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Rainbow Ryders’s hot air balloons have graced the skies of Albuquerque for 40 years, but years before Scott Appelman (UNM ‘81) founded one of the largest hot air ballooning companies in the world, he was a teenage boy ditching class to help a balloon...

Faculty and students in The University of New Mexico School of Engineering are continuing their work to optimize the park-and-ride bus service during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, which will attract tens of thousands of visitors...

LoboTHON, UNM's largest student run philanthropy, is offering innovative ways for the community to help support the UNM Children’s Hospital, including Balloon Fiesta tickets and the possibility of winning a hot air balloon ride. Every year, LoboTHON...

From Oct. 6 through Oct. 14, many Lobos joined over 80,000 people from around the world to watch hot air balloons take to the skies at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. What started off as a humble gathering of 13 balloons, has turned into a...