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DEVELOPING: UNM considering making on-campus living mandatory for future freshmen

David Lynch | August 18

Terry Babbitt of the Division of Enrollment Management formally recommended to the Board of Regents on Thursday that they consider making living on campus mandatory for future first-time freshmen. Babbitt said he and his team have been studying the potential pros and cons of such a mandate by the University, including the impact on enrollment as well as student safety. 

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DEVELOPING: Despite controversial allegations, HSC assures regents that fetal tissue is properly disposed of

David Lynch | August 18

The controversy over alleged illegal use of fetal tissue by the UNM Health Sciences Center continued at Thursday's Board of Regents meeting, where multiple members of the public commented on the issue. Last month, the HSC - along with the abortion clinic at Southwestern Women's Options - was criminally referred to the New Mexico Attorney General for investigation by a panel on the Energy and Commerce Committee, though HSC officials have continually denied the allegations brought forth against them.

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UNM Climate Survey in line with DOJ findings

Matthew Reisen | August 18

The results of a UNM Campus Climate Survey conducted in the spring following a scathing Department of Justice investigation finds that the University still has work to do as far as student safety and resource knowledge. The National Campus Climate Survey assists initiatives that support an inclusive living, learning and working environment through collecting data that inform university administration and staff about student experiences with sexual misconduct, knowledge of campus resources and available support services.

The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology's Jeff Rack prepares to turn on a red working light to demonstrate how to operate a rig comprised of lasers on Tuesday August 16, 2016, at Clark Hall. Rack uses this device to observe how molecules interact with different polymers. 
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Data storage in 3-D becoming a reality at UNM

Jonathan Natvig | August 18

UNM is inventing a new way to store and access data that could render CD’s and conventional computer hard drives obsolete. The goal of the research, headed by Chemistry Professor Jeff Rack and funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the W.M Keck Foundation, is to have lasers read data in a 3-dimensional space.  This is in contrast with CD’s, hard-drive disks, and other conventional methods of data storage, which rely on two-dimensional surfaces for data transcription.

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UNMH foundation could help fund future of prosthetics

Nikole Mckibben | August 17

Underprivileged children with missing limbs potentially face a bill in the thousands of dollars for a prosthetic, but they could soon benefit from a more affordable option. Carrie Tingley Hospital - a UNM medical care facility focused on helping children - is researching the potential uses of 3D-printed prosthetics.

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UNM HSC meeting in brief

Sara MacNeil | August 16

The UNM Health Sciences Committee met on Tuesday and covered a substantial amount of material, including providing updates on the new adult replacement hospital and UNMH patient wait times, as well as highlighting the efforts of UNM health clinics.

Judy Liesveld sits in her office in the nursing and pharmacy building. Liesveld discussed about the opening of a new pharmacy program. 
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Rural healthcare program receives grant

Cathy Cook | August 15

A program designed to give UNM nursing students experience with primary health care in rural communities recently received a grant from the Department of Health and Human Services, allowing the program to build on the impact it made a year ago in a small southwestern town. The program was launched in fall 2015 when it sent eight nursing students to Chinle, Arizona - a rural area in the Navajo Reservation. 

UNM will be issuing a mandatory training program to all faculty and staff that will cover discrimination and harassment policies. The training is an in depth animated course that will have to be completed by December 31, 2016. 
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UNM rolls out new mandatory employee training

Sara MacNeil | August 15

UNM’s new mandatory employee training on sexual harassment and misconduct covers a wide variety of material with real-life scenarios. Intersections: Preventing Discrimination and Harassment, is the new safety course outlining UNM policies on sexual violence, gender-based discrimination, sexual orientation, health status, race, domestic violence, and stalking. The course is to be completed by all UNM faculty and staff by December 31, 2016. The new course includes artful design and animation and replaced the old Preventing Sexual Harassment training in March 2016. UNM’s Human Resources website states that the State of New Mexico’s Risk Management Division as well as the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration requires that discrimination and harassment training be provided to employees on at least an annual basis. The one hour training informs employees about their responsibility to report incidents, UNM policies, and available resources.

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UNM campus visited by different kind of bird

Sara MacNeil | August 14

Students will arrive to campus in droves for the beginning of the fall semester next week, but UNM campus had a more unusual visitor on Sunday evening. Pedestrians gathered around the perimeter of Johnson Field as a Black Hawk rescue helicopter deliver an injured man from the Sandia Mountains at approximately 7:30 p.m.

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Report sheds details on Valencia case

Sara MacNeil | August 13

A copy of the UNM Office of Equal Opportunity investigative report obtained by the Daily Lobo uncovers the specifics and details of the sexual harassment and discrimination case against associate professor Cristobal Valencia, who was recently suspended for the second time since March in light of new information.

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New efforts implemented to combat opioid abuse

Sarah Trujillo | August 12

The federal Indian Health Services program recently announced a new policy to be implemented when prescribing opioids in IHS-operated facilities. IHS Principal Deputy Director Mary Smith said this involves doctors and other medical practitioners checking State Prescription Drug Monitoring Program databases before prescribing, and even dispensing, opioids for pain treatment lasting longer than a week.

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UNM again recognized for Industrial Security excellence

Matthew Reisen | August 10

According to a University press release, UNM again been recognized with a prestigious award from the Department of Defense Security Service for Industrial Security excellence. UNM is one of a select number of nationwide facilities to receive the 2016 James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award, according to the press release.

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Fleck appointed new director of Water Resources Program

Matthew Reisen | August 10

According to a UNM press release, John Fleck has been named director of UNM’s Water Resources Program. Fleck, a professor of practice in water policy and governance in the Department of Economics, has been the Water Resources Program’s writer-in-residence since January 2015, according to the press release.

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