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High cholesterol, a leading cause of heart disease and stroke, could be treatable in coming decades with a new vaccine developed by University of New Mexico Health Scientists. The vaccine lowers bad cholesterol in mice and non-human primates, potentially...

One of the first steps towards improving anything is awareness. Risks, dangers, and problems can often be resolved, as long as someone is waving the red flag.  That’s exactly the reason why College of Education & Human Sciences (COEHS) Exercise Science...

The immense physical and mental benefits of exercise are undeniable across the board, but UNM’s College of Education & Human Sciences (COEHS) aren’t stopping there.   In the Department of Health, Exercise & Sports Sciences, researchers like Flavio de...

One UNM Exercise Science Professor is being recognized at a national level. Ann Gibson has been presented with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)’s 2023 Recognition Award. This award is given annually by the Southwest Chapter's Board of...

Most Americans take it for granted that the water that comes out of their taps is clean and safe to drink.  But a new study published by a University of New Mexico scientist with colleagues from across the U.S. warns that water from many wells and...

After a highly competitive process, University of New Mexico President Garnett S. Stokes has announced the three newest multi-disciplinary teams to join the Grand Challenges program as Level 2 teams, Child Health, Just Transition to Green Energy, and...

UNM’s Exercise Science program will keep working out, and onward.  The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) has awarded initial accreditation to the College of Education & Human Sciences’s (COEHS) Exercise Science...

The sky is literally the limit for the Department of Health, Exercise & Sports Science researchers huddled up in the space next to Carlisle Gym.  You may miss the bright turquoise door when walking by, but inside, lies one of the most unique pieces of...

Forty-two percent of people say they can’t work out because they don’t have the time, according to a 2019 poll. Seventy percent in another poll said they don’t have a routine that works for them. Another reported 15 percent of people are just not happy...

The 2019 UNM Gives campaign, through the enormous generosity of faculty and staff, raised more than $915,000 and counting. Every year, Lobos take part in the annual giving campaign that benefits the UNM Foundation and United Way of Central New Mexico,...