Staff Report Nuclear Watch of New Mexico, an environmental watchdog group, filed a lawsuit in federal court last week seeking to block construction of a biohazard research facility at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. The suit alleges that an analysis of environmental, health and safety impact has not been properly conducted.
Next week work will begin on a six-story parking structure at the visitors lot between Popejoy Hall and Johnson Center. "We're always looking at ways of increasing short-term parking," said Josh Kavanagh, associate director of Parking and Transportation Services.
Lorena Olmos, new president of GPSA, said she will work to ensure that UNM's graduate and professional students' concerns are voiced this year ASUNM president Jennifer Onuska said she plans to expand her role as undergraduate student body president to include more communication with the students.
Fenton Lake State Park reopened Thursday just in time for Labor Day vacationers after a wildfire scorched nearly 4,000 acres of forest around the holiday destination.
According to a Harvard University study released last week, the Bridge to Success and Lottery Success scholarship programs do not boost college attendance among N.M. high school seniors and also widens the enrollment gap between whites and minorities.
The doors Wednesday to its cleanroom, a computer chip manufacturing facility, to media representatives, University personnel and guests. The presentation aimed to show off and help promote UNM's cleanroom, a multi-million dollar semiconductor facility, at the Manufacturing Training and Technology Center.
The ASUNM Senate appointed chairs to four special committees and approved five presidential appointments in its opening session of the fall semester Wednesday. The ad hoc committees that were formed during an Associated Students of UNM team-building retreat Aug.
Officials at the UNM School of Law introduced their new dean, Suellyn Scarnecchia, to the University community Tuesday evening at a presentation at the west wing of the school.
Amid growing concern that divisions with Saudi Arabia over Iraq and other issues are threatening U.S. interests in the Middle East, President Bush met Tuesday with the Saudi ambassador as part of an effort to smooth relations with the key strategic and economic ally.
This year's record-size freshman class, with more than 2,800 members, will be the largest one since the University began tracking the statistic in 1982, said Terry Babbitt, the Office of Recruitment director.
While outlining the goals of his one-year term, UNM president Chris Garcia gave a tentative thank you to the Faculty Senate for helping push him into the interim presidential job during the senate's first meeting Tuesday.
University Police responded to an attempted robbery call outside of the UNM Hospital parking structure at 10:05 p.m. Wednesday. The victim told police she was walking to the third level catwalk when a male assailant reportedly told her to give him her car keys and showed her a handgun.
U-Wire TUCSON, Ariz. - Arizona State University President Michael Crow said Thursday that disciplinary action would be taken against ASU fraternities and fraternity members - including the executive vice president of the student government - who took part in making a pornographic video that included sex on a campus lawn, adult movie stars and a sexual scavenger hunt.
UNM's Financial Aid Office has implemented several new features designed to create a more user-friendly and efficient environment for students in search of financial assistance. According to financial aid figures, more than 20,000 students submit applications to the office each year.
About a year ago, some University budget officials and College of Fine Arts representatives noticed a problem. That problem took the shape of a $555,000 budget deficit between two accounts within the college. "These kinds of problems are not terribly unusual," said Max Kerlin, UNM director of resource management.
This year, members of the Hillel House are preparing to use their resources to further preserve Jewish culture, increase dialogue about the ancient religion and to locally aid the Middle East peace process. "We are here to create a community," said Dina Berger, Hillel House director.
Staff Report UNM physics and astronomy professor Michael Zeilik has been awarded the American Astronomical Society 2002 Education Prize. Zeilik is known throughout the world's astronomical science communities for his innovations in astronomy education and astronomy workshops for in-service teachers and professors.
Jane McGrath, an associate professor in UNM's Pediatrics department, was named president of the National Assembly on School Based Health. The announcement was made at the Assembly's School Based Health Care Conference in Denver, Colo., June 20-22.
Six UNM students participated in a field study this summer on eco-tourism and rural development in conjunction with the Universidad de Quintana Roo, located in Chetumal, Mexico.
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