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This week on New Mexico in Focus, host Gene Grant takes a multi-layered look at social, political, economic health, education and arts issues and explores them in-depth, with a critical eye to give them context beyond the "news of the moment."   Also...

This past December, a group of interdisciplinary students from The University of New Mexico traveled to Nepal, where they learned to pronounce Siddharthanagar and focused on awareness initiatives as part of the Himalayan Study Abroad Program. Offered...

New Mexico racing legend Bobby Unser is attributed with saying that “Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.” This maxim aptly captures the administrative strength of David W. Harris. After nearly 14 years at the helm of The University of New...

The University of California (UC) unveiled the University Climate Change Coalition, or UC3, a bold new coalition of 13 leading North American research universities that will prototype a collaborative model designed to help local communities achieve their...

Looking for something quick and easy to enhance a resume? The University of New Mexico’s STEM-H Center seeks volunteer student and faculty judges for two upcoming competitions for the Central New Mexico Science and Engineering Research Challenge, and the...

Roone and Alissa McKaig share more than a love for aviation, they share a home, a deep commitment to the U.S. Army and a special connection to The University of New Mexico. I recently met the unique couple who works day in and day out to support our...

The annual UNM Gives Campaign is ongoing—through its partnership with the United Way of Central New Mexico and the UNM Foundation—where faculty, staff and employees contribute time and money to charitable organizations, in an effort to change lives and...

With the need greater than ever, The University of New Mexico has again dedicated itself to the community through its annual giving campaign. The UNM Gives campaign is coordinated across various UNM campuses and hospitals. Faculty, staff and employees...

State legislatures and supreme courts throughout the country are confronting the controversial subject of aid in dying. State judiciaries are further faced with the issue of interpreting unique constitutional clauses and deciding whether those clauses...

Federal and state funding for America’s public television stations are under threat despite the fact that it was created to “enrich man’s spirit” and to satiate America’s “appetite for excellence.” These descriptions of public television were related in...