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The University of New Mexico celebrates National Arab American Heritage Month in April and the UNM Department of Anthropology celebrates with a web page of resources and information, including UNM organizations, events, scholars, the history of National...

A new research paper published recently in Annual Reviews of Earth and Planetary Sciences, coordinated by scientists from The University of New Mexico and collaborating institutions, addresses the complex nature and societal importance of Grand Canyon’s...

An icon at The University of New Mexico and the greater Albuquerque dance community is receiving well-earned national recognition.  National Institute of Flamenco (NIF) Executive Director and UNM Dance Professor Marisol Encinias has just been named a...

Presented by the National Institute of Flamenco, the University of New Mexico, PNC Bank and the National Hispanic Cultural Center, Festival Flamenco Alburquerque, the oldest and largest flamenco festival outside of Spain, will take place from June...

Susan Margulies, an assistant director who leads the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Engineering, visited the School of Engineering last week and engaged with faculty from around the School and the University. Pictured from left to...

In 1924, the Aldo Leopold Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico became America’s first designated wilderness, predating the Wilderness Act by four decades. In recognition of the 100th anniversary of this significant milestone in our country’s...

Each Fall a group of law students teach high school students from underserved schools about their Constitutional rights and how to interact with law enforcement. This week the program will be featured in a national streaming special about racial healing...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) has launched a new Action Collaborative on Transforming Trajectories for Women of Color in Tech along with 35 other institutions representing higher education, national laboratories,...

Stephen Porter, a graduate student in the Nanoscience and Microsystems Engineering Program at The University of New Mexico, has been selected to receive the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research Award. Porter, a Ph.D....

An iconic holiday tradition is returning to UNM’s Rodey Theatre from Dec. 15 to 17. The National Institute of Flamenco (NIF) is inviting one and all to become immersed in a joyful and vibrant world of flamenco dance and music, villancicos (Spanish...