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1969 was a historic time, and while 55 years later you can easily remember to commemorate man walking on the moon, the Stonewall riots and the first ever Woodstock festival, another 2024 milestone took place right here at UNM.   The Black Student...

Among the many programs for student researchers at The University of New Mexico, the only school in the state with the prestigious R1 designation from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, is the Undergraduate Research Training...

UNM researcher awarded Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant for intersectionality research on Latino Student Success in Higher Education  The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded $110,000 for a yearlong study on how universities employ...

To kick off each semester, The University of New Mexico hosts two Welcome Back Days to broaden the scope of any new and returning students’ campus experiences! The UNM Student Activities Center is hosting this Spring’s Welcome Back Days from 11:30 a.m.-...

University Communication and Marketing (UCAM) annually compiles a Year-in-Review highlighting both its general and research news and feature stories across campus during the course of the calendar year. Below is a select list based on UCAM's Newsroom...

Student wellbeing and student wellness initiatives are receiving additional support thanks to a private gift received from UNM President Garnett Stokes and her husband, Dr. Jeff Younggren, through the newly created Garnett Stokes Health and Wellbeing...

University of New Mexico Department of Physics and Astronomy Distinguished Professor Greg Taylor recently took a group of students to build antennas at the third Long Wavelength Array (LWA) station. The LWA is a telescope that helps collect radio wave...

With Thanksgiving and Winter breaks right around the corner, The University of New Mexico Lobo Food Pantry is seeking physical donations to help keep its shelves full after record-high use this semester. With an average of 120 daily visitors this...

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...

Researchers from The University of New Mexico are part of one of 16 finalist teams for the first-ever National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) competition, spanning a range of key technology areas and societal and economic...