While most 16-year-olds play Minesweeper on the computer to cure boredom, UNM student Rishin Behl designed a device to aid in the real-world navigation of minefields.
Last spring, a rumor circulated on campus that an influx of on-campus residents would result in dorms with three students to a room.
After months of debate, the UNM campus-wide tobacco ban will become a reality on Aug. 1. President Schmidly announced the ban as a priority in November of last year.
Last spring, a rumor circulated on campus that an influx of on-campus residents would result in dorms with three students to a room. Michael Thomas, faculty adviser for the third floor of Hokona Hall, heard from residents that two rooms on the third floor - including a study lounge - were to be converted into triple rooms for the Fall 2009 semester.
Mary Domski specializes in the history of modern philosophy, Newtonian science and the philosophy of science. She is researching the correlation between the natural sciences and philosophy during the early modern period. Domski was named UNM's Outstanding Teacher of the Year for 2006-2007 and won the 2009 Award for Teaching Excellence from UNM's College of Arts and Sciences.
As more and more people turn to walking and bicycling for their daily commutes, pedestrian alternatives become even more important, according to several local groups that are working toward safer streets for pedestrians and cyclists. Founded in 1998, BikeABQ is one such group that dedicates itself to keeping Albuquerque's streets safe for bicyclists.
While most 16-year-olds play Minesweeper on the computer to cure boredom, UNM student Rishin Behl designed a device to aid in the real-world navigation of minefields. As a result, Behl received a full scholarship funded by UNM and Intel two years ago and began attending UNM at age 17.
After months of debate, the UNM campus-wide tobacco ban will become a reality on Aug. 1. President Schmidly announced the ban as a priority in November of last year. It includes chewing tobacco, cigars, hookah and cigarettes. Some groups on campus are providing smoking-cessation resources, while others continue to question whether the ban is enforceable or even necessary.
UNM is aiding in the recovery of L'Aquila, Italy, after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit the city on April 6. UNM will provide a new academic home for at least two displaced students from the University of L'Aquila this year, thanks to a partnership between the U.
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What do you think UNM should do to reduce energy consumption on campus? Kyle Johnson Senior Linguistics and Spanish "I don't understand why all of New Mexico isn't solar powered. There's so much sun here all the time that I always felt that it was ridiculous for us not to use such a prevalent natural resource.
Frank Martin, a disabled student veteran, said he may not be able to get to class anymore, now that a thief took his main method of transportation. Martin was prescribed a motorized Segway five years ago, after a car crash in 1998 left him with a spinal chord disorder that causes chronic fatigue and partial paraplegia.
Kerry Lewis, a UNM student, was shot and killed in his home in Albuquerque on Friday, July 10. He was 21. APD spokesman John Walsh said officers found Lewis with a gunshot wound to the head at the house he shared near Indian School Road and Rio Grande Boulevard.
The scorching heat of New Mexico summers can now be put to good use - powering the UNM-Taos campus. UNM-Taos is the first school in the United States to adopt this renewable energy source and power 100 percent of its campus through solar energy.
Patricia Covarrubias, associate professor in the Communication and Journalism Department, is involved in a research project entitled "Enfoqué Mexico," which will analyze political issues important to politicians of Hispanic descent. She collaborated with fellow UNM faculty and faculty from Loyola Marymount and Notre Dame Universities, as well as director of the Southwest Hispanic Research Institute Manuel García y Griego and doctoral student Joseph Garcia.
UNM Student Kerry Lewis was shot and killed in his home near Indian School Road and Rio Grande Boulevard on Friday, July 10. APD spokesman John Walsh said officers received a call from a nearby gas station about 11:30 p.m. Friday in reference to a "male bleeding from an unknown cause.
Freshman applications at UNM are up by 21 percent over last year. The University had 8,569 freshman applicants for the fall semester of 2008, and there are 10,409 applications for the 2009 fall semester, according to the Office of Enrollment Management.
With new buildings popping up around the UNM community, one might wonder where the money for all this construction came from. Organizations like the Sandia Foundation and the Lobo Development Corporation help fund projects that provide student housing and additional campuses.
A dispute between the University and surrounding neighborhoods has postponed construction on a parking garage on Las Lomas Road and Redondo Drive. UNM plans to build the parking structure in place of Lot C on the north side of campus. It would provide spaces for 440 vehicles.
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