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Charles Edward Becknell Sr. is an example of living African American history and New Mexico state history. Becknell Sr. was the founding director of what is now The University of New Mexico's Africana Studies program directed by his son and namesake...

UNM alumna Nina Lanza, a planetary scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, summarizes her job on her Twitter account, @marsninja, as “I shoot the lasers, pew pew.” Her career isn’t one young girls are traditionally encouraged to follow, but Lanza...

Two University of New Mexico alumni are among the 59 artists who have been selected to show their work in the State of the Art 2020 exhibit at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and its satellite The Momentary in Bentonville, Ark. Frank Blazquez...

It’s a long-standing tradition that The University of New Mexico celebrates and honors its veterans, military service members and their families. This Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11, the Veteran & Military Resource Center and Student Veterans of UNM –...

Join the UNM Alumni Association for the Lobos for Legislation briefing on Wednesday, Nov. 6 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Bobo Room at the Hodgin Hall Alumni Center. Attendees will be informed of UNM’s top legislative priorities for the 2020 session....

There’s no telling where a degree from The University of New Mexico might take you. Estevan Velasco-Romero of Clovis ended up in the Caribbean aboard a Carnival Cruise Line ship as a singer and dancer. A shy child, Velasco-Romero was born in...

The pack is hitting the road with The University of New Mexico Lobo Football team as they take on the Fighting Irish on Sept. 14 at 2:30 p.m. CDT at Notre Dame Stadium. This historic game is uniting all Lobos across the U.S. and at home. If you can’t...

The University of New Mexico Young Alumni (UNMYA) has announced its 2019-2020 advisory board.  The UNMYA board consists of 16 dedicated volunteers who lead committees, events and programs for both young alumni and soon-to-be graduates of UNM. Members of...

As the nation heads into Memorial Weekend, the unofficial start of summer, The University of New Mexico wants to recognize and honor the men and women who died while serving in the military, those who continue to bravely serve and those who have...

“We are water. Our bodies hold streams—sweat, blood, tears, urine. Each of us is a walking river, sloshing along with damp insides held together by a paper-thin skin,” says Professor Emerita Basia Irland. Irland is the guest lecturer for the next Lobo...