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The newly released New Mexico Election Study (NMES) reveals a successful general election in 2022, meaning the election was run well with strong security to protect the system against fraud, while also having many opportunities to ensure voter...

An upcoming conference at UNM is focusing on the future of water and all that depends on it across the Americas. The Transect of the Americas Symposium: Water & Climate Change Across the Americas: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Headwater Dependent...

A University of New Mexico professor is joining the ranks of legends like Alexander Hamilton, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Madeleine K. Albright. Political Science Professor Mala Htun has just been elected as a member of The...

While there’s a strong determination worldwide to return to a new normal in a post-COVID world, the pandemic is nearly impossible to forget. A large amount of data also provides insight we may not want to move past just yet–how we handled it.  UNM...

One UNM political science professor is continuing her teaching beyond a typical classroom in the Social Sciences Building.  Associate Professor Jessica Feezell is sharing thoughtful research and discussion with the greater Albuquerque community thanks...

Public Agenda, a research-to-action nonprofit dedicated to building a democracy that works for everyone, today announced its inaugural slate of grantees for the Democracy Renewal Project.  Funding of $500,000 will be dispersed to 10 teams of scholars...

When David Lopez Amaya took his first class with Associate Professor of Political Science Loren Collingwood at The University of New Mexico, it fired his enthusiasm for political science, particularly the topic of voting rights for minorities. Lopez Amaya...

Entering an election year, there’s always extra focus on voter representation. You hear phrases involving your voice, your vote and your promised changes as candidates vie for your vote; but are they really going to act in your best interest for years...

The University of New Mexico is part of an election integrity effort over 15 years in the making, and many more years to come. UNM Political Science Professor Wendy Hansen and Professor Emeritus Lonna Atkeson have spearheaded the release of an...

One University of New Mexico Ph.D. student is embracing the Hawaiian term ‘ikaika;. Leilani DeLude is dedicating her educational mission, with immense determination, to the island she was born and raised on.  DeLude just received a $2,000 Diversity...