Dwindling fresh water supplies worldwide will severely impact food security, aquatic ecosystems and political stability unless people begin protecting and conserving sources, says water issue specialist and author Sandra Postel.
Water and its scarcity, along with a variety of other graduate student research projects, will be the focus of the Biology Department's 11th annual Research Day.
The leap from Vassar College to UNM was jarring for GPSA presidential candidate Lorena Olmos, but she says it helped her see opportunities on campus that many overlook.
With three years of student government experience under his belt, GPSA presidential candidate Aaron Kugler says, if elected, he hopes to focus on improving student involvement and updating the group's Constitution.
Credit card holders could lower their interest rates by as much as one-third if they make a five-minute phone call, according to a survey by the Public Interest Research Group.
State budget cuts this year are prompting galloping tuition increases at many of the Midwest's biggest public universities, sharpening concerns over growing student debt and access to higher education for low- and middle-income students.
In an effort to avoid another clash with students and administrators over proposed tuition increases, the undergraduate student government is sponsoring a forum to discuss the issue on campus today.ear's proposed tuition increases and the process used to determine the changes today in Zimmerman Library's Willard Reading Room from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were a wake up call for Muslims, Albuquerque scientist Sami Shakir said Tuesday.
UNM graduate students panicked about defending research papers will get their chance to practice Friday and Saturday during the Anthropology Graduate Student Symposium.
After increasing annual tuition 46 percent during the past six years, University administrators are poised to place less burden on students by proposing a 4.3 percent increase for New Mexico residents.
Campus safety, improving Senate accessibility and selecting a new student regent topped the list of items 21 candidates debated during the student government election endorsement forum Tuesday.
Two candidates will offer their ideas about the graduate student government during three presidential candidate forums on campus this week.
Modern health care's future is uncertain unless the medical community works together in providing health services to patients, says Mike Sievert, Presbyterian Health Plan behavioral health medical director.
Bike lovers can enter several contests during Bicycle Safety Day Wednesday at the Campus Mall between Popejoy Hall and Johnson Center from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Shouting for unity, peace and equality, hundreds of UNM community members gathered Saturday to celebrate the life of labor leader CÇsar Ch†vez and the workers' rights movement that has become his legacy.
In 1996, Ritchie McKay started his coaching career by nearly upsetting the University of Mississippi, led by then-coach Rob Evans. The Rebels would defeat McKay' s Portland State University team 56-54 on a controversial, last-second shot by Chris Olney, which the Vikings argued was released after the buzzer sounded.
In an ongoing effort to educate the UNM community about its faith, the Muslim Student Association is sponsoring Islamic Awareness Week, which will include campus lectures and exhibits that begin today.
Professor Emeritus George Anselevicius will present "Jerusalem Architecture Old and New," a lecture and slide presentation, today at 5:30 p.m. in Northrop Hall, Room 122.
People aren't concerned about campus safety until something happens to them, UNM Police Officer Karen Smith said Thursday.
Hubert Dreyfus, a philosophy professor at the University of California at Berkeley, says people who live their lives on the Internet are anonymous spectators who take no risks.
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