UNM Hospital is one of about 40 sites testing a vaccine for genital herpes. The trial is the final phase before Food and Drug Administration approval. In a previous trial, the vaccine was 75 percent effective for women, said Sarah Koster, coordinator of the study at UNM. The vaccine was not effective for men or for women who had oral herpes.
Students who rent are throwing away money, said Travis Thom, owner of Venture Realty Group. "If you buy property instead of renting, you're making money while you're in school," he said. "You plant a money tree, and after four years, you've made money just by having a house."
The Recording Industry Association of America sent prelawsuit letters on April 11 to 21 schools, including UNM. The letters are supposed to be forwarded to students who are suspected of illegally downloading music. The letters give students the option of settling out of court with the association before a lawsuit is filed.
Graduate student Joseph Garcia said he will run in the October election for Albuquerque City Council. A Thursday post on the blog New Mexico Politics With Joe Monahan stated that Garcia, president of GPSA, was a possible replacement for City Councilor Martin Heinrich.
Although the price of oral contraception at UNM went up, students will not have to pay more. Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Justice, a student group, will pay for half of the cost of the pill, said Ambrosia Ortiz, vice president of the group.
Students, staff and faculty can sign up to get emergency text messages from UNM starting today. The University announced a one-year, $17,000 agreement with Omnilert, a Washington, D.C., company that makes software for sending text messages to large numbers of people.
Gregory Gleason, a political science professor, will go on a 10-day trip to Israel at the end of May, but he's not sure what his trip will be like. "I don't think the itinerary is something that's public," he said. "People are getting blown up - it's not something where you want people to know when you'll be someplace."
UNM's Counseling and Therapy Services will have a meeting Friday for students concerned about the shootings at Virginia Tech. "It's a debriefing session for students to process their feelings in a safe environment," said Harry Linneman, director of the office. "They can sort out if what they're feeling is normal or not normal, and they can talk about it with other people."
UNM ranked in the top 25 graduate schools for Hispanics in the April 9 issue of the magazine Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education. But some Hispanic graduate students said they are worried the ranking will make the University complacent about improving its services for minorities.
Add fundraising to the list of adrenaline-fueled activities alongside skydiving and rollercoasters.
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