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June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month. The University of New Mexico joins the month-long celebration that demonstrates how LGBTQ Americans have strengthened our country, by using their talent and creativity to help...

Barbara Rodriguez, senior vice provost for academic affairs, has been selected as interim provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at The University of New Mexico starting July 3. James Paul Holloway, who has been provost and executive...

UNM's 2024-2025 cohort of the WeR1 Fostering Research Expansion in the Social Sciences and Humanities (FRESSH) program proudly welcomed a diverse group of 18 researchers, each bringing unique perspectives and expertise to the initiative. In April, all 18...

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) announced its list of newly elected members. Mary Stiner, a distinguished UNM alumna, is among this year’s class. This prestigious award is highly competitive because of its...

The year was 1994, and Richard Towne — retiring June 30 after serving 30 years as general manager of KUNM-FM, UNM’s public radio station — had a big decision to make. The last few years, he had spent time taking short-term and short-notice assignments...

A team of researchers from The University of New Mexico’s Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) have shared new research on the contamination at Holloman Lake in southern New Mexico. The team began studying PFAS contamination of wildlife at Holloman Lake...

The University of New Mexico’s Southwest Environmental Finance Center will receive a $7 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help build the technical, managerial, and financial capabilities of small water systems, improve...

As part of the University of New Mexico’s continued growth and evolution, construction projects will be underway throughout the summer of 2025 as things quiet down at the Albuquerque and Branch Campuses. Outdated structures will be replaced with...

A Martian landmark now bears the name of University of New Mexico planetary scientist Horton E. Newsom, whose decades of research helped expand humanity’s understanding of the red planet. “Horton Newsom Point,” a feature recently designated by NASA...

The University of New Mexico’s Global Education Office (UNM GEO) teamed up with Graduate Studies and the Anderson School of Management on a recruiting trip to Nepal and India (around New Delhi) this past April.