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HSC fights mining-related lung disease

Sayyed Shah | April 28

UNM researchers are helping miners in New Mexico get treatment for different diseases as well as get compensation from their employers. Researchers are collaborating with Miners' Colfax Medical Center to screen coal and uranium miners in the state for different diseases and to facilitate their treatment. The researchers are also providing education on how to prevent lung related diseases that are associated with mining.

University President Robert Frank speaks at a conference held to address the Department of Justice's findings regarding sexual assault on UNM campus Friday April 22, 2016. Several UNM departments and organizations, such as UNMPD and LoboRESPECT, have issued statements regarding the DOJ’s findings.

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Constructing a safer campus

Johnny Vizcaino | April 28

Last Friday, in the wake of severe criticism from the Department of Justice, President Bob Frank outlined the steps UNM is taking to create a safer climate. Several University entities are following suit, saying action is being taken to meet the necessary standards on a campus-wide level.

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ASM caters to diversity on campus with career fair

Matthew Reisen | April 27

According to University release, the Anderson School of Management (ASM) is preparing to host its 10th annual Native American Career Fair on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Jackson Student Center.

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UNM awarded $7.5M for laser research

Matthew Reisen | April 27

According to UNM press release, a team of scientists at UNM have been awarded a $7.5 million grant to build on laser projects at the University. Mansoor Sheik-Bahae and Arash Mafi, both from the Department of Physics & Astronomy, along with collaborators from other institutions, were awarded the grant, according to the release.

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University's best online classrooms to be honored

Matthew Reisen | April 27

According to UNM press release, the University's best online courses are being recognized in an awards ceremony on Thursday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the SUB ballroom, sponsored by the UNM Center for Teaching & Learning. In 2012, the University of New Mexico Provost Chaouki Abdallah tasked the Online Course Advisory Council to establish online course standards.

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Q&A on social justice with Dr. Nana Osei-Kofi

Johnny Vizcaino | April 26

Dr. Nana Osei-Kofi, Director of the Difference, Power, and Discrimination program at Oregon State University, was received last week by members of the Communication & Journalism Department as well as others within the UNM community in the Centennial Building Auditorium. The event, titled “#FightRacism: Educating for Social Justice,” is part of the 2016 Interdisciplinary Insights Lecture Series. The Daily Lobo caught up with Osei-Kofi afterwards for a Q&A.

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New editor-in-chief to bring Daily Lobo into the future

Matthew Reisen | April 25

Junior journalism major David Lynch was selected on Friday last week to be the next editor-in-chief of the Daily Lobo. Lynch, who has served as managing editor and news editor, said applying for editor-in-chief felt like the natural next step for him. In his 18 months at the Lobo, he said he has accumulated a lot of experience in both journalism and in running a paper.

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Professor speaks on unconventional problem solvers

Denicia Aragon | April 25

The Department of Communication and Journalism hosted a speaker on Friday who presented on an increasingly utilized tool of social change. Arvind Singhal, a professor at the University of Texas at El Paso, discussed a new approach called positive deviance, which is the belief that, in every community, there are some people who learned how to solve problems against all odds. Those individuals are deviant because they are not the norm, and they are positive because they solved a problem, he said. The idea is to look at other individuals or groups who are using uncommon strategies or behavior, but are resolving problems with better solutions than others with the same resources.

University President Robert G. Frank holds a conference addressing the Department of Justice's findings about sexual assault on UNM’s campus Friday afternoon at the SUB. Frank proposed the University’s future plans to help address sexual assault.

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University responds to severe DOJ reports

Johnny Vizcaino | April 25

On Friday morning the Department of Justice revealed their findings regarding UNM’s handling of sexual assault causes, saying the University is not up to code because of confusing policies and outdated procedures. But at a press conference later that day, University officials emphasized that there is more to the issue than the DOJ report suggests. Informational posters were set up in the room, illustrating a timeline spanning the past three years and a checklist of key tasks that arose out of a University commissioned report in February of last year.

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Monday on the Street: Do you believe UNM is doing enough to combat sexual harassment on campus?

Denicia Aragon | April 25

Do you believe UNM is doing enough to combat sexual harassment on campus?

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Three men suing UNM over dropped rape charges

Thomas Romero-Salas | April 25

Three men who were accused of raping a UNM student in 2014, only to have the charges dropped, are suing the University. In the lawsuit, the men allege that UNM’s investigation, conducted by police as well as the University, was flawed. The men claim they were presumed guilty because they were black, and that investigators failed to interview witnesses or obtain evidence that would have cleared them. Attorney George Anthony Bleus represents Ryan Ruff, a CNM student, as well as Crusoe Gongbay and SaQwan Edwards, who were both UNM football players.

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UNM grad joins world renowned program

Denicia Aragon | April 22

Kelly Speer, a UNM alumni, is one of four new students who was recently accepted year into the American Museum of Natural History's prestigious program for comparative biology. Kelly studies at the Richard Gilder Graduate School located in the American Museum of Natural History, working alongside internationally recognized staff of scientists and curators as she conducts research on the role of habitat fragmentation of blood-borne parasites.

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Project ECHO expands treatment oppurtunities

Denicia Aragon | April 21

The University of New Mexico’s Health Sciences Center has created Project ECHO in an effort to improve access to high quality specialty health care in underserved and rural areas. The center recently hosted the second global MetaECHO Conference in Albuquerque, gathering together nearly 500 people from around the world involved in the global ECHO movement, all committed to the goal of impacting one billion lives by 2025.

ASUNM Sen. Ben Maggard speaks at a ASUNM meeting on Wednesday March 30, 2016 at the SUB. ASUNM passed a resolution criticizing UNM Regents on the timeliness of their decision to raise tuition.

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ASUNM to Regents: Stay timely with big decisions

Evan Barela | April 21

Associated Students of UNM has made a stance representing UNM undergraduates who feel their voice wasn’t heard before the Regents passed a2.5 percent tuition increase last month, as well as a and 10.5 percent fee increase for the 2016-2017 school year. Last week the undergraduate student government unanimously approved a resolution pushing for stronger communication between the student body and the Board of Regents. The legislation proposed that the student academic calendar be lined up with the Regent’s meetings to avoid future issues.

Students discuss safety issues and potential solutions Tuesday evening in a SUB ballroom. The event was organized by LoboRESPECT to address concerns raised at ASUNM’s recent Safety Day.

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Safety summit opens forum on campus security issues

Sayyed Shah | April 21

The UNM LoboRESPECT team arranged an open forum on Tuesday evening to discuss with students security issues on campus and possible solutions on how those issues could be resolved. At least 30 students showed up for the Safety Solution Summit, held in the SUB Ballrooms, where they shared their opinions on campus security as well as their concerns with the LoboRESPECT officials. Rob Burford of UNM's Safety Committee was also present.

The Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections is located in West Wing of Zimmerman library. The collection focuses on Southwestern U.S., New Mexico, Mexico, Latin America and it can be used by students in person or online.

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Research center in Zimmerman provides unique study opportunities

Ariel Lutnesky | April 21

Branen Norton-Giron is a freshman business administration major. At first glance, there wouldn't seem to be much for him at the Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections, which specializes primarily in interdisciplinary subjects related to the surrounding region.

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UNM launches program to help teachers

Matthew Reisen | April 20

In order to better equip teachers for New Mexico's linguistically diverse climate, the College of Education launched TECLA, Teacher Education Collaborative in Language Diversity and Arts integration, according to a UNM press release. The TECLA program is funded by one of three grants from the ECMC Foundation, which total $1.27 million, according to the release. The ECMC Foundation is a Los Angeles-based, nationally focused foundation with current assets of $354 million.

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President invites community partners to learn more about UNM construction projects

Matthew Reisen | April 20

According to a UNM release, with construction soon to begin at some major UNM facilities, University President Bob Frank held his annual Open House to keep UNM’s community partners informed. “We’re very excited about all of these projects and know they will have a major impact on the University and our students,” Frank was quoted as saying in the release. “They will also have some effect on our neighbors, so it’s important for us to have a dialogue with them, answer questions and work together on these important projects.”

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UNM professor organized competition at Kennedy Space Center

Matthew Reisen | April 20

UNM Computer Science Professor Melanie Moses is leading a national competition that will teach students to program small robots to swarm, according to a UNM release. UNM collaborated with NASA to build 55 Swarm robots, and schools across the country received 36 of the robots, according to the release. The rest of the robots were either used for testing or will be part of the competition scheduled for this weekend.

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College of Pharmacy recognized for educating New Mexicans

Sayyed Shah | April 20

The University of New Mexico’s College School of Pharmacy has received the 2015 FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award for its efforts to educate residents of New Mexico about the misuse and abuse of prescription medications. Frank Fisher, media coordinator for the FBI's Albuquerque Division, said the award was in recognition of UNM’s contributions to the improvement of life standards of the people of New Mexico.