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It’s part of the department’s overall mission of individual, family and community education – the wellbeing of New Mexicans – and as families adjust to a new reality amid the COVID-19 outbreak, faculty and students at The University of New Mexico’s...

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, UNM-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) converted all spring semester classes to online formats in March. UNM-LA faculty who were teaching in-person classes quickly converted to new teaching techniques to continue to provide their...

Researchers with The University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University launched a survey to better understand the impact of the coronavirus on food security and access among New Mexicans. Individuals who participate must be New Mexico residents...

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...