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Once touted as “The University of the Americas,” UNM has a mission to reach out to Latin America. Mary Anne Saunders, special assistant to the president on global initiatives, is putting that mission on the map. After establishing an office in ...

The University of New Mexico Board of Regents has approved "in principle," the expansion of the Albuquerque Institute of Math and Science, AIMS@UNM, to the UNM West campus in Rio Rancho. AIMS and UNM West personnel have been asked to engage area ...

UNM Civil Engineering graduate student Adrienne Martinez is working to solve a potentially big problem in Albuquerque’s North Diversion Channel. Martinez is an engineering intern at the Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control Authority where engi

The Latin American & Iberian Institute, UNM Continuing Education and the Universidad del Claustro de Sor Juana, offer a unique opportunity to experience "Mexican Cuisine & Culture: Pre-Hispanic to Modern Times," June 15-22. The trip is open to the ...

It has long been known that birds and bats have small genomes, but the cause was uncertain. Now researchers at the University of New Mexico have shown that the genome shrinks over evolutionary time in species that spend lots of energy on flight. This ...

If you visit the National Hispanic Cultural Center between now and November you will see amazing images from the aftermath of a street battle and a struggle for public education you probably never knew happened. For many years in Oaxaca, Mexico’s teac

Each year the arrival of the Fastest Growing Community Colleges edition of Community College Week is cause for excitement. It uses the most current comparative statistics (Fall 2011-12) from IPEDS, the federal government’s Integrated Postsecondary ...

Lobo Day, the annual event UNM Student Activities organizes to celebrate the founding of the university on February 28, 1889, is made more special this year as UNM celebrates its 125th birthday. As in years past, a birthday cake kicks off the ...

University of New Mexico President Robert G. Frank delivers his first State of the University address on Friday, Feb. 28 at 9 a.m. in Keller Hall at the UNM Center for the Arts. The speech is open to the public, but seating is limited. On their way in ...

A formal open house celebration at Mesa del Sol was an opportunity for the public to view a house designed for the latest solar decathlon competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. The University of New Mexico and Arizona State University