This year, the University of New Mexico has been ranked among the top 1,000 colleges in the world by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR). According to its website, the CWUR considers more than 25,000 institutions of higher learning worldwide in its ranking, “making it the largest academic ranking of global universities.”
UNM made a move towards the future this week as the University hosted its first ever electric and hybrid car show, "Ride and Drive." The event took place last Friday afternoon at the southeast corner of Yale Boulevard and Lomas Boulevard as UNM students, staff, and local citizens took turns test driving the latest electric vehicles provided by Albuquerque dealerships.
UNM's Office of Equal Opportunity begins advocacy training this week in order to step up efforts to combat assault on campus, as well as a negative reputation. Training aims to improve sexual assault and discrimination prevention, focusing specifically on advocacy. Advocacy training reminds trainees to respect confidentiality and seeks to make the investigation process clearer for everyone involved.
Why did you choose your degree plan and how are you going to apply it to the real world?
2016 isn't the first year that saw a minority rights group protest a University design; in 1993 murals at Zimmerman Library were the subject of controversy for allegedly promoting inequality.
Multiples times over the last decade, UNM's undergraduate student government leaders led the charge to start a discussion about safety on campus, and what can be done to improve it.
Many of UNM schools hold high rankings across the country for their success, and over the years the work of individual professors have also garnered honors.
The area on and around UNM has changed dramatically over the years and decades, but not without some citizens speaking out in defiance.
UNM has underataken different methods over the years to brand itself as a university that prospective students should consider.
As they did in 2016, University regents in 1998 raised the cost of attending UNM, albeit for very different reasons.
Fiestas is one of UNM's most popular annual events for students to partake in. However, the event in 1963 was much different than today's iterations.
From international conflict to domestic tension, UNM has always been a popular place for activists to convene and protests to be held.
Pokémon Go encourages players to visit local landmarks to complete in-game activities like stocking up on pokeballs or battling to claim a gym, and some businesses are using discounts or in-app features to bring the visitors in their parking lot and the building. “It kind of shocked me to see how this blew up overnight. I think it kind of shocked everybody, but we knew we had to capitalize on it right away,” said Colten Hudson, general manager of Gravity Park.
Several University departments and positions are under review as a result of the Board of Regents' decision in March to restructure the Health Sciences Center so that it falls under the control of the University's main campus administration.
The Hodgin Hall Patio is undergoing its second phase of renovation which, once completed, will honor Karen Abraham, who retired last year after 45 years of service to UNM. The Alumni Association has chosen to commemorate Abraham, who was associate vice president of the Alumni Relations Office as well as executive director of the Alumni Association.
Applying to graduate school as a low-income student can be a daunting task, and even once they are there, those from low-income backgrounds often face social-cultural isolation and economic barriers. To educate and assist low-income students, Karra Shimabukuro, a doctoral candidate in the English Department, created a Wiki page where students can learn tips for applying to and enduring graduate school: "How to Prep for Grad School While Poor."
Albuquerque is undergoing the unheard-of by growing a rainforest in the heart of a city. However, instead of seeds, the Lobo Rainforest building will be a place for innovators, entrepreneurs and researchers to grow. The Lobo Rainforest is the first sequence of Innovate ABQ, the inspiration being the creation of a one-stop shop approach for companies, entrepreneurs and investors seeking to evaluate new technology and create new business opportunities.
UNM has unveiled a new class for students interested in entrepreneurship at Anderson. MGT 190 Intro to Entrepreneurship is being offered in response to the growing entrepreneurial movement and the small business boom across New Mexico. The course will present students with the tools to succeed in the world of entrepreneurship through the use of text as well as the voice of experience from other active entrepreneurs, predominantly students who have graduated from UNM.
Do you think it’s fair that student employees cannot receive raises and what negative effect could that policy have?
The Office of the State Auditor held a community meeting last week to discuss an initiative which aims for a way to test the more than 3,000 Sexual Assault Evidence Kits (SAK) in Albuquerque. With the oldest of the untested evidence kits dating back to 1988, the process of clearing the backlog began in December 2015, when the Office of the State Auditor helped state police to determine the inventory count of untested kits.
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