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The Chinese Institute of Engineers-USA (CIE-USA) annually awards Asian American engineers representative of exceptional leadership, strong technical skills, and a commitment to public service. This year, Tian Ma, a University of New Mexico alum and...

The University of New Mexico hosts an entire month of opportunities to learn, create and advocate to commemorate American Indian Heritage Month.  Between American Indian Student Services (AISS), Native American Studies, UNM HSC Center for Native...

The University of New Mexico Department of Anthropology is celebrating National Native American Heritage Month in November with a treasure trove of information and resources on its website including Native American history, scholars, events, research,...

John Truitt will receive the 2023 Robb Award at the Robb Trust's annual ¡Música del Corazón! Tenth Anniversary Celebration for his lifetime achievement in the field of music. The event will feature live performances by Lara Manzanares, Jordan Wax, Felix...

¡Música del Corazón! will celebrate its 10th anniversary in November with a slate of favorite performers in the Nuevomexicano tradition. A pre-concert talk will feature scholars Carmella Scorcia Pacheco, Adolfo Estrada, and Enrique Lamadrid, a historian,...

This week marks National Forensic Science Week, a time to recognize the contributions of forensic science to the modern criminal justice system and an opportunity to celebrate academic programs, forensic professionals, and scientific research in the...

Emmanuel Mitchell, a second-year student majoring in History, with a minor in American Studies, and a student employee for African American Student Services, has been selected to participate in the National Association of Student...

There’s more that meets the eye when it comes to most things in life. In one specific area of research, however, the impulse to dive deeper and look beyond the surface had long been avoided.    That’s something UNM Sociology Professor and director and...

New Mexico found itself at ground zero of a changed world on July 16, 1945 when scientists from the newly created Los Alamos National Laboratory detonated the world’s first atomic bomb, exposing nearby communities to radiation. Just 34 years later to the...

A faculty member from The University of New Mexico Department of Nuclear Engineering is the lead on two grants from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy University Programs that total more than $1 million. Eric Lang, an assistant professor of...