By Rayes Gallegos / New Mexico News Port Online classes were increasingly popular at UNM before the pandemic pushed all classes to Zoom, but now students and professors are starting to reevaluate how online classes fit in the overall picture. Associate Provost of Student Success Pamela Cheek says since the pandemic online class offerings have… Continue reading Online’s Not Fine?
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UNM Training Grant to Improve Special Ed Teaching
By Jacob Trasen / New Mexico News Port The University of New Mexico Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences was recently awarded an $830,000 grant that will help create the “Project SCENES” program at UNM. This program is designed to help teach UNM students to more effectively work with young students with autism and other… Continue reading UNM Training Grant to Improve Special Ed Teaching
Young people take interest in trade careers
Schools in New Mexico have observed the shortage workers and students leading them to introduce non-traditional courses
Housing Hardships threaten UNM students
By Taylor A. Gibson / New Mexico News Port A year ago, Earth and Planetary Sciences major Cheyenne Livingston, 23, was struggling to finish her homework but more pressingly, she had to find a place to park overnight, because she was living in her car. “It definitely broke my spirit,” says Livingston, who lived in… Continue reading Housing Hardships threaten UNM students
Women in sports disagree with Transgender athletes
By Jacob Trasen and Juan Baeza / New Mexico News Port When University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas won a national championship event in March, 2022 some saw it as a monumental victory for a trans athlete. But others felt that it was unfair for the other women that she competed with and against. New… Continue reading Women in sports disagree with Transgender athletes
ABQ Sunport to Double Food Court Area
By Jacob Trasen / New Mexico News Port The City of Albuquerque plans to renovate the Sunport in 2023, expanding the food court in order to accommodate passengers who are spending more time in the airport before their flights. The project for New Mexico’s largest commercial airport has three goals, Sunport marketing coordinator Cassandra Scott… Continue reading ABQ Sunport to Double Food Court Area
Harvard professor discusses the “archaeology of the invisible”
In a presentation “Archaeology of the Invisible,” Harvard professor Christina Warinner discusses her groundbreaking archaeology findings.
Psychedelic-assisted therapy comes to New Mexico
By Annya Loya / New Mexico News Port Some New Mexicans living with severe depression, anxiety and similar conditions now have another treatment option: psychedelic drugs. Psychiatrists are now able to prescribe the anesthesia drug ketamine in small doses that researchers say have powerful therapeutic effects. Other drugs such as MDMA, also known as ecstasy,… Continue reading Psychedelic-assisted therapy comes to New Mexico
Famous journalist visits UNM C&J department
PBS “The Open Mind” host, Alexander Heffner discussed the importance of open discussions regarding societal issues.
“I think my point is that we have to recognize the infrastructure necessary to preserve that free and open discussion,” Heffner said.