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Student safety is an institutional priority at The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (HSC). The HSC works in coordination with UNM Police, UNM Hospital Security, and cross-campus leadership to support a safe learning and training...

Each year, University Communication and Marketing (UCAM) curates a Year-in-Review that captures the stories shaping the University of New Mexico—from campus milestones to research making an impact. Below is a curated selection of UCAM Newsroom’s top...

It’s a proven concept that The University of New Mexico hopes will strengthen communication, awareness, and shared responsibility to help ensure a safer campus. UNM’s latest safety initiative—Campus Watch—adapts the long-standing Neighborhood Watch model...

In October 2023, The University of New Mexico initiated a safety and security update by distributing the Campus Safety Culture Survey to faculty, staff and students. Its goal was to gather the opinions and experiences of each on-campus...

When walking or driving through a space, our instincts can tell us whether an environment feels safe. Dark corners, narrow corridors, or hidden passageways can trigger unease. At The University of New Mexico, campus planners are using architecture,...

The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico (ASUNM) are tackling the student complaint they receive the most—safety.  

Attacks on health care workers continue to be a problem faced by hospital systems across the nation. To better ensure the safety of employees and providers, The University of New Mexico Hospital has implemented the Workplace Violence Program, a proactive...

Campus Safety Week is an event held annually in September as part of National Campus Safety Awareness month, a declaration unanimously approved by Congress in 2008 to encourage a public conversation on important and guiding topics in the prevention of...

On a busy day along Albuquerque’s Central Avenue—the city’s storied but troubled corridor that runs directly alongside The University of New Mexico—students stream between classes, buses, restaurants, and dorms.

When current Albuquerque Police Department (APD) Chief Harold Medina enrolled at the University of New Mexico in 1992, he knew there would be some way he would one day give back to the campus community. Now, over 20 years later, that wish is becoming a...