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Rylee Brachle has had her sights set on higher education since she was a child. When she was in elementary school her single mother finished her bachelor’s degree at The University of New Mexico. “She brought me to class a few times,” she recalls. “I...

It’s two degrees down and at least one more to go for University of New Mexico student Jenilee Jao. “I wouldn't be here now if I wasn't grateful. I would have stopped at bachelor’s. But here I am now, finishing up my master's and pursuing my Ph.D....

University of New Mexico Provost and EVP for Academic Affairs James P. Holloway has named College of Education and Human Sciences (COEHS) Associate Dean Kristopher Goodrich as interim dean of the College effective December 16, 2022. “I am enormously...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, "Our Land" Producer Laura Paskus sits down with Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham for an exclusive interview covering the critical environmental concerns impacting New Mexico.   In collaboration with New Mexico In Depth,...

Through a detailed study of a planetary system 218 light-years away, a team of international researchers is providing evidence for the existence of a new type of planet called a water world. The team, led by Caroline Piaulet, a Ph.D. student of the...

In 2010, Gruia-Catalin Roman was an accomplished faculty member in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at Washington University in Saint Louis, where he had made his home for more than three decades. He was chair of the department, held an...

Carla Santos always knew she wanted to pursue higher education. This year, that dream came true. Santos completed her Master’s of Business Administration over the summer. The degree represents the finish line in a five-year pathway, known as the...

A new campus website designed to make it easier to find support for, or to report, instances of harm that staff and faculty experience will soon be available at The University of New Mexico. The website and mobile app, known as Wayfinder, will help...

To conserve resources over the break, every year The University of New Mexico and Facilities Management (FM) implements the Winter Setback Program. This winter break will be the 15th year that select campus buildings will have their temperatures...

Researchers in the Salinas Lab in The University of New Mexico’s Department of Biology have discovered an immune structure in the nasal cavities of rainbow trout that scientists previously didn’t know existed. The new knowledge will allow fish...