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The University of New Mexico hosts a Community Engagement Symposium 2023 on Friday, Nov. 3 from 1 to 5 p.m. in George Pearl Hall at the School of Architecture + Planning building. The symposium will focus on Advancing New Mexico and having conversations...

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...

The national LGBTQ+ community has been facing heightened levels of anxiety due to nationwide threats to their livelihood and The University of New Mexico’s LGBTQ+ Resource Center (LGBTQRC) is working hard to quell students’ fears. More than 75...

The R.H. Mallory Center for Community Geography is seeking applications for faculty affiliation. Any University of New Mexico faculty member or postdoctoral fellow with an interest in community-engaged teaching, research, or mapping is encouraged to...

Presented annually, the Sarah Belle Brown Community Service Award recognizes faculty, staff and students who serve as examples of social responsibility and have, over an extended period of time, contributed significant personal time and effort to advance...

New Mexico found itself at ground zero of a changed world on July 16, 1945 when scientists from the newly created Los Alamos National Laboratory detonated the world’s first atomic bomb, exposing nearby communities to radiation. Just 34 years later to the...

The term research – originally derived from the French word "recherche” in the 1500s – means "to seek," more specifically to seek new knowledge, and that’s a firm practice Omathanu “Om” Perumal has believed in since he was a child. It’s the mantra that...

The Center for Regional Studies (CRS) has announced the Tribal/Community College Research Scholar appointment of Steven A. Romero for a summer 2023 residency. Romero is an adjunct English instructor at Central New Mexico Community College and will begin...

Take pride in pride here at UNM. June 1 marks the first day of Pride Month, a 30-day celebration in commemoration of over 50 years of LGBTQ+ activism and community.  “Pride season is upon us, and we are gearing up for another year of living out,...

June is LGBTQI+ Pride Month and to highlight the celebration, UNM Anthropology department administrator Jennifer George has compiled a website page full of events, research, news, organizations, and other resources and information. According to the...