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With a recent uptick in new COVID-19 cases and as vaccination rates stall in parts of the country, questions surrounding the level of protection offered by vaccines remain prominent. One researcher at The University of New Mexico is taking that question...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, environmental correspondent Laura Paskus speaks with a former U.S. Air Force firefighter who served at Cannon Air Force Base in the 1990s. Part of the award-winning NMPBS series “Groundwater War,” the interview touches...

Diana Northup, a visiting associate professor in The University of New Mexico’s Biology department, was recently featured in an episode of Alien Worlds, a new docufiction series streaming on Netflix for her cave...

Exceptionally hot and dry weather this summer has fueled dozens of wildfires across the western U.S., spewing smoke across the country and threatening to register yet another record-breaking year. More than a century of fire exclusion has created dense...

The University of New Mexico announced it will require COVID-19 vaccinations of its faculty staff and students to help protect the health, safety and welfare of the UNM campus community. The requirement is pending UNM Board of Regents approval in a...

The UNM Alumni Association invites alumni and community members to the Lobo Living Room: Johnson Center Renovations Tour and UNM Volleyball Team Talk with Head Coach Jon Newman-Gonchar Thursday, Aug. 12 at 6:30 p.m. Join the Alumni Association for...

The University of New Mexico’s College of Arts and Sciences recently announced the promotion of five faculty to the rank of Distinguished Professor. The rank of Distinguished Professor is the highest title that UNM bestows upon its faculty. It is...

A student at UNM shared her experience of working in healthcare with elderly patients while also working toward her nursing degree. Morgan Linnan is a nursing major who recently completed her second year at UNM. She will graduate with the class of...

The Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (the Foundation) has awarded UNM Professor Reed Benson the Clyde O. Martz Teaching Award, making Benson the first recipient of the award at UNM.  “I am very honored to receive this award, and grateful for all...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, extended coverage of the federal government’s effort to document the truth about Native boarding schools. Interior secretary and former New Mexico congresswoman Deb Haaland announced the investigation this summer, on the...