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The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Directed Energy Directorate is partnering with The University of New Mexico (UNM) to establish a center for directed energy studies, a congressionally-funded endeavor.   The Directed Energy Center will be based at UNM...

Dozens of students, staff, faculty and alumni gathered at UNM's University House for the president's annual S’mores Roast - kicking off Homecoming 2021. This is the second year President Garnett S. Stokes and Jeff N. Younggren have hosted the...

One of the benefits UNM offers to staff is the opportunity to take professional or academic development courses and priority registration through Staff as Students. Twice a year (one held in fall, one held in spring) Staff as Students allows staff to...

The role of science in our everyday world has maybe never been more important than during the past 18 months as a pandemic gripped the world. With that in mind, teaching the next generation of scientists is a critical mission and developing that interest...

After 25 years at the University of Utah, The University of New Mexico's Center for Stable Isotopes has been given a unique opportunity to develop future leaders in science from across the country – and around the world. Started by Professors Jim...

Students in New Mexico utilizing the state’s Lottery Scholarship received good news recently when the N.M. Higher Education Department announced the full amount of base tuition for eligible students at all public and tribal colleges and universities for...

One of the greatest benefits The University of New Mexico offers staff is the ability to pursue education through tuition remission or professional development activities. To assist staff in taking advantage of this benefit, the Staff Council Student...

University of New Mexico professor of Psychology Katie Witkiewitz is spearheading a new program to provide mentorship for graduate students who are working to address issues of health inequities in New Mexico. The work is being done through the...

The University of New Mexico is once again offering The Lobo First-Year Promise for Fall 2021. Qualified first-time freshmen who have graduated from a New Mexico high school and have an annual family income of $50,000—roughly the state’s median family...

Now that the fall semester is running smoothly, UNM staff are being provided with some opportunities to learn more about the Staff as Students initiative. Staff as Students is a Staff Council initiative that helps UNM employees register for classes and...