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This year, UNM Student Health and Counseling (SHAC) hosts an entire week dedicated to help support students during Mental Health Week. Mental Health Week runs Monday, Nov.15 to Friday, Nov. 19. Rather than focusing on one day, SHAC is extending the...

The University of New Mexico is once again offering free flu shots in an effort to promote health and wellness this flu season.  Shots will be provided at a variety of drive-thru clinics in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho for anyone 6 months or older. The...

UNM Parking & Transportation Services (UNM PATS) is excited to announce that the Redondo Court parking lot renovations have successfully been completed and the A-SHAC Lot is now open for use. “This area typically provides patient parking and emergency...

March 13, 2020 Three days before University of New Mexico President Garnett S. Stokes and leadership made the arduous decision to further protect the Pack from a virus that was quickly moving its way into the state, a bustling campus-life of 40,000...

The American College Health Foundation (ACHF) selected The University of New Mexico to participate in its emotional well-being survey that will be sent to a random selection of students, staff and faculty across campus starting Tuesday, March 30. UNM is...

The Division of Student Affairs has announced the appointment of Dr. James Wilterding as executive director of University of New Mexico Student Health and Counseling (SHAC).  Wilterding initially joined SHAC as a medical provider in 2012 and served as...

A health education years in the making and culminating with a final semester of remote learning due to a worldwide pandemic. But time and time again, with every calibrated move, Tiffany Martinez-Durant has strategized ways to further her educational...

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and state health officials implemented a new public health order, instructing New Mexicans to shelter in place through Nov. 30. College students around the country, including Lobos, usually travel home during Thanksgiving...

With the constraints surrounding COVID-19 and limited face-to-face interactions, The University of New Mexico’s Student Health and Counseling Health Promotion team has taken the initiative to find a new way to reach students, a podcast called HonesTea...

A parking lot on the University of New Mexico’s Central Campus has been partially turned into a COVID-19 testing site for students. “This is a preventative measure as part of our Bring Back the Pack initiative,” said Byron Piatt, the UNM Emergency...