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Rebecca Nez, a sophomore Regents' Scholar and a member of the Navajo Nation, has been selected as a 2025 Udall Scholar. The prestigious national award, administered by the Udall Foundation, honors students committed to leadership and public service in...

The University of New Mexico’s College of Arts and Sciences last year announced an addition to the list of Regents’ Professors for the Annual Years 2025-2027. The newest Regent’s Professor appointed is Dr. Elizabeth Quay Hutchison, a Latin American...

New Mexico’s longstanding history of being on the forefront of quantum computing has now brought together some of the greatest leaders in the field to propel us into the Second Quantum Revolution. Quantum New Mexico (QNM), an initiative between The...

The University of New Mexico’s College of Arts and Sciences recently announced its new Regents’ Professors for the Annual Years 2022-2024. Regents’ Professor is a special title bestowed on selected full professors who, in the judgment of the dean, and...

After a long, thoughtful debate that included varying funding strategies, The University of New Mexico Board of Regents passed tuition, fees and a compensation plan for the upcoming 2020 fiscal year.  At a full-board meeting the Regents were presented...

New board officers and committee chairs were elected as part of the full Board of Regents meeting on March 11. The new roles for the UNM Regents are as follows: Doug Brown board president Audit and Compliance Committee, chair Kim Sanchez...

In a unanimous 6-0 vote, The University of New Mexico Board of Regents approved the Athletics Department recommendations for new revenue opportunities, expense cutting measures and a reduction in the number of varsity sports programs. The proposal, a...

A rainforest has sprung up in the middle of New Mexico’s high desert, adding new life to Albuquerque’s downtown.  City, county, state and federal officials today joined The University of New Mexico and its private partners in cutting the ribbon to...

After teaching for almost 30 years, UNM School of Law Regents Professor Sherri Burr is retiring from her tenured position on July 31. She was the first African-American female to be granted tenure and promotion to full professor at UNM.  Burr taught...

UNM Regents Marron Lee and Ryan Berryman sailed through senate confirmations today, in a process that turned out to be not quite smooth. More than a dozen people, from UNM President Bob Frank to student leaders to marketing professors and trial lawyers...