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The Fall 2018 semester marked the one-year anniversary since The University of New Mexico became a tobacco-free campus. Since adopting this tobacco-free policy, UNM has observed a decreased in tobacco-use from 22.5 percent in 2017 to 13.7 percent one...

With a goal of addressing problems and creating meaningful change within our communities, The University of New Mexico today launched its Grand Challenges Initiative creating opportunities that require researchers to work together across disciplinary...

The University of New Mexico will honor philanthropists Diana and Chester French Stewart with Honorary Degrees at the 2018 commencement ceremony Friday, Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. in Dreamstyle Arena. The French-Stewart’s will receive the Doctor of Humane Letters...

The fall lecture series at UNM’s School of Architecture and Planning continues with a discussion focusing on renewable energy. “100 Percent Clean Renewable Energy for New Mexico” will be held from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 14 in George Pearl...

The New Mexico Heart Institute Foundation hosts Project Heart Start in an effort to educate all capable citizens to perform compression only CPR and save the lives of victims who suffer from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Participants will learn to...

The University of New Mexico Press recently welcomed three new staff members in the Marketing and Sales department and the Editorial, Design, and Production department. In June, the Press hired Bryce Emley as marketing associate. He is the poetry...

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today named The University of New Mexico a 2018 Innovation & Economic Prosperity (IEP) awardee. UNM won the IEP Place award for exemplary initiatives resulting in social, cultural, or community...

Hurricanes, poetry, civil war and Harry Potter. At first glance, none of these subjects appear related. In truth, they are all examples of topics covered at the Southwest Division of the American Association of Geographers (SWAAG) regional conference,...

The University of New Mexico Maxwell Museum of Anthropology presents the 10thAnnual Navajo Rug Auction on Saturday, Nov. 17 at 1 p.m. at the Prairie Star Restaurant in Bernalillo. Viewing will begin at 11 a.m. The event is free and open to all. More...

Student Health and Counseling (SHAC) is offering four upcoming workshops for students. Students can attend the workshops free of charge. The first is a Stress and Anxiety Toolbox workshop. While attending college, there are many causes for stress and...