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URAD announces fall semester ambassadors
10/12/2026

URAD announces fall semester ambassadors

The University of New Mexico’s Undergraduate Research, Arts and Design Network has selected four student ambassadors for the fall 2026 semester. URAD student ambassadors have a wide range of responsibilities that include serving as advisors to other...

Global and National Security Policy Institute adds graduate certificate
10/10/2026

Global and National Security Policy Institute adds graduate certificate

The University of New Mexico’s Global and National Security Policy Institute has added a new graduate certificate intended for professionals looking for targeted education in GLNS areas.

Paws and Reflect: Cuddle a Canine event returns for the fall semester
10/09/2026

Paws and Reflect: Cuddle a Canine event returns for the fall semester

The adored Cuddle a Canine event is set to take place on Thursday, Oct. 15, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Cactus Garden outside Zimmerman Library, across from the Duck Pond. Hosted by University Libraries, this heartwarming initiative aims to provide...

GO Bond 3 would invest in New Mexico’s future through higher education
10/08/2026

GO Bond 3 would invest in New Mexico’s future through higher education

General Obligation Bonds, or GO Bonds, come before New Mexico voters every two years and provide an important source of funding for capital improvements at higher education institutions across the state. The bonds help colleges and universities modernize...

UNM awarded a $1.55 million Open Textbook Pilot Grant
10/07/2026

UNM awarded a $1.55 million Open Textbook Pilot Grant

The University of New Mexico has received a federal Open Textbook Grant for $1.55 million, recognizing its commitment to advancing education through Open Educational Resources (OER). With this grant funding, UNM will expand the New Mexico Open...

UNM launches pre-law mentorship initiative
10/06/2026

UNM launches pre-law mentorship initiative

On Sept. 3, The University of New Mexico, UNM Law, and the State Bar of New Mexico’s Young Lawyers Division (SBNM-YLD) launched a brand new initiative for UNM pre-law students to pair with both young professional lawyers and UNM law students for mentoring opportunities.

UNM researchers find evidence of early food production in the Maya area
10/06/2026

UNM researchers find evidence of early food production in the Maya area

A new University of New Mexico co-led research paper on ancient food production in tropical Belize was published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment and provides evidence that people in the Maya speaking region were dedicated farmers thousands...

New UNM research examines how gender shapes perceptions of workplace gossip
10/06/2026

New UNM research examines how gender shapes perceptions of workplace gossip

Workplace gossip is often viewed as negative, but research from The James & Gail Ellis School of Business Leadership has shown that it can play a more complex role in organizational...

Changing New Mexico’s mathematics story
10/05/2026

Changing New Mexico’s mathematics story

“Our family doesn’t do math.” Jeffrey Houdek has heard versions of that sentence from parents throughout his years as a mathematics educator. It is an ordinary enough comment, sometimes offered with a laugh or a shrug. A parent struggled with...

UNM Engineering Ph.D. student wins LANL Best Student Award
10/04/2026

UNM Engineering Ph.D. student wins LANL Best Student Award

Shaifalee Saxena, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, received a Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Best Student Award. She was one of five recipients out of approximately 2000 student workers. Saxena began...

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