Amid the uproar over health care in the U.S., two medical student delegations are traveling to El Salvador, and, for the first time, Honduras, to provide basic medical aid.
WASHINGTON — White House Senior Adviser David Axelrod answered questions on health care reform after President Barack Obama’s joint address to Congress on Sept.
The UNM Foundation has stabilized the funding the University receives annually, despite trouble from the recession, say representatives of the school’s independent nonprofit financial arm.
The UNM Finance and Facilities Committee approved a $5.5 million health clinic on Albuquerque’s West Side during their meeting Friday. The committee, chaired by Don Chalmers, also approved funding requests for several major additions to the UNM Hospital. The committee discussed the need for a new health care facility at Central Avenue and Unser Boulevard to accommodate the residents in the nearby neighborhood.
The University of New Mexico Press office will soon change buildings, but that’s not why Joyce Perz is cleaning out her desk. “We’re about to be laid off,” she said. “That’s why I’m getting my things organized.”
The ASUNM resolution encouraging the UNM community to take Veterans Day off is now a little less “flowery.” After an ASUNM Senate vote sent the resolution back to committee Sept. 2, the Steering and Rules Committee revised the wording on Wednesday. “(Last week) everyone said ‘I want to pass this, I want to pass this,’” said Steering and Rules Committee member Chelsea Stallings. “But nobody felt the wording was right.
Just because a video game distracts students from homework doesn’t mean it’s not making them smarter. Scientists at the Mind Research Network in Albuquerque completed a six-month study about the effects the game Tetris have on the brain. Richard Haier, a Tetris study researcher, said his group recruited 26 adolescent girls who had no experience playing Tetris or most other video games.
Daily Lobo: So do you have an idea of what you want to study? Pancho Orozco: Social work or anthropology. DL: How long have you played soccer for? PO: Since I was little, with my friends.
Veterans looking to break into the job market can soon find employment in information technology. TRiVet, a non-profit veteran-run computer service, will have an informational meeting next Friday at the SUB.
UNM College Democrats are sponsoring a clothing and canned food drive on Friday to help New Mexico veterans. Melissa Trent, College Democrats vice president, said the group will put out three bins — one at Smith Plaza, one behind Hokona Hall, and one in the bottom floor of the SUB — as part of the National Day of Service on Sept.
The UNM School of Law has been ranked No. 1 for the third year in a row in a top 10 list by Hispanic Business Magazine. In September’s issue, the magazine ranked the top 10 schools in the nation for Hispanic students.
Earth and Planetary Science professors say Northrop Hall is sucking in secondhand smoke from a designated area in front of the building. EPS Department Chairman John Geissman said the building sometimes has negative air pressure, which draws outside air — and smoke — into the Hall.
The owner of the SUB barbershop is offering a way to get your chile fix and help fellow UNM students at the same time. Paul Panas, who operates his business in the bottom floor of the SUB, is donating a portion of profits from his homemade, “Hook You Up” salsa to the general scholarship fund.
Allen Weh announced his candidacy for governor of New Mexico at the SUB Atrium yesterday, touting his military service, family values and business sense. “Now why am I doing this?
Allen Weh will announce his candidacy for governor of New Mexico at noon today in the SUB Atrium. In a Sept. 4 interview, Weh said the main issues he wants to tackle as governor are government corruption, education and New Mexico’s budget.
Students are choosing to purchase their textbooks from Internet providers instead of on-campus bookstores, said Jeff Sherwood, CEO of a textbook comparison Web site. Sherwood’s Bigwords.com has seen an increase of 25 to 50 percent in visitors and revenue each year since 2001, he said.
The Graduate and Professional Student Association celebrated its 40th anniversary Thursday by paying homage to the group’s beginnings, which were mired in controversy. In 1969, the University threatened to expel a graduate teaching assistant for reading a poem containing profane language to his English class. This event sparked uproar in the graduate student body, which then organized to form the Graduate Students Association and later the GPSA. The celebration Thursday honored past and present GPSA officers and featured graduate students’ artwork, which was hung along the walls of the GPSA office.
A committee appointed by the provost is hosting the semiannual UNM Volunteer Fair today for organizations who need help from UNM students, staff and faculty.
The Anderson School of Management is hosting Career Week, beginning today, to help students get a job after college. Career Week, which ends Sept.14, attempts to prepare students for ASM’s Sept. 16 Career Fair through mock interviews, résumé workshops and other events.
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