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The University of New Mexico winter break is set for Friday, Dec. 23 through Monday, Jan. 2. Many departments on campus will be closed or have abbreviated hours throughout this time. Check the hours of the office you plan to visit. Below is a list of...

Beginning Dec. 15, commuters to The University of New Mexico campus community are encouraged to seek alternate routes due to the scheduled construction of the McKinnon-Anderson building along Las Lomas between Yale and Stanford. Travel in the area is...

Geoffrey Chaucer penned the phrase “All good things must come to an end” in his poem Troilus and Criseyde. This is an idiom that embodies the mood at the Physical Plant Department after R. Gary Smith, interim director of PPD, announced his retirement. Smith has been employed at The University of New Mexico for over 21 years, and will leave behind a legacy of distinction and expertise PPD and the University have benefitted from for decades.

With winter approaching and colder temperatures finally settling in, the Physical Plant Department (PPD) has reviewed and updated a comprehensive snow response plan for The University of New Mexico (UNM). PPD collaborates with many UNM departments in...

Students leave and arrive to campus at all times of day, and with the new LED lighting in the UNM South Parking Lot, students should find it a lot brighter in the evening and early morning hours.

The Physical Plant Department (PPD) hosts a Building Coordinator meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 30 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Reginald Heber Fitz Hall auditorium. Topics will include a presentation from Byron Piatt, University emergency manager, and a...

PNM, New Mexico’s largest electricity provider, recently recognized The University of New Mexico’s (UNM) efforts to reduce energy consumption by awarding the University with three Energy Efficiency Star Awards. 

UNM PPD has scheduled lot repairs in the “A” Student Services lot starting Thursday, Oct. 13 through Friday, Oct. 14. The construction project, which will complete the water pipe repair work performed in summer 2016, will require temporary displacement...

Whether it’s the new 137,000-square-foot Physics & Astronomy and Interdisciplinary Science facility in Albuquerque or the Career Technical Center in Taos, University of New Mexico campuses across the state are asking New Mexicans to vote on higher education to make a big impact on thousands of students.

Free parking on campus right next to the Student Union Building (SUB). Friendly pool and bowling games at lunch time. Half-priced breakfast and lunch for employees at the SUB. These are just a few of the nostalgic things Irvin Romero remembers of The...