Individual, Family & Community Education

As substance abuse continues to be a health concern in colleges and universities across the U.S., a social scientist from The University of New Mexico (UNM) and a colleague from the University of Missouri (UM) has found that female student-athletes who...

The University of New Mexico’s Department of Individual, Family and Community Education (IFCE) hosts its annual Research Showcase 2016 in Travelstead Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 15 from 5 to 7 p.m. The showcase highlights the diversity of graduates, students,...

College can be a stressful time for young adults as they figure out how to manage intense daily routines that include work, study and play. Eat well, exercise and get plenty of sleep is a familiar mantra to alleviate this stress, but now with the results...

According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, in 2014 an average of 20 Veterans died by suicide each day and that number continues to grow. To put this into perspective, Veterans, despite accounting for 8.5 percent of the total U.S. population,...

One of the many programs in the College of Education at the University of New Mexico is the Manzanita Counseling Center. For 25 years, the Manzanita Counseling Center (MCC) has served as a counselor training facility affiliated with the Counselor...

The University of New Mexico’s Department of Individual, Family and Community Education (IFCE) hosts its annual Research Showcase 2015 in Travelstead Hall on Thursday, Nov. 12 from 5 to 7 p.m. The showcase is considered a “one-stop-shop” to learn more ...

At one time, it used to be said that “fathers were forgotten” largely because they limited their role to primary provider for their families. However, over the years, that phrase has been largely forgotten because a father’s role in the raising and...

Professor Virginia Shipman, a longstanding faculty member in the College of Education (COE) at the University of New Mexico, recently announced her retirement at the end of the spring semester.

New Mexico is one of the most ethnically diverse states in the U.S. which is reflected at the University of New Mexico. UNM consistently strives for and receives high rankings for diversity making it what a university should be in the 21st century. ...

Suicide is a serious national epidemic. It is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. However, for America's veterans, it is an even more serious epidemic. Veteran's make up 10 percent of the U.S. population, but account for 20 percent of all suicides (U.S. Census Bureau, 2008). The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that 18 veterans die by suicide each day.