After repeated delays, the launch date of UNM’s first satellite, Trailblazer, is still lost in space. Craig Kief, program manager of Trailblazer, said the satellite launch has been delayed for more than a year. And the government shutdown has pushed the date further back, he said.
While UNM officials and local organizations agree that international students are beneficial to the state, the best way to attract them to come here remains unclear. President Robert Frank said the University strives to attract international students to help boost Albuquerque’s economy and to create opportunities for the campus community.
UNM’s decision to alter requirements for the Bridge Scholarship earlier this semester sparked a heated faceoff between University administrators and enraged community members. In a Bridge Scholarship forum Wednesday afternoon, more than 100 people voiced negative reactions to the raised GPA requirement for the now $1,500 scholarship.
The coming winter prompted a homeless Albuquerque resident to request an early opening date for a local seasonal shelter. Clarissa Skeets, a homeless woman living in Albuquerque, started a petition requesting re-elected Mayor Richard Berry to open the West Side homeless shelter on Nov. 1 instead of its regular opening date on Nov. 15.
On October 7, UNMPD dispatched an officer to UNMH in response to a reported bike theft. According to the report, the victim said he had locked his bike to the bike rack before he went into the hospital for work that day, but when he returned after work, it was no longer there.
A nationally known activist discussed a controversial Albuquerque abortion measure on campus Tuesday afternoon. Dolores Huerta deemed the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Ordinance unacceptable in a speech at the Student Union Building.
Five weeks ago, Anny Chung laid two species of grass in the soil of the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge. She was setting up an experiment concerning germination rates of grass in arid ecosystems as part of UNM’s Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network.
During a normal semester, Sarah Crawford’s job as program assistant at UNM’s Women’s Resource Center requires her to mentor and empower women. But in November, Crawford will become the one receiving mentorship.
David Clements’ dissatisfaction with the current state of affairs on Capitol Hill, even from his own Republican Party, sparked his interest to run for a U.S. Senate seat in 2014. At 10 a.m. today from his Las Cruces home, Clements will formally announce his decision to challenge Democratic Sen. Tom Udall for his seat next year.
UNM is trying to shorten the gap that oceans place between the United States and Asia. University administrators met last week with five delegates from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles to discuss possible joint programs with universities in Taiwan.
Albuquerque lawyer Jason Marks recently accused UNM of being “anti-solar energy.” What are your thoughts on UNM’s use of solar energy on campus?
An on-campus car crash led to the arrest of two men accused of driving under the influence of mind-altering substances Wednesday afternoon. UNM’s Police Department caught and arrested driver Tony Nelson, 24, who operated the vehicle while smoking a synthetic type of marijuana called spice, and passenger Jonathan Zamora, 18, who was also intoxicated.
The number of students enrolled in UNM’s Honors College has been increasing since its founding last academic year. Kate Krause, dean of the Honors and University Colleges, presented an update to the Board of Regents on the growth of the new college at a meeting Tuesday.
For faculty and staff members of UNM’s School of Law, past administrator Peggy Lovato’s family is also their family. So when the hot-air balloon in which Peggy’s husband Danny was riding hit, burned and crashed after entangling itself in an electric power line Wednesday morning, the school rushed to find a way to help the Lovato family.
While other students took time off early last week for fall break, members of the Associated Students of the University of New Mexico Senate stayed late on campus Wednesday to discuss transparency and Freshmen Week.
For the fourth consecutive year, UNM will center its attention on freshmen for one week. ASUNM Emerging Lobo Leaders will host the annual UNM Freshmen Week starting today.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos continues to push legislation that would broaden the country’s military jurisdiction despite determinations by the United Nations that Colombian soldiers killed hundreds of civilians only to boost rebel body counts.
For the first time in at least 30 years, more than half of Albuquerque agreed on who should be the city’s mayor. Republican incumbent Richard Berry was elected for a second term as the city’s executive in Tuesday’s general elections, marking the first time in three decades that a mayoral candidate received more than 50 percent of the total vote and avoided a runoff election.
The status quo ruled the day Tuesday as Albuquerque kept its mayor seated on the 11th floor and all bonds on the ballot passed. Re-elected Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry said the bonds’ passage is very advantageous for the city.
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