Red Planet. Mars One named the 50 men and 50 women for Round 3 after the field was whittled down to 660 last year. Initially, more than 200,000 applicants from 140 countries applied.

Today, teachers are expected to be multifaceted in their ability to teach across the disciplines to a diverse group of students. To help meet that need, the University of New Mexico’s College of Education (COE) has developed a new project, titled Supporting Transformation Action in Reciprocity Together (START), that’s designed to increase the number of effective teachers in early childhood, elementary and secondary schools by providing rural, and tribal cultural field experiences and integrating coursework to support development of cultural competency for students studying to become professional educators.

The University of New Mexico’s Sexual Assault and Awareness Task Force is moving forward on recommendations made to the Provost on coordinating and streamlining the university’s efforts to combat sexual violence on campus. At a recent meeting, Dean of...

The UNM Anderson School of Management Foundation Board will celebrate and honor its 2015 Hall of Fame inductees on Tuesday, April 7 at the Hotel Albuquerque. This is the 26th year for the event that celebrates the best and brightest of our alumni,...

After numerous studies, it appears that scientists are beginning to unravel some of the secrets of aging. Genes certainly play a role in longevity, but it’s been determined that only 35 percent of those living well into their 90’s and 100’s possess ...

Students so focused on the presentation they forget to slump in their seats, a speaker who finds a way to connect with everyone in the room, a financial reward that makes it worth the effort. The UNM Business Plan Competition is underway, and John...

“I didn’t tell anybody – I just did it. I made the decision on my own,” Kyon Benally said of his decision to get a passport, travel outside of the United States for the first time in his life, and represent his Navajo heritage, UNM, New Mexico and an...

University of New Mexico Provost Chaouki Abdallah has invited four finalists, including William McGimpsey, Alan Rebar, Gabriel P. López and Robert Peterkin, for the position of UNM Vice President of Research to visit campus. Each of the candidates ...

Clues left behind in a cave in central America have allowed an international, multidisciplinary team of researchers, including several at the University of New Mexico, to produce a new paleoclimate rainfall record that illustrates the contribution of ...