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Nurturing families and communities is the central vision of the U.S. Breastfeeding Committee (USBC), and to that end, August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month. In order to bolster and encourage these efforts, The University of New Mexico (UNM)...

According to a recent CNN report, many states, including New Mexico, require more training hours to receive a barber’s license than a police badge. Some states are even encouraging cosmetologists to receive victim response training. It’s part of why...

With the momentum of movements like Me Too and Time’s Up, society is experiencing a shift around sexual violence – how it’s identified, reported and prevented. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), a time to raise public awareness about sexual...

A new online exhibit celebrates Women’s History Month 2018 and honors the arrival of UNM’s first female president, Garnett Stokes. "And Yet She Persisted:  Documenting Women's History in New Mexico" is a new online exhibit that explores women's history...

"Our history is our strength." This saying is the foundation of the National Women’s History Project (NWHP), the organization that spearheads Women’s History Month each year. For 2018, celebrants are encouraged to highlight and honor women who fight all...

Four staff members representing a variety of entities on campus were recognized, during an afternoon ceremony, for their outstanding leadership. The Staff Council, in partnership with the Office of the President, presented the 2017 Gerald W. May...

Kat Blaque, a feminist YouTube personality and transgender rights activist, who refers to herself as an “intersectionality salad” is coming to UNM for a True Tea talk on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. in Keller Hall.   Blaque’s weekly True Tea Youtube...

This month, the entire Lobo community is encouraged to “Stop the silence. End the violence.”  Whether shared over coffee, in a group setting or social media post, survivors and advocates for domestic violence awareness bring people together to create...

Riley Del Rey will be the first in her family to graduate from college. She used her time at UNM to complete a degree in philosophy; and also to become secure in who she is as a transgender woman. She says UNM staff and faculty taught her the deep...

The scene is set. You’ve been asked out and you’re getting ready to spend some quality time with hopefully someone who gives you butterflies. But not all gut feelings are a positive sign that your date is a success. “First dates are often stressful and...