The UNM men’s soccer team and the Marshall Thundering Herd battled through 110 minutes in a match that ended with a 1-1 draw Friday night. The Lobos (7-4-3, 1-3-1) were fresh off their first Conference USA win of the season after defeating UAB 3-2 last Sunday night. This weekend, they were striving for a second win.
New Mexico clinched a spot in the Mountain West women’s soccer tournament following a 1-0 victory over Colorado College Friday afternoon in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Midfielder Claire Lynch scored her fourth goal in the season nearly 18 minutes into the game, benefitting from an assist from midfielder Dylann O’Connor.
UNM and STC.UNM are hosting “Rainforest 2: The UNM Economic Development Summit 2015” on Monday, according to a UNM press release. The event will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Ballrooms B & C at the UNM Student Union Building (SUB), according to the statement.
Karen Abraham, associate vice president of alumni relations and executive director of the Alumni Association, is retiring from her position this semester, according to a UNM press release. According to the release, Abraham spent 50 years on campus in different positions, from her start as a student at UNM to her final position in alumni relations. “A beloved campus and community leader, Karen earned three degrees from UNM – a BSE in 1967, an MA in 1968 and an Ed.D. in 1971, and is truly, a lifelong Lobo in every sense,” the release stated.
Last Friday’s loss may have kept New Mexico out of second place in the Mountain West women’s soccer standings, but the Lobos are still in the hunt for a conference tournament bye. Three points separate second, third and fourth place heading into the last three regular season games: with San Jose State at 18 points on the season, UNM at 16 and Colorado College at 15.
Anne Hillerman's Thursday evening lecture at UNM was centered on a simple message: fiction is good for the brain. Although Hillerman touched on her latest novel, “Tony Hillerman’s Landscape,” a book about her father’s favorite scenes that he incorporated in his writing, she touched on fiction as a way to stimulate the mind in a way that other genres simply cannot.
Things to know from the Associated Students of UNM's full senate meeting on Wednesday.
The UNM Public Administration department has announced strengthening of its faculty by hiring two new faculty members. According to a UNM press release, Kate Cartwright and Shuyang Peng, the two new faculty members, bring diverse educational backgrounds and exceptional credentials to the SPA, according to the press release.
Arthur Kaufman, a UNMHSC professor and nationally known innovator in community medicine and medical education, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, according to a UNM HSC statement. Kaufman, who is also vice chancellor for community health at the UNM HSC and a distinguished professor of family and community medicine in the UNM School of Medicine, helped spearhead changes in medical training that have become the standard at medical schools worldwide, according to the press release.
The Lobo men's soccer team got its first Conference USA win on Sunday, and this week it will be on the hunt for a second one. Before the team’s 3-2 victory over UAB, UNM was going through what Lobo keeper Jason Beaulieu described as a “tough stretch.” Beaulieu said his team has not given up during the rough patch, during which they have only garnered one victory in their five most recent matches.
UNM Opera Theatre students are getting into the Halloween spirit as they rehearse a variety of opera scenes for three performances in Keller Hall that start Friday. “Tales from the Opera Crypt,” directed by Sam Shepperson and Leslie Umphrey, explores a range of historical and contemporary influences. The opera scenes are inspired by work from Shakespeare and Mozart, as well as Broadway musicals, “Sweeney Todd” and “Into the Woods.”
After having found some consistency at home this week, New Mexico will go back on the road in hopes of climbing the Mountain West standings ladder. The Lobos (11-9, 4-3 Mountain West) currently sit among the four teams in the conference with a winning record in MW play. Wyoming holds a half-game advantage with their 5-3 MW record (15-5 overall), and Boise State has a full game on UNM at 6-2 (14-6 overall).
New Mexico finally has a chance to change the way it's perceived. For years, ever since the Rocky Long era, the Lobos have been seen as underdogs by their competition. That will likely remain true this year, with only five games left in the season, but UNM has a chance to change that with a win or two.
On Wednesday, UNM Valencia mathematics professor Khaled Kassem gave a lecture on the Arab Spring series of revolutions in the Arab world, detailing causes of the uprisings, the results and possible solutions to the political problems in Arab countries. “(The Arab Spring) started somewhere in 2010, continued in many Arab countries, and in fact in some places it is still going on,” Kassem said.
According to a Kaplan Test Prep 2015 survey, UNM was among the “largest sources of applicants in the entire country in 2014,” and the number of applicants to the law school is expected to increase this academic year.
The New Mexico women’s basketball team excited its fans with song and dance at the Lobo Howl on Friday, Oct. 16. Tuesday’s media day was all business. Head coach Yvonne Sanchez said Tuesday that she is not looking to build a team that is good for a year. The four-year head coach said she has been building her program up to have a much longer run than the 2015-16 campaign.
Graduate students at UNM are trying to fight the looming world energy crisis -- from the basement of the Farris Engineering Building. The research group, headed by Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering Plamen Atanassov, is trying to make catalysts for alternative fuel cells.
Editor, Any number of Americans are slaving long hours at multiple jobs that make them sick from tedious stress and even give them heart attacks, ironically so they can keep up with their health insurance premiums. But these are going up.
After serving as interim dean for the Anderson School of Management for over a year, Craig White has been appointed by University Provost Chaouki Abdallah to remain in the seat for the next three years in order to “continue the positive momentum of the School,” UNM announced Tuesday afternoon. Dr. Joseph Cecchi, who has over a decade of experience as dean of the School of Engineering at UNM, will continue in the position through June of 2017, according to a UNM press release.
Dr. Joseph Cecchi, who has over a decade of experience as dean of the School of Engineering at UNM, will continue in the position through June of 2017, according to a UNM press release. Provost Chaouki Abdallah, who is responsible for all academic personnel at the University, announced the move after consulting with faculty and staff at the school, according to the release. Cecchi served as dean from 2000-2009, and has been in the seat since February of 2014, according to the release. “(He) is the best choice to continue to lead the School of Engineering through the next couple of years, as we go through accreditation and the remodel of the Farris Engineering building,” Abdallah said in the release, citing his past experience as a large factor.
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