Local representatives of the National Union of Hospitals and Health Care Employees walked out of negotiations with UNM Hospitals last Friday.
Courtney Frerichs has continued to ride her extraordinary collegiate career and has raced right into the waiting arms of a contract with Nike. The former Lobo runner who ran her way a team national championship in cross-country and an NCAA record in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, garnering an individual gold medal. Her time of 9 minutes 24.41 is sixth best in U.S. history.
New Mexico Craig Neal has added another member to his staff, the University of New Mexico announced on Monday. Glenn Cain will trade his Jayhawks’ attire for Lobo gear after signing as the new Athletic Performance Coach for the men’s basketball program.
Former Lobo Khadijah Shumpert’s collegiate career may have come to a close, but her professional playing days have just begun. After signing a contract with the Panathlitikos Sykeon in Thessaloniki, Greece, she will be the second Lobo in as many years to take a plunge overseas to pursue a career in basketball, across the Atlantic.
Even children with cancer should get to be a kid sometimes. This is the underlying principle for Kasie Helpz Kidz, a non-profit organization with a mission to help families of children fighting cancer. On Saturday, the organization's founder , Kasie Lynne, stopped in Albuquerque for the Love Helpz Kidz Tour – an excursion around the United States held to fundraise for local children fighting cancer.
A little after 2 p.m., UNM police distributed a LoboAlert warning of a situation involving the Sheriff's Department and a SWAT team near the University Stadium area. UNM athletics may use the fields during the summer, but it is not yet clear whether there were University athletes or personnel in the area at the time.
When Dr. Bruce Smith began teaching his Positive Psychology course in 2005 on a bi-annual basis, only about 30 people were enrolled. It wasn’t until 2011 that he began teaching the course every semester, and class sizes quickly grew closer to 200 students. The class was a hit, Smith said, and the numbers showed it. “People who had the class wanted to have another class,” he said, the high demand from students eventually resulting in the development of a Positive Psychology-themed lab and the installation of a curriculum.
I wanted to share a little bit of my opinion on the "Brexit" outcome in the United Kingdom. As most people on campus probably know, the UK's referendum to leave the European Union passed by a slight majority. The political right celebrates this as a victory for nationalism and a resistance to the establishment.
The University of New Mexico’s Parking and Transportation Services (PATS) is working with Albuquerque to make transportation for students on and around campus easier and safer, as the city looks to break ground on its new Albuquerque Rapid Transit (ART) system in a few months. ART spokeswoman Joanie Griffin said the project will improve the bus system on Central Avenue. “With buses that come every seven minutes making it much more user friendly for the students at UNM,” Griffin said.
UNM engineering students made waves last week in Solar Splash championships, an international solar competition which took place in Dayton, Ohio. UNM's team, comprised of seven senior mechanical engineering students and one electrical engineering master student, and guided by mechanical engineering professor Peter Vorobieff, was founded this year and took fourth place overall in the competition over Father’s Day weekend.
A four-week project on Redondo Loop to make the road more suitable for pedestrians, motorists and bicyclists is well under way this summer. With temperatures at a high of 97 degrees on Thursday, construction workers took to repaving the road east of Johnson Field. The project, which involves patching of existing asphalt, concrete collar installation around utility valves, fresh pavement marking and sign enhancement is likely to be finished by the middle of July.
From Mars to the moon and back, UNM student Zachary Gallegos has dreams of taking off. Gallegos is one of 100 candidates for Mars One, a nonprofit foundation that intends to establish a human colony on Mars by 2026. Gallegos said he has always dreamed of space exploration. He became a geologist because he figured there are different ways someone can become an astronaut.
One dedicated New Mexico runner is going out a champion, both literally and figuratively, putting the finishing touches on a storybook ending to a decorated collegiate career. Not many athletes could claim the success that distance runner Courtney Frerichs has enjoyed this past year.
The Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) is implementing new techniques and processes to speed up sexual assault and discrimination claims, as well as departmental investigations on UNM campus. Francie Cordova, director of OEO, said the previous method is not being abandoned, but rather modified to fit the needs of those experiencing injustice at the University.
Even in an alumni basketball game, there is no love lost between New Mexico and New Mexico State. The inaugural Battle of the Rio Grande Alumni match showcased plenty of the physical play and edginess that a regular season contest between UNM and NMSU usually has. UNM battled through the chippy play to claim a 102-97 victory over NMSU at WisePies Arena aka The Pit Saturday night.
Millions of men, including many who love their wives and girlfriends, are terrified of having family and friends find out they want sex with men! Some try to smother their desire with religion. Some bully gays and yell "faggots." Some kill themselves with booze, junk food or a bullet. Some like Omar Mateen murder LGBT persons. Many live a double life.
New Mexico fans will get to witness Mike Bradbury’s team quite a bit in the month of November. The Mountain West released the schedules for each of the teams in the conference, and UNM will be playing its first four contests (two exhibitions) in front of Lobo fans.
The Small Business Institute (SBI) at the Anderson School of Management gives students a hands-on experience in meticulously preparing strategic plans, financial analyses and conducting marketing research studies for local small businesses and non-profit organizations. An inaugural study of SBI was conducted by the Mid-Region Council of Governments (MRCOG) between 2014 and 2015.
The New Mexico women’s tennis team has an international flair, featuring players from four countries outside of the United States. One player from France took an interesting journey on her way to New Mexico. Ludivine Burguiere might stand out to some, when compared to the average tennis player. She frequently wears a headband to pull her hair back when she plays, but always has on a pair of compression calf sleeves to complement a bright pair of tennis shoes.
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