UNM Hispanic students are doing their part to make the University's engineering and science programs shine at the national level. Through dedicated classroom work and intense organizational participation - at both the student and professional levels - students are catching the attention of top businesses and their checkbooks.
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Two American soldiers were killed near Baghdad and along the Syrian border, the U.S. military said Thursday, and Polish forces suffered their first combat death when a Polish major was fatally wounded in an ambush south of the capital.
UNM's Department of History is one of 14 history departments selected from universities across the nation to participate in a Carnegie Foundation project aimed at improving doctoral degree programs. The foundation's project is a five-year study designed to revise doctoral programs in English, chemistry, neuroscience, mathematics and history throughout the United States.
Neither the United States nor Mexico can continue to sustain a water treaty that has been in place for almost 60 years, a Mexican ambassador said Thursday. Alberto Szekely, ambassador for border resources issues, spoke at the UNM School of Law about his concerns about a water pact between Mexico and the United States.
UNM's Student Health Center offers several resources including therapy and prescription medications to address the growing number of students suffering from depression. "Depression is actually a quite common mental disorder across the country," said Carol Wagner-Adams, a licensed psychologist who heads the Counseling and Therapy Services (CATS) at the Student Health Center.
State Navajo Nation chapter to get casino near I-40 SANTA FE (AP) - Gov. Bill Richardson on Thursday signed a gambling agreement between the state and the Navajo Nation for a long-sought casino at the To'hajiilee chapter, near Albuquerque. "They have struggled a long time to get this passed," said state Sen.
Man arrested at UNMH for heroin possession An Albuquerque man has been arrested and faces possible felony charges after police say he brought syringes containing heroin to a patient at University Hospital. University police say Jason Marmon, 28, brought the heroin to his friend on Sunday.
by Rachael Alaimo-Monson Daily Lobo Moving every two years, living and working in a foreign country and learning another language may not sound like the ideal career for someone fresh out of college. But for A. Ellen Shippy, UNM's diplomat in residence and former U.
UNM Police Department detectives are investigating an apparent robbery and kidnapping that occurred Saturday outside The Pit after UNM's football game against UNLV. A local man leaving the game was robbed at knifepoint and then forced to drive his vehicle while his assailant demanded his wallet.
It was business as usual for the ASUNM Senate yesterday as senators passed eight appropriations, four presidential appointments and three bills, all by bloc votes. The Progressive Student Alliance, UNM Handball Club, American Nuclear Society, Chi Epsilon, the Art Student Association Gallery, Alpha Phi Alpha, Aquinas Newman Community and Delta Epsilon Chi each received funding from the Senate.
Ross Kelly is not afraid - not now anyway. A recent graduate from the University Studies program, Kelly is the first person from New Mexico to be a contestant on NBC's "Fear Factor." The episode he was in aired last night at 7 p.m. No, Kelly didn't win the big prize, but he did win a trip to Brazil.
Emergency contraception is now readily available to women in Albuquerque and experts predict it will significantly lower the number of unintended pregnancies. A bill that passed in the last legislative session and became law in May allows the New Mexico Pharmaceutical Association to train pharmacists to prescribe the pills without a prescription.
Even in death, some people continue to do the things that made them stand out while they were alive. Kristin Griego is one of those people. The 19-year-old UNM sophomore died on Friday at her family's home in Rio Rancho from what loved ones suspect was a diabetic seizure.
Raton school principal named in fraud complaint RATON, N.M. (AP) - Raton Middle School Principal Bill Nacarrato and a school district secretary have been named in a criminal complaint alleging fraud and conspiracy. The six-count complaint against Nacarrato and Cindy M.
A mostly empty SUB Monday afternoon translated into a light turnout for what ASUNM leaders expected to be a chance for students to voice their concerns about campus issues. During the past month, the Associated Students of UNM has advertised a Mid-Semester Tell-all in the Daily Lobo as an informal opportunity to hold the student government accountable.
Rachel Urban has spent the last five days getting injections to increase the amount of stem cells in her blood. Tomorrow Urban, a UNM sophomore, will undergo blood transfusions for several hours to remove them, in the hope they will help save a 15-year-old from leukemia.
A UNM student organization may have been guilty of giving Albuquerque Journal readers the wrong impression Thursday. The UNM chapter of the Planners Network, an organization trying to get students involved in "progressive governmental planning," published the address of the School of Architecture and Planning and one of its telephone numbers in an advertisement it sponsored urging readers to vote against the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County unification election.
Following a national trend, UNM's international student enrollment decreased this semester and officials said planned increases in federal scrutiny may lower the number even further. The number of international students admitted to UNM this fall dipped to 149 - down from the 223 enrolled last year, according to the Office of International Programs and Studies.
Staff Report The University raised more than $35 million from private sources in 2001-02, earning the UNM Foundation/Development office a spot in the Philanthropy 400, according to figures released Wednesday. The Chronicle of Philanthropy ranks the nation's largest nonprofit organizations annually according to how much money they raise from private sources.
Staff Report The University raised more than $35 million from private sources in 2001-02, earning the UNM Foundation/Development office a spot in the Philanthropy 400, according to figures released Wednesday. The Chronicle of Philanthropy ranks the nation's largest nonprofit organizations annually according to how much money they raise from private sources.
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