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Support for retirement incentive hears crickets

Sara MacNeil | September 1

An early retirement incentive, offering reductions in workloads, has been offered to tenured faculty in all 21 departments of the College of Arts and Sciences, and so far no one has accepted the offer. The incentive was first initiated in 2015 as a trial program to a small number of UNM departments. A memo states that the incentive's goal is to reduce overall payroll costs.

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ASUNM Joint Council gets input on initiatives from students from campus deparments

Nikole Mckibben | September 1

The first ASUNM joint council meeting covered the benefits of residential freshman live in requirement that could start next year and taproom on campus that will incorporate academic learning. “We are trying to make ASUNM as diverse and inclusive as we can,” ASUNM President Kyle Biederwolf said.

The Global Education Office will hold its annual Study Abroad Fair on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Cornell Mall.

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Global Education Office brings the world to UNM's doorstep with Study Abroad Fair

Gabriela Garcia-Huff | September 1

On Thursday, UNM's Global Education Office will be holding it’s annual Study Abroad Fair, where students looking to literally and figuratively broaden their horizons can get their questions answered about studying in a foreign country. Students can stop by Cornell Mall between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to experience just a piece of the world and its various cultures, represented by students from study abroad programs.

Carol Beth Silverman, a victim of identity theft, speaks at the SUB on Thursday, August 25, 2016. She explained how her personal information was stolen, and accuses UNM of being responsible.

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After a month of silence, UNM assists identity theft victims

Denicia Aragon | September 1

Over 1,000 former students and employees of UNM recently had their identity stolen from a University database, and after a month of silence, UNM has established a call center to assist victims of the incident. According to a University release, a decades-old UNM database containing names, birth dates, social security numbers, address, emails and other personal information for 1,360 applicants and students was hacked into.

Suleiman 'Sul' Kassicieh gives a lecture at the Anderson School of Management on Tuesday, August 30, 2016. Kassicieh started the annual UNM Business Plan Competition, which aims to encourage students to start their own career in business with effective planning.

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Business Plan Competition turns students into entrepreneurs

Johnny Vizcaino | August 31

The UNM Business Plan Competition is gearing up for its 12th year of turning students into entrepreneurs. A meeting on Sept. 15 will kick off seven months of entrepreneurial “boot camps” and seminars featuring hands-on mentorship from experienced, market-tested entrepreneurs.

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Local eatery helps alleviate Scribendi's financial obstacles

Nichole Harwood | August 31

Scribendi – the long-running annual magazine created by UNM Honors College students – finds itself operating on a bit of an empty stomach after having its funding cut by the Associated Students of UNM in the spring. One local business offered its help over the weekend – by filling the stomachs of hungry patrons.

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A peculiar path to Senate

David Lynch | August 31

The cohort of new Associated Students of UNM senators elected in the spring have had the summer to prepare for their new roles as representatives of 25,000+ undegraduates on campus. But for three of the news senators, fall classes had already begun, not a thought about being a part of ASUNM on their minds, before the opportunity to fill a seat at the undergraduate student governing body’s table presented itself.

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UNM professor designs prescription reminder device

Elizabeth Sanchez | August 30

Each year, roughly 3.8 billion prescriptions are written in the United States. However, according to Medscape -- an online heathcare news aggregate -- less than half of prescription drugs are taken correctly, if at all. UNM Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics Jason McConville may have a solution.

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Former UNM professor runs for congress in Florida

Nichole Harwood | August 30

Former UNM professor Tim Canova is running for Congress in the state of Florida. Canova will be vying for Florida's 23rd District, running against former Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz in the Democratic primary on Tuesday. As a Congressman, Canova said he wants to represent the interests of real people, and not large corporations.

Jaycee Camrillo, left, and Lillian McDonald attend International Go Topless Day Sunday, August 28, 2016 at the UNM Duck Pond. Go Topless Day was created to spread awareness about equal gender rights.

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Gender equality advocates gather to support Go Topless Day

Fin Martinez | August 30

On Sunday evening, advocates of gender equality gathered at the Duck Pond on campus in solidarity with International Go Topless Day, an international event that occurs on the Sunday nearest to Women's Equality Day (August 26). Event organizer Tucker Adlersflügel, said last year’s iteration of the event attracted around 100 people, while a much smaller number gathered on Sunday -- about a dozen.

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Monday on the Street: On-campus taproom

Matthew Reisen | August 29

What do you think about the idea for an on-campus taproom?

Alan Alda paid a visit to Albuquerque last week to announce a collaboration between the UNM Health Sciences Center and an innovative program he founded to teach scientists how to do a better job of communicating their work to a lay audience.

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MAS*H actor helps scientists communicate

Fin Martinez | August 29

Last week the UNM Health Sciences Center hosted famed actor Alan Alda, who presented on a new partnership between Stony Brook University’s Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science and the HSC.

The University of New Mexico’s Athletic Department is racked with a $1.5 million dollar deficit from the 2015 year, raising their collective budget deficit to $4.3 million.

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UPDATED: Athletics Dept. overspends by $1.5 million, considering possible changes to cut costs

Cathy Cook | August 29

UNM Athletics is deeper in the red after overspending by a little over $1.5 million last year, according to Andrew Cullen of the Office of Planning, Budget and Analysis and Athletics Director Paul Krebs. That brings the Athletics Department's cumulative budget deficit to $4.3 million.

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UPDATED: Anderson to partner up with Beijing Institute of Technology

Sarah Trujillo | August 29

Through an enlightening trip to China taken by UNM President Bob Frank and other UNM officials last year, the Anderson School of Management will be partnering with the Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhuhai (BITZH) to increase the influx of international students on campus. The partnership aims to bring in Chinese students to Albuquerque to study business at Anderson.

Drinks and receipts lay on the bar of Santa Fe Brewery's tap room located at Green Jeans Farmery on Sunday, August 28, 2016. A group of UNM students has proposed the opening of a tap room similar to Santa Fe's on main campus.

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Petition for campus taproom has high "hops"

Jonathan Natvig | August 29

UNM is a dry campus, but some students are looking to change that, while also opening an avenue for intersectional education in other fields of study. Senior chemistry and psychology major Gus Pedrotty is leading an effort with students, faculty and staff to establish an on-campus taproom, via a petition on Change.org.

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Q&A: Alan Alda

Fin Martinez | August 29

Famed M*A*S*H actor Alan Alda recently spoke at UNM’s Health Sciences Center to discuss the purpose of his institute, The Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University, which aims to make medical and scientific explanations easier for the public to understand. The Daily Lobo caught up with Alda after his presentation at the Domenici Center and discussed his plans for the partnership between UNM’s HSC and his own organization.

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Brief: Program helps devoted students find education through travel

Matthew Reisen | August 26

According to a UNM press release, the University sends students nationwide in a program formed around the interrelated ideas of scholarly research, faculty mentoring and community support networks.

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Brief: UNM begins extensive South Lot lighting additions

Matthew Reisen | August 26

According to a UNM press release, a project to install new LED lighting in the UNM South Parking Lot will have students feeling much safer in the early morning and evening hours. The project is already underway and is scheduled for completion at the end of September.

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Brief: National Science Foundations funds research to better understand Alzheimer's and related diseases

Matthew Reisen | August 26

According to a University press release, a researcher from UNM’s School of Engineering will serve as lead investigator on a three-year study, funded by the National Science Foundation, to examine links among some common and incurable neurodegenerative disorders.

Steve Brewer addresses his Honors College course, "Meet The Authors." The class works in conjunction with an Honors Forum series that invited local writers to speak at lectures that are open to the public.

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Long-running Honors Forum lectures a 'well-kept secret'

Cathy Cook | August 26

A class that was started over 30 years ago by New Mexico author Tony Hillerman continues to bring local writers to UNM campus. This semester, the lineup includes poet Hakim Bellamy, Western writer Melody Groves and comedian Eddie Tafoya.