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With ropes, notebooks, and a shared mission, two UNM professors have turned passion into purpose—developing new rock-climbing routes in the Sandias and publishing a guidebook to benefit mountain rescue teams and outdoor access across the state. Dr....

The University of New Mexico will test its emergency notification systems on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 11:02 a.m. This system test is UNM’s annual fall semester test and coincides with UNM's Campus Safety Week. The test will include all parts of the...

One University of New Mexico student has been awarded one of the most highly competitive scholarships in the fields of environmental, Tribal public policy, and health care. UNM junior Barbara Gutierrez has been named a 2024 Udall Scholar, one of just 54...

A program at The University of New Mexico Department of Emergency Medicine allows students to participate in hands-on clinical research while working with staff and patients in the UNMH Emergency Department. The multi-semester course, Research in Acute...

To understand the power of a movement that began in 2013, we have to jump back nearly 400 years and grasp onto perhaps the same struggle the Black community fought then; the idea that all people should be treated fairly in the eyes of the law and in...

Emergency preparedness on a University campus presents many challenges. A campus environment includes not only an extremely large geographical area, but a continuously changing population. At The University of New Mexico, these challenges are magnified...

The University of New Mexico (UNM) President Garnett S. Stokes is encouraging students, staff and faculty to take advantage of the Rave Guardian app and other campus resources dedicated to increasing safety.  “We all get distracted, so trust your...

On a weekend in May – and again in October – dozens of volunteers gather at trailheads on the north and south rims of the Grand Canyon to engage hikers embarking on the arduous rim-to-rim traverse.  It’s not for the faint of heart. The trip covers 24...

University of New Mexico Emergency Manager, Byron Piatt, was recently awarded Emergency Manager of the Year award by the New Mexico Emergency Management Association (NMEMA). Awards were distributed based upon performance and contributions in the field...

Over the decades, the University of New Mexico has been a pioneer in sustainability and conservation, saving the finite resources of the earth, and ultimately utilizing tax payer dollars in the most efficient way possible. This has been accomplished ...