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New Mexico in Focus takes a look at the political uprisings in the Middle East and the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, and how the effects of those events have far-reaching impact, including right here in the Land of Enchantment.KNME's one ...

The New Mexico Commission on the Status of Women notified Gail Turley Houston, professor and chair, UNM Department of English, that she is one of 20 women chosen for the 26th Annual Governor's Award for Outstanding New Mexico Woman. A banquet to honor ...

Research & Polling, Inc. has been hired again by UNM to conduct an online tracking survey to follow the benchmark survey that was conducted in March 2010. This survey will measure changes and progress made by UNM on various university matters, including ...

Students from Blanco Elementary School in Bloomfield, NM, visited UNM this week for hands-on activities exploring polymers, nanomaterials and prosthetic finger design relating to the research conducted at the Center for Biomedical Engineering. Graduate ...

This week marks KNME's fifth in a series of partnerships with the community on the new and exciting project titled, "Public Square." This month, as part of New Mexico in Focus, KNME brings together a group of community members for an impassioned and ...

The new UNM Sci­ence and Math­e­mat­ics Learn­ing Cen­ter was formally opened on Friday, March 4 with a short ribbon cutting ceremony and the traditional speeches. The 62,000 square foot build­ing houses class­rooms and teach­ing lab­o­ra­to­ries for the ...

Former UNM School of Engineering Dean Dr. William A. Gross died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011 in Albuquerque, N.M. Gross served as dean from 1974 – 1980 and as professor and dean emeritus from 1982 – 1999.Among his many achievements as dean were doubling ...

In an effort to help preserve green space at UNM, the North Campus Neighborhood Association is working with UNM's private contractor Mountain West GolfScapes to maintain the beauty of UNM's North golf course. As UNM struggles with serious budget limits ...

A group of major research institutions, including the University of New Mexico, is partnering to develop a flexible online tool to help researchers generate data management plans. This effort is in response to demands from funding agencies, such as the ...

The Board of Regents has given approval for four new residential housing units on the UNM main campus. The housing units will provide 1,026 beds for freshmen and are expected to be available in fall 2012. The cost of the project is projected to be ...