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Doctor Gary Rosenberg, the Director of the UNM Memory and Aging Center.

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UNM professor uses grant to study Alzheimer's

Anthony Jackson | June 24

A doctor at the University of New Mexico is researching a degenerative memory disease that affects millions with the help of a $150,000 research grant this June during Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness month. Dr. Benjamin Clark is an assistant professor in UNM’s psychology department. He is using a grant from the Alzheimer’s Association to understand how head direction cells — a type of neuron in the hippocampus that facilitates navigation — are affected by Alzheimer’s disease.

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Profile: Officer Patrick Burk continues long career at UNM

Anthony Jackson | June 24

A typical day shift for University of New Mexico Police Department Officer Patrick Burk starts at 6 a.m. On June 18 at 6:34 a.m., his first emergency call of the day crackled over radio dispatch — a near-drowning at Johnson Gym Pool. Red and blue lights flashed on top of a wailing white SUV as Burk hastily travelled east on Lomas Boulevard. Less than four minutes after the call, Burk joined two other UNMPD officers on the scene

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Air Force grants nearly $7 million to UNM

Sol Traverso | June 24

Air Force Research Laboratories (AFRL) granted $6.7 million to University of New Mexico sectors for STEM research, with a focus on the development of spacecraft technologies and commercial applications from the research. Matthew Fetrow, the director of AFRL tech management, said that the money is part of a five year grant to improve community outreach to STEM fields, increase economic and workforce development and connect AFRL technologies with students. The principle UNM educator working with AFRL is electrical and computer engineer professor, Rafael Fierro. He said the lab facility for the research is “populated with robots, computers and 3D printers.”

Zimmerman printers display signs about new “Wepo Print System” on June 17,2018.

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UNM eliminates printing credit, installs new kiosks

Justin Garcia | June 18

Starting Fall 2018, printing pods at the University of New Mexico Main Campus, School of Law and Health Sciences Center will be replaced by WĒPA printing kiosks, bringing with them the end of the student printing credit. UNM Information Technologies, along with University Libraries, Graduate and Professional Student Association and Associated Students of UNM, made the decision to cut and replace the service.

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College of Pharmacy save lives with hotline

Anthony Jackson | June 17

The University of New Mexico has a number of unique departments, but for 40 years the College of Pharmacy has had a life saving department, the New Mexico Poison and Drug Information Center (NMPDIC). For 24 hours a day, seven days a week, operators at the NMPDIC receive calls from across New Mexico and provide treatment advice regarding poisonings, drug inquiries and more.

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Column: Our government must stop separating families

The Daily Lobo Editorial Board | June 17

Few issues divide our nation quite as much as immigration. Nearly every period of American history was accompanied by a wave of migrants, traveling from some far off land in search of new opportunities and a greater quality of life. Whether from China, Ireland or Japan, in each of these periods immigrants have often been the subject of xenophobic acts and legislation.

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Letter to the Editor: Trump the Politician (Anti-Abortion vs. Anti-Immigration)

Daily Lobo Readers | June 11

Editor, In early June, Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission ("the gay wedding cake case") soaked up most of the Supreme Court decision media limelight, even though (or perhaps because) the court's ruling doesn't really dispose of the major issues in the case. Another case, also not decided on its merits, got much less attention. But that case reveals conflicting priorities in, and signals from, the Trump administration.

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Queer History Class offered this fall at UNM

Donald Amble | June 10

During the Fall 2018 semester Professor Luis Campos at the University of New Mexico will be teaching an undergraduate class on queer history. Campos has been teaching the class to undergraduate and graduate students since the Fall 2017 semester. While the history department offers courses that discuss the history of sex and sexuality, Campos said he believes one can look at this concept from a myriad of angles.

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Column: It's about more than cake

Kyle Land | June 10

Let’s get one thing straight: I’m gay and I don’t like cake. This simple pastry, though, has come to symbolize the fight for full and complete LGBTQ equality in recent years. Just a few days ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of a baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple in Colorado in 2012, with an incredibly vague opinion that does little to help defenders of LGBTQ rights or religious liberties.

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Transgender march speaks out against violence and hate

Gabby Rivera | June 10

The 2018 Trans March, hosted by the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico, took place on Thursday, June 7. The event was organized in part by the University of New Mexico LGBTQ Resource Center. The event began at the Resource Center with food and a meet and greet, and then a number of speakers took to a microphone to speak to their experiences. A crowd of energetic, diverse participants watched as various speakers relayed stories of mistreatment, oppression and violence.

The Pride Parade began on June 8 at 10 A.M. Parade floats started at the intersection of Central and Girard and ended at the Expo New Mexico off Central and San Pedro, pictured are 2018 Pride New Mexico Title Holders, center Cece Knight Jones (left) and Felicia Roxx Starr Faraday (right).

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Pride Title Holders recognized during 2018 parade

Anthony Jackson | June 10

This year, four people were recognized as 2018 New Mexico Pride Title Holders. According to the Albuquerque Pride website, recipients must register and win their pageant, as well as engage communities in a year long project to “educate, and bring awareness” to LGBTQ culture and issues, to become a Title Holder. Chris Salas, also known as Topher Daniels, is a University of New Mexico alumnus, and holds the Mr. New Mexico Pride 2018 title.

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Column: Reconciling faith with LGBTQ identity

Gabby Rivera | June 10

In early December of last year, I kissed a girl for the first time. It felt, among all the usual things associated with a kiss, as wholly natural as my first kiss with a guy years ago. I had been dimly aware that I was not straight, but attracted to both sexes since my years in Catholic high school — it wasn’t until college that I consciously acknowledged it. By this time, I felt ready to tell my family, and from there, others. I remember thinking Christmas might be a good time.

A note is posted on a door at the LGBTQ Resource Center indicating that a Sexually Transmitted Disease test is taking place on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. Backgroundchecks.org has placed New Mexico as the the fifth-most sexually diseased state in the U.S.

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HIV testing centers around UNM

Luisa Pennington | June 10

With youths aged 13 to 24 making up 21 percent of new HIV diagnoses in the U.S., according to the CDC, it’s no surprise that many HIV clinics are available to young people . Specifically, at the University of New Mexico, there are three HIV Education and Resource clinics that exist, today. Located on campus grounds, the Student Health and Resource Center, the LGBTQ Resource Center and the the UNM Truman Health Services Center all offer monthly testing.

Two participants watch the parade pass by, wearing matching outfits and face paint.

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Amidst the heat, ABQ celebrates Pride Fest

Anthony Jackson | June 10

The smell of sunscreen filled the air from the intersection of Central Avenue and Girard Boulevard to Expo New Mexico as Albuquerque residents were shoulder-to-shoulder for the city’s annual Pride Fest Parade on June 9. The three day event celebrated its last day as thousands of people lined up along Central Avenue and waved at community organizers, businesses and local politicians in rainbow decorated floats.

A car drives into the UNM Cornell parking structures and passes by a row of fences blocking off Johnson Gym in preparation for upcoming construction on June 3, 2018.

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Johnson Center to undergo construction until 2020

Justin Garcia | June 3

Major renovations and expansions of Johnson Center on the University of New Mexico’s main campus is set to begin mid-June and last until early spring 2020 — bringing closures and relocations with it. The construction of the over 100,000 square foot space will cost $35 million, all of which comes from student fees, according to Jim Todd, director of recreational services.

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Student enrollment continues to decline

Anthony Jackson | June 3

Low student enrollment is not a new phenomenon at the University of New Mexico. According to data from the Student Enrollment Office (SEO), UNM’s enrollment since 2014 has decreased more than 10 percent, and that drop is reflected among University departments.

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State increases Lottery Scholarship allotments

Madison Spratto | June 3

Each year the New Mexico Department of Higher Education is required to send out a letter announcing the next school year’s Lottery Scholarship funding. This year it was announced that students will be receiving more money than originally thought — almost $800 more for some students. The Lottery Scholarship, which aids more than 26,000 students annually, was a hot topic in the previous state legislative session. Senate Bill 140 was unanimously approved by the House of Representatives and dictates how much students with the scholarship will receive.

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Student examines bird species at UNM

Anthony Jackson | June 3

Sun rays partially embraced the University of New Mexico by 7 a.m. on May 23 — shadows behind the University’s buildings mixed with brisk air as campus wildlife stirred. Desert cottontails hopped from the safety of their dens to eat turf, kissed with fine drops of morning dew, next to robins prodding the damp earth with their beaks.

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Profile: Brian Colón touts financial experience Auditor campaign

Danielle Prokop | June 3

After losing the Albuquerque mayoral race in 2017, Brian Colon decided to run for another office — State Auditor of New Mexico. The former Democratic Party chairman is challenging state Rep. Bill McCamley for the Democratic nomination for the position. The winner will face incumbent Republican Wayne Johnson in the November election.

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Daily Lobo alumnus profile: Chris Quintana

Elizabeth Sanchez | June 3

When Chris Quintana began attending the University of New Mexico, he had the goal of becoming the next great American author, not necessarily becoming a journalist. But when he discovered that Ernest Hemingway, along with some of his other favorite authors, had been journalists at one point, he thought he would try it out.