Schools and Colleges

Don Swick, university facilities engineer with the Physical Plant Department (PPD), was recently awarded the 2015 Energy Engineer of the Year in Region IV by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE).  This award is described by the AEE for “those who...

The Campus Office for Substance Abuse Prevention, or COSAP, at the University of New Mexico is working to make campus a more welcoming place for students recovering from drug or alcohol abuse.

This week, New Mexico in Focus features local interviews on some of the top issues in the national news including different perspectives in the debate over abortion. Correspondent Gwyneth Doland sits down with two guests with different perspectives on...

On a wet and chilly September morning, President Barack Obama landed in Dillingham, Alaska, where he was greeted warmly by locals. Among them stood Alannah Hurley, UNM alumna (2009), and current executive director of the United Tribes of Bristol Bay...

Have you heard of the “VSOC” program? It stands for the Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) VetSuccess on Campus program, and the University of New Mexico is a location spot. Through the VSOC program, VA places experienced vocational rehabilitation counselors on college campuses to assist the growing number of servicemembers, veterans and dependents attending school under the Post-9/11 GI Bill® and other VA educational programs.

The University of New Mexico Department of Theatre and Dance hosts Now/Next/Dance, a showcase of original choreography by student choreographers of the UNM dance program, presented for several performances in the Elizabeth Waters Center for Dance at Carlisle Gym on UNM’s Main Campus through Oct. 25.

The Turquoise Trail Harley Owners’ Group will end its “Pink Your Ride – Motorcyclists Increasing Awareness (MIA)” at the University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 1 p.m.            The ride was created in 2012 by ...

A study of spiral galaxies seen edge-on has revealed that the "halos" of cosmic rays and magnetic fields above and below the galaxies' disks are much more common than previously thought.

In an effort to consolidate university efforts with the national laboratories, Provost Chaouki Abdallah announced that Dean of the School of Engineering Joseph Cecchi has been appointed as the new associate provost for national laboratory relations.

A team of researchers at the University of New Mexico (UNM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed a vaccine to treat high cholesterol. The vaccine, which targets a molecule called PCSK9, a protein involved in cholesterol metabolism,...