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Grant allows UNM to sponsor science institute
October 17UNM has received a $100,000 National Science Foundation grant to hold a two-week interdisciplinary science institute in Argentina in June.
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Art exhibit focuses on dealing with pain
Andrew Webb | October 17About 100 people, many from UNM's cultural studies departments and the School of Medicine, turned out for the opening of a new exhibition at the University Art Museum aimed at connecting art and the management of pain Tuesday.
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Today's menu: choose from three events during lunch
October 17The UNM community can attend an anti-violence event, soul food cookout or concert all at lunchtime today near Zimmerman Library.
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Speakers discuss tenets of Islam
Andrew Webb | October 16Terrorists do not represent Islam because they defy one of the basic tenants of the religion, according to a panel of Muslim experts that gathered for a UNM forum Monday to educate people about the growing faith.
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Printing services closes, 14 employees laid off
Iliana Limn | October 16At 60, Robert Sanchez's job prospects aren't great, but the plant supervisor at UNM's Printing Services is now more concerned with finding jobs for his 13 employees who were laid off with him Monday.
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Air raids aimed at weapon sites
Javier Romero | October 16Huge explosions shook the Afghan capital throughout the day Monday with two more jets reported attacking the northern part of the city early Tuesday.
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Rounds aims to build on construction industry ties
Cyndi Moore | October 16Jerald Rounds, recently named the endowed chair in Construction Management and Construction Engineering at UNM, said he wants to work with the construction industry to strengthen relationships and develop training programs.
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UNM student dies in Friday traffic accident
Andrew Webb | October 15Friends and family say UNM student Jonathan Spradling was a thoughtful and caring person who helped homeless people and loved politics and literature.
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Pounding pavement for peace
October 15Community member Allen Cooper offers anti-war literature to an unidentified motorist on the intersection of Lousiana and Gibson Boulevards Friday afternoon during a demonstration for peace.
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Catching a break
October 15Dr. Charlotte Frisbee, author of "Tall Women: The life story of Rose Mitchell, a 102 year old Navajo Woman" takes time out Wednesday from a book signing in front of the Maxwell Museum to play catch with two-year-old Alexander Edaakie from Isleta Pueblo.
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Study aims to open new window to Russian culture
Ali Ellis | October 15UNM Associate Professor Natasha Kolchevska recently won a $122,772 grant to develop an interdisciplinary program to explore Pyotr Tchaikovsky's opera Eugene Onegin.
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Gordon finalist for Georgia job
Iliana Limn | October 15Although the decision isn't entirely in his hands, UNM President Bill Gordon is still wrestling with either staying in a place he loves or accepting a high-profile job closer to home.
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Former Isleta governor discusses environment
Andrew Webb | October 10Verna Williamson-Teller, the first woman to be elected governor of an American Indian pueblo, spoke about the “double-edged swords” of Isleta Pueblo’s proximity to Albuquerque and growing casino industry during a guest lecture at UNM Tuesday.
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Student to study drinking patterns
October 10UNM student Kamilla Lee Venner recently received a fellowship for her dissertation, which examines the relationship between Mission Indians and Anglo-American culture and how it relates to drinking patterns.
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U.S. may send ground troops
October 10Emboldened by swift success in eliminating Afghan anti-aircraft positions, U.S. warplanes launched daylight bombing runs Tuesday, then added another round of nighttime raids on what American officials called "targets of opportunity."
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Regents approve funding priorities
Iliana Limn | October 10UNM will request an increase close to $35 million in appropriations from the Legislature this year, which includes an 8 percent increase in faculty and staff salary compensation.
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All chained up
October 10Chris Karney, a 24-year-old street performance artist and confusionist, tries to untangle himself from 100 feet of chain, seven padlocks and a straight jacket Tuesday in front of a large croud by the Duck Pond. Karney, originally from Iowa, now lives in San Francisco and has been traveling and performing on the streets and in comedy clubs for 10 years. Karney is scheduled to perform at Laff’s Comedy Cafe Wednesday at 8 p.m.
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Health center offers flu shots for winter
October 9UNM's Student Health Center is providing several temporary clinics on main campus beginning today so students, faculty and staff can get vaccinated for the upcoming flu season.
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Balloons grace city skyline
Jamilee Gerzon | October 9As spectators, tourists and balloon enthusiasts walked into the Balloon Fiesta Park Sunday, they were greeted by the smell of breakfast burritos, hot coffee and the whooshing of hot air.
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Up, up and away!
October 8Ralph Keyser pilot for "Eos" balloon #26, firers the burners before taking off Saturday morning from Balloon Fiesta Park.
