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The Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society recently named UNM-Valencia Chancellor Alice Letteney one of the Michael Bennett Lifetime Achievement Award recipients. PTK, the national honor society of two-year institutions, will recognize Letteney along with six...

Scientists at The University of New Mexico recently took part in the opening of ANGSA 73001, a drive tube lunar sample collected by NASA's Apollo 17 mission that will allow scientists to study any gases that may reside in the container as well as lunar...

As COVID-19 conditions in New Mexico continue to improve, and with the latest New Mexico Public Health Order expected to expire after March 18, The University of New Mexico today announced it is lifting its indoor masking requirement effective Saturday,...

Eric Denkers, professor of Biology at The University of New Mexico and primary investigator of the Denkers Lab at UNM's Center for Evolutionary and Theoretical Immunology, has been elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology.  Professor...

After serving as a leader of UNM-Gallup since 2017, James Malm has announced he will step aside as chancellor to return to teaching students, a lifework he loves. The transition will be effective as of June 30. "For the past five years, I’ve had the...

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr visited The University of New Mexico Thursday, appearing at a roundtable event with other stakeholders advocating greater broadband access in New Mexico. The commissioner traveled from...

The University of New Mexico (UNM) Office of the Vice President of Research (OVPR) hosted U.S. Senator Heinrich (D-N.M.), showcasing UNM research on sensor systems for natural gas leak monitoring and detection. Oil and gas infrastructure accounts for 30...

English scholars say literacy, the ability to read and write, is arguably the most important part of education – enriching people’s lives and thus, empowers societies as a whole. UNM-Taos English faculty member, Amber Gordon, collaborated with a group...

The University of New Mexico’s indoor mask mandate will remain in place, unless otherwise announced, until University leadership reviews the Governor’s updated health order, which was announced today modifying the State’s mask mandate. Masks remain...

This week the Albuquerque Teacher Residency Partnership (ATRP) was nationally recognized as a distinguished teacher education program. ATRP, a partnership among the University of New Mexico College of Education & Human Sciences, the Albuquerque Public...