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In October 2023, The University of New Mexico initiated a safety and security update by distributing the Campus Safety Culture Survey to faculty, staff and students. Its goal was to gather the opinions and experiences of each on-campus...

When the initial results of the College Basic Needs Survey were released last year at a symposium at The University of New Mexico, the audience heard grim stories from students about being hungry and having problems finding places to live. Associate...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awards one of its first HSI Center of Excellence grants to create the Arizona Research Center for Housing Equity and Sustainability (ARCHES).  The new center will address the interconnected issues...

University of New Mexico senior Blake Hautzinger had heard the jokes about eating a lot of ramen in college. But they didn’t seem the type who would need to worry: The child of college educated parents who paid for tuition and fees to subsidize a...

Startling research in 2020 by a team from The University of New Mexico revealed that many UNM students were not getting their food and housing needs met. The research report Basic Needs Insecurity at UNM showed both food and housing insecurity prevalence...

They came. They saw. They hacked. After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2022 Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC) Health Hackathon was back in person at the Domenici Center for Health Sciences Education North Wing at The...

Startling new research by a team of professors from The University of New Mexico revealed that many UNM students may not be getting their food and housing needs met. This week, the UNM Basic Needs Project released its 2020 research report Basic Needs...

The University of New Mexico scholars are part of a statewide team examining fair housing laws, including the concept of “algorithmic justice,” or how some algorithms in housing applications may be inherently biased against certain groups of people. On...

It is said that people and pets are better together. In fact, there is scientific evidence supporting the health benefits of cuddling a furry friend. To honor these special relationships and related responsibilities, The University of New Mexico’s...

In theory, society has changed a great deal since the Fair Housing Act of 1968. Many laws have been passed penalizing discrimination based on race, sex, disability and sexuality, to name a few. Diversity in the U.S. is on the rise, and social media is...