Staff Report Victor Regener, a former UNM Physics and Astronomy professor and designer of Regener Hall, died Jan. 20 in Tampa, Fla. He was 92. He came to UNM in 1946 as chairman for the Department of Physics and Astronomy, a position he held until 1957, and again from 1962 to 1979. He retired from ...
by Caleb Fort Daily Lobo Joseph Cecchi said engineers do more than calculations. "Engineers have an image problem," said Cecchi, dean of the School of Engineering. "Everyone thinks we're geeks - well, we are geeks, that's true. But everyone thinks all we're about is doing arcane calculations, ...
by Christopher Downs Daily Lobo Bessie Gallegos wants students to help her find the best instructors on campus. "These are your instructors," said Gallegos, program director of the Center for the Advancement of Scholarship in Teaching and Learning. "Let us know who these great instructors are." Students ...
by Eva Dameron Daily Lobo Legislators had a chance to hear students' voices in Santa Fe on Wednesday during the annual UNM Day. About 20 UNM groups and departments had displays in the Roundhouse, supplying students with information and giveaways. Hundreds of people attended the event. Business ...
Lea Anderson, Graduate student, Fine Arts "It's not the best time to resign. Whoever has to deal with whatever is left behind will be upset." Thomas Addis, Sophomore, Business "He knows he's been doing a crappy job. All I know is that tuition has gone up consistently since he's been in office, ...
by Christopher Sanchez Daily Lobo UNM President Louis Caldera announced his resignation Wednesday during a meeting called by the Board of Regents. Caldera said he will take an immediate leave of absence but will continue to advise the regents until his resignation date on Aug. 1. David Harris, ...
by Xochitl Campos Daily Lobo Five UNM students were chosen to participate in Teach for America this year - and more could be accepted in February. Teach for America, which aims at ending education inequity, is a highly selective organization. Last year, about 17,300 college seniors applied for the two-year program and 2,250 were selected to teach in 22 different low-income and rural communities around the United States.
Several students are in Santa Fe today talking with state legislators. The event, organized by ASUNM, is part of UNM Day at the Legislature. Several campus departments will showcase their programs to state officials as part of UNM Day.
Walter Forman said people in chronic pain should not have to end their life for relief. "People don't want to die. They want to live, but they don't want to live in pain. So my job is to relieve their pain," said Forman, medical director of Heritage Home Healthcare and Hospice, which specializes in helping people in pain.
UNM's Children's Campus received a four-year grant to help keep student parents in school. The grant will give just under a $1 million over the next four years to the Children's Campus. Each year, the grant will be approximately $248,763, according to a summary of the grant.
After taking money from departments over Winter Break, the University is giving it back. However, University and college deans will have to come up with the amount the tax would have generated, but they will have discretion over which accounts are tapped.
Rumors UNM President Louis Caldera's days at the University are numbered might be more than speculation. Jamie Koch, president of the UNM Board of Regents, confirmed Monday that Caldera's contract is the only item on the agenda for a regents meeting scheduled for Wednesday.
by Caleb Fort Daily Lobo Several students are in Santa Fe today talking with state legislators. The event, organized by ASUNM, is part of UNM Day at the Legislature. Several campus departments will showcase their programs to state officials as part of UNM Day.
by Eva Dameron Daily Lobo Facebook.com is back in business at UNM. After four months of blocked access to the site, students can once again visit the Web site on campus. Moira Gerety, director of CIRT, said CIRT worked with Facebook to make the Web site more secure.
A breakfast on Friday in the SUB Ballroom gave administrators and faculty a chance to think about the future of UNM. UNM President Louis Caldera said the breakfast was meant as a more social alternative to a "state of the University address.
by Mark Schaaf Daily Lobo Author Jared Diamond discussed the collapse of past societies and how today's society could avoid the same fate at the SUB on Friday. More than 1,000 people attended the event. Diamond, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fate of Human Society, spoke about his latest book: Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed.
Rumors have been flying around campus and the city over UNM President Louis Caldera's fate at the University. There has been some speculation his days as head of state might be numbered. A regents meeting is being held Wednesday to discuss personnel matters, but officials remain tight-lipped on what is on the agenda.
Samantha Brandt, Senior, Communication & Journalism "I think it's a good idea - a minimum wage raise.
UNM Press's sales are about 64 percent higher than they were this time last year - the latest in a series of successes for the publisher. Last year the press made about $100,000. This year, the press is far ahead of that number, at about $500,000 said Luther Wilson, director of UNM Press.
UNM's School of Medicine is requesting about $1.5 million from the state Legislature for a program aimed at recruiting students outside city limits.
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