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UNM Staff Council is once again partnering with Animal Humane NM for the 2020 Happy Tails Drive. The Happy Tails Drive collects needed items every year for Animal Humane NM and is typically the largest single collection of donated items for Animal Humane...

Although U.S. veterans experience PTSD at rates of up to 30 percent, there are no objective measures to help identify individuals with PTSD. A currently funded grant from the National Institutes of Health to the University of New Mexico is intended to...

Professor of Music at The University of New Mexico, Karl Hinterbichler was recently recognized for his contributions to the trombone world when he received the Kenneth Hanlon Award from the International Trombone Association. The Kenneth Hanlon Award...

A new mural being installed at the UNM Information Technology building celebrates the diversity and history of New Mexico, the state’s rich Native American cultural roots, and how they both have contributed to the development of information...

The University of New Mexico School of Engineering honored eight of its graduates as recipients of the 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award. Honorees are from each of the School’s six departments and one young alumnus, which can be from any department. Each...

The continued pandemic this fall has presented many challenges for students, faculty and staff regarding The University of New Mexico’s hybrid education model. To help address those challenges, UNM has made it easy for students to use the Enrollment...

In accordance with UNM leadership and the Bring Back the Pack website, UNM instruction will shift to remote only classes after the Thanksgiving holiday. University Libraries building and service hours will also be adjusted to coincide with this shift....

Across the country, universities are recognizing the perspective and vibrance brought to campus by international students. International Education Week (IEW) is celebrated across the U.S. the week of Nov. 16 - 20, 2020. At the University of New Mexico,...

A version of this story originally appeared in Brookings' How We Rise blog and was republished with permission from Brookings Institute. Gabriel Sanchez is a Professor of Political Science at The University of New Mexico, a Non-Resident Senior Fellow for...

When Cherille Williams started college, she had every intention of being a physical therapist. But the closer she got to achieving her associate’s degree in PT, the more she realized the field she was following was not for her. At her brother’s urging,...