The College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences, and the Center for Southwest Research have received a $220,000 grant to digitize 100,000 New Mexico newspaper pages.
UNMPD has recorded quite a few instances of graffiti around campus. According to the reports, the graffiti included at least 16 depictions of a square and rectangular face drawn with black marker. The phrases “Don’t investigate your surroundings,” “Capitalism, your fucking life” and “SCAR” with a swastika symbol underneath it, were also found around campus. UNMPD believe different people were involved in the vandalism.
Homecoming has descended upon UNM once again, and this week a new homecoming king and queen will be crowned.
By Sayyed ShahUNM’s Project ECHO has expanded its global reach by inaugurating its first clinic in Asia for HIV and AIDs treatment.
The battle of the ballots has been settled by the New Mexico Supreme Court, and voter’s voices will be heard.Citizens of Bernalillo and Sandoval counties will get the chance to have their opinions heard on whether marijuana should be decriminalized, and Bernalillo County voters will also weigh in on a proposed tax to fund mental health services.The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled after only a 30 minute deliberation on Friday that nonbinding advisory questions can be placed on statewide ballots, and ordered Secretary of State Dianna Duran to place the poll questions on the November election ballot.
For most, the thought of committing murder is repulsive; yet some people might be hard-wired for it. A professor at UNM’s Mind Research Network is using MRI to view the brains of violent criminals, particularly subjects devoid of empathy or remorse, more commonly known as psychopaths.“(Psychopathy is) clinically one of the most interesting disorders that one could study,” Dr. Kent Kiehl said. “They’re just so completely and utterly different, and they have this complete inability to understand things that we do, like feelings toward your kids or family.”
Members of the UNM community will hear from candidates running for statewide offices Oct. 13-17 at the New Mexico Daily Lobo’s inaugural General Election Debates series.Confirmed candidates include Democratic Land Commissioner Ray Powell; Democratic State Sen. Tim Keller, who is running for state auditor; and Bernalillo County Clerk Maggie Toulouse Oliver, who is running for Secretary of State. Democratic candidate for state treasurer Tim Eichenberg and Republican candidate for state auditor Robert Aragon have tentatively agreed.
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A website ranked Albuquerque number 32 out of the country’s 100 largest cities for highest quality of life, beating out Denver, Phoenix, and Austin, Texas.The list was compiled by NerdWallet.com, and considered things like work-life balance, affordability, unemployment and poverty, and health benefits.Lifestyle was the main consideration for the study, based on research from Cornell University that found that stress stemming from income instability affected one’s overall wellbeing.
Valencia campus is looking to raise $16 million for infrastructure and maintenance costs, by asking local voters to approve the extension of local taxes.The Advisory Board of Valencia Campus plans to put the question of the extension of an existing mill levy on a February 2015 ballot, along with local school board elections, said Alice Letteney, executive director of UNM Valencia campus,Mill levies are property taxes used to pay for general obligation bonds approved by voters, and are Valencia campus’ most important source of capital income, she said.
Fall Frenzy campus cleanup tomorrowASUNM Community Experience will host its 12th annual campus cleanup event, Fall Frenzy 2014, on Friday.
This fall’s incoming freshmen are the most prepared for college, boasting the highest average GPAs and ACT scores in UNM’s history.The latest influx of students is entering with an average grade point average of 3.4 and an average ACT score of 23, UNM President Bob Frank said at the September Board of Regents meeting.
From the ancient Greeks who first wrapped electric eels around their heads to remove evil spirits, to modern drugs advertised to increase focus and retention; human beings have long pondered how to expand the power of the mind.The ancient Greeks, it turns out, may have been on to something.Recent research at the UNM Psychology Clinical Neuroscience Center suggests that low-level applications of electrical current may temporarily boost brain performance in humans.
On Sept. 3, a UNM research professor reported that someone had stolen her wallet from her purse and her iPhone from her office desk.
Scams targeting international students are on the rise, and at least one student has paid the price this semester.
With the help of a $6.4 million grant received from Helmsley Charitable Trust, UNM’s Project ECHO has begun the first phase of its Endo ECHO program to fight against diabetes in New Mexico.
Total student enrollment from fall 2013 to fall 2014 is down 2.6 percent, from 28,644 students last fall to 27,889 this fall, according to unofficial numbers released Friday by the Division of Enrollment Management.
Officials will have to wait a little longer to mail out this year’s general election ballots, after the New Mexico Supreme Court scheduled an emergency hearing for Sept. 24.
ASUNM voted down a resolution asking for the student government to support immigration reform in New Mexico. The decision came Friday after a discussion about whether the resolution should be passed in its current state.
More Hispanic students are returning for their sophomore year than ever in UNM history. University President Bob Frank announced on Friday that the retention rate of Hispanic students going into their third semester is 80.1 percent.
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