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As the COVID-19 pandemic swept through the country, the Northwest region of New Mexico was one of the hardest hit areas; inspiring local veterans to take action to ensure families were not left without food and other essential items. “This pandemic...

Across the Albuquerque Metro, groups continue answering the call to create masks needed to help curb the spread of COVID-19. In April, when the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommended cloth masks should be worn in public settings, UNM staff members...

Right now during a pandemic shutdown, people don’t have to actually visit the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology on The University of New Mexico campus to “visit” the museum. Like most museums, the Maxwell is closed right now because...

A sophomore going into her junior year at the University of New Mexico, Sharon Chischilly is a photojournalist at the Daily Lobo, UNM's student-run newspaper. A native of Manuelito, N.M., near the Arizona border, she is Navajo, born and raised on the...

Despite uncertainty, social distancing and a rapid transition to remote learning and working, the UNM University Libraries (UL) are continuing to provide services to UNM and the wider Albuquerque community. Students and faculty continue to receive...

University of New Mexico student Cristina Tadeo is an MFA candidate in the Department of Theatre and Dance. As a dancer who often works with people in close physical contact, the COVID-19 shutdown has presented challenges to practicing her art. Tadeo is...

The University of New Mexico has joined the City of Albuquerque’s “Wi-Fi on Wheels” program, an initiative designed to offer free internet access at various parking lots across the city in an effort to help those without internet access during the...

University of New Mexico President Garnett S. Stokes, in consultation with University leadership, announced on Monday an extension of the institution’s current limited operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic from May 18 to June 1. UNM moved to limited...

One of the first things University of New Mexico adjunct faculty member Teresa Cutler-Broyles noticed about the COVID-19 shutdown in the town of Perugia, Italy, was the quiet.  “The silence was overwhelming,” she said. Cutler-Broyles has a Master of...

Dancers and choreographers in the UNM Dance program were rehearsed and ready to go. A student-choreographed spring show was set to be performed when the whole country shut down, effectively shutting down the dance troupe and its audience. Artistic...